Last Updated:March 20, 2025, 07:00 IST

International Day of Happiness strives for the recognition of the importance that people’s happiness and overall well-being should hold importance in public policy objectives.

International Day of Happiness 2025 Wishes: The International Day of Happiness is observed globally on March 20 every year. The annual celebration traces its origin to July 12, 2012, when the United Nations (UN) declared March 20 as the day when humanity would collectively recognise the relevance of “happiness and well-being”. According to the UN, these qualities mark the universal goals and aspirations in the lives of human beings.

International Day Of Happiness 2025: History And Significance

Staying happy takes away half the depression from people’s life, as they learn to find a ray of hope in even the most gloomy situations. The International Day of Happiness strives for the recognition of the importance that people’s happiness and overall well-being should hold importance in public policy objectives.

The day was adopted by the UN General Assembly resolution after the proposal was moved by to recognise the International Day for Happiness on March 20.

As per the UN, the celebrations were adopted as an approach to prefer Gross National Happiness over GNP (Gross National Product) as the primary indicator of development in the early 1970s. International Day of Happiness was first observed globally in 2013.

Happy International Day of Happiness Wishes

• Wishing you a day filled with smiles, laughter, and pure joy. May happiness surround you always. Happy International Day of Happiness 2025!
• Happiness grows when shared! May your heart be filled with love, positivity, and endless joy today and always. Happy Happiness Day!
• May this special day remind you to find happiness in the little things and spread kindness wherever you go. Happy International Day of Happiness!
• A happy heart leads to a beautiful life! Wishing you peace, prosperity, and endless moments of joy on this International Day of Happiness 2025!
• Happiness is contagious—spread it far and wide! May your life be filled with positivity, success, and bright smiles. Happy Happiness Day!

International Day of Happiness 2025: Messages

This International Happiness Day 2025, you can spread a smile on the face of your loved ones with these messages:

• “Don’t base your happiness on someone who can’t stand to see you happy.”
• “Make happiness your journey, not your destination.”
• “Happiness is a blessing that grows the more you spread it.”
• “The pursuit of happiness shouldn’t kill the joy that drives you.”
• “Hold on to the dear ones whose mere presence bring happiness in the darkest of times.”
• “If you have nothing, be happy that you stand to gain everything. If you have everything, be happy that you have way more than nothing. Happiness can be found in every situation.”

International Happiness Day 2025: Famous Quotes to Recall

Several famous personalities have time and again put a light on the importance of being happy. Here are some quotes from such inspirational people that can help you achieve self-development, spirituality, and self-realisation.

• “You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.” – Jonathan Safran Foer, American novelist
• “It isn’t what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it.” – Dale Carnegie, American author and teacher
• “For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.”- Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist
• “Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” – Marcel Proust, French novelist and literary critic
• “As long as one expects happiness, one stays restless. But the enlightened soul ‘knows bliss in the Atman [the Self within] and wants nothing else.” – Renowned Indian monk Swami Turiyananda.