Laimės diena https://www.laimesdiena.lt Mon, 14 Feb 2022 12:52:21 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.11 https://www.laimesdiena.lt/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/apple-icon-152x152-100x100.png Laimės diena https://www.laimesdiena.lt 32 32 Tarptautinė Laimės diena skelbia: didžiausia laimė yra švęsti kartu https://www.laimesdiena.lt/en/tarptautine-laimes-diena-skelbia-didziausia-laime-yra-svesti-kartu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tarptautine-laimes-diena-skelbia-didziausia-laime-yra-svesti-kartu https://www.laimesdiena.lt/en/tarptautine-laimes-diena-skelbia-didziausia-laime-yra-svesti-kartu/#respond Mon, 14 Feb 2022 12:45:58 +0000 https://www.laimesdiena.lt/?p=19947 „Laimė švęsti kartu”,- tokiu šūkiu penktąją tarptautinę Laimės dieną pasitinka jos organizatoriai Kaune, drauge pabrėždami buvimo bendruomenėje svarbą ir simboliškai atsigręždami į pastarąjį sudėtingą laikmetį, kuomet buvimas tarp žmonių buvo tapęs retu ir iššūkių kupinu dalyku. Tarptautinė Laimės diena tradiciškai švenčiama kovo 20-ąją dieną, tačiau šiais metais organizatoriai laimingomis akimirkomis kviečia džiaugtis bei dalintis ilgiau,...

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„Laimė švęsti kartu”,- tokiu šūkiu penktąją tarptautinę Laimės dieną pasitinka jos organizatoriai Kaune, drauge pabrėždami buvimo bendruomenėje svarbą ir simboliškai atsigręždami į pastarąjį sudėtingą laikmetį, kuomet buvimas tarp žmonių buvo tapęs retu ir iššūkių kupinu dalyku.

Tarptautinė Laimės diena tradiciškai švenčiama kovo 20-ąją dieną, tačiau šiais metais organizatoriai laimingomis akimirkomis kviečia džiaugtis bei dalintis ilgiau, neapsiribojant tik viena diena. Miestiečiai bus pakviesti ir į pirmąjį sykį organizuojamą tarptautinį Laimės kongresą.

Nuotr. autorius M. Plepys
Nuotr. autorius M. Plepys

„Šie metai Kaunui ypatingi. Tapome Europos kultūros sostine, tad norime pakviesti švęsti, o vienas akcentinių metų renginių – Laimės diena – tam yra puiki proga. Į šventės šurmulį kviečiame miestiečius įsitraukti anksčiau – laimingomis akimirkomis pradėti dalintis savaitgalio, esančio, prieš pagrindinę Laimės dieną, metu. Norime, kad šiais, titulo metais, Laimės diena išaugtų į visą miestą apimantį festivalį”,– pozityviai apie planus kalbėjo projekto kuratorė Irutė Tumaitė.

Tai – penktieji metai, kai Laimės diena švenčiama Kaune. Kiekvienais metais šiai dienai yra pasirenkama akcentinė tema, kuri ir diktuoja renginių, veiklų ir iniciatyvų, vykstančių mieste, motyvus. Per praėjusius metus buvo paliestos šių laikų visuomenei itin aktualios temos ir klausimai. Buvo akcentuojama visiems ir visur prieinamą laimė – šios dienos metu buvo siekiama didinti negalią turinčių žmonių įtraukumą į įvairias veiklas, vėlesniais metais buvo kalbama apie tvarumo svarbą nūdienoje bei kokią prasmę jį kuria žmogui. Praėjusiais metais, išgyvenant griežtą karantiną, organizatoriai atsigręžė į emocinę sveikatą ir jos sinergiją su laime.

Šių metu tema – buvimas kartu – arba – laimė švęsti tarp žmonių.

Nuotr. autorius M. Plepys
Nuotr. autorius M. Plepys

„Praėjusiais metais Laimės dienos metu kvietėme pakilti – nuo kompiuterio kėdžių, sofų. Kvietimas buvo pakankamai individualizuotas, labiau nukreiptas į asmenį, ne į bendruomenę, ir jo emocinę sveikatą.  Tuomet išgyvenome pakankamai sudėtingą laikotarpį. Šiais metais Laimės dieną pasitinkame išsiilgę žmogiško ryšio, buvimo su žmonėmis ir tarp žmonių. Laisvesnės sąlygos leidžia vis drąsiau pagalvoti apie buvimą bendruomenėje gyvai, vieni su kitais, o tai teikia didelį džiaugsmą. Neatsitiktinai, pasirinkome temą, kurios akcentas – šventė su žmonėmis ir buvimas drauge”. Galų gale, bendruomenių stiprybė buvo viena pamatinių idėjų, ant kurios buvo pastatyta Laimės diena“, – apie šiųmetinį konceptą kalbėjo I. Tumaitė.

Kiekvienas metais į Laimės dienos šventimą įsitraukia šimtai miesto ir rajono gyventojų – pradedant nuo ugdymo įstaigų, verslo organizacijų iki prekybos centrų ar kavinių. Miestiečiai džiugina išradingumu ir Laimės dieną žymi kūrybiškai: savo klientams pasiūlydami ypatingai šiai dienai sukurtą „laimingą” patiekalą, pavaišindami kavos puodeliu, pakviesdami į atvirą šokių pamoką ar netradicinėje vietoje surengdami koncertą.

Nuotr. autorius M. Plepys
Nuotr. autorius M. Plepys

Organizatoriai teigia, kad dalyvių idėjoms paliekama kūrybinė laisvė, tačiau primena nepamiršti ir dienos temos.

„Kadangi šių metų tema „Laimė švęsti kartu”, raginame nepamiršti šalia esančių kaimynų, draugų ar partnerių ir juos pakviesti į savo sukurtos laimingos dienos šventę“,- teigė organizatoriai.

Organizatoriai kviečia prisijungti prie Laimės dienos iniciatyvos visas organizacijas, įmones, bendruomenes, kolektyvus ir pavienius asmenis ir laimę kurti visose miesto kertėse. Apie Laimės dieną daugiau sužinokite interneto svetainėje www.laimesdiena.lt, ten rasite ir dalyvio anketą.

Parengė Vaida Morkūnaitė

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Events of International Day of Happiness are being postponed – Kaunas 2022 offers an alternative https://www.laimesdiena.lt/en/events-of-international-day-of-happiness-are-being-postponed-kaunas-2022-offers-an-alternative/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=events-of-international-day-of-happiness-are-being-postponed-kaunas-2022-offers-an-alternative https://www.laimesdiena.lt/en/events-of-international-day-of-happiness-are-being-postponed-kaunas-2022-offers-an-alternative/#respond Fri, 13 Mar 2020 09:23:51 +0000 https://www.laimesdiena.lt/?p=19563 March 20 the world celebrates International Day of Happiness. The official ambassadors of this day in Lithuania – Kaunas – European Capital of Culture 2022 team – together with more than 90 partners for this year’s celebration have planned more than 150 events to spread the ideas on sustainable lifestyle and ecology. Organizers report that,...

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March 20 the world celebrates International Day of Happiness. The official ambassadors of this day in Lithuania – Kaunas – European Capital of Culture 2022 team – together with more than 90 partners for this year’s celebration have planned more than 150 events to spread the ideas on sustainable lifestyle and ecology. Organizers report that, in the interest of public health, scheduled events are beeing postponed until the danger from the coranavirus passes.
“In response to the circumstances, we act civil therefore we postpone all – even the smallest planned events,” – says Virginija Vitkienė, Head of Kaunas 2022.
Instead of the activities planned during the Day of Happiness, the organizers of the celebration will offer a virtual engagement program.
“As we have a lot of time to spend at home in the near future, we will be sharing and inviting others to share ideas on how to be with culture while staying at home during this year’s Day of Happiness,” – says V. Vitkienė.
Organizers are planning to announce an alternative International Day of Happiness program soon, so follow the organization’s news.

All events are postponed, but work does not stop

Kaunas 2022 informs that in addition to the activities of the Day of Happiness, all other events of the organization will also be postponed until it becomes safe to come together again.
The organization does not suspend its activities – work is done from home, meetings are postponed or moved into a virtual space. People will be served by email: [email protected], on Facebook and by phone +37061786632.

Let’s stay healthy.

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Registration announced by the team of Kaunas European Capital of Culture 2022 to participate in the International Day of Happiness which will take place in Kaunas and Kaunas District on March 20 has ended last week. Currently organisers polish various details and prepare the programme of the Day of Happiness, while also shedding some light on what to expect in two weeks.

“We are glad that this year’s topic – increasing accessibility – has been acknowledged and inspired very nice and meaningful initiatives. During this year’s Day of Happiness, most of the cultural, science and business organisations and communities considered how their activities could become friendly for everyone, and especially those to whom the cultural life is not as accessible: for families with small children, seniors, people with disabilities or different needs, representatives of various cultures,” says event organiser Irutė Tumaitė.

This year, over one hundred different initiatives and organisations will join the International Day of Happiness to organise tours, dance lessons, parties, free exercise and a surprise for the seniors.

It is also important to mention that during the Day of Happiness, movies and performances will be adapted to the hearing-impaired, tours around the city will be interpreted in sign language, guests will spend the entire day in the retirement home, there will be happy offers in city cafés as well as surprises for people travelling by the public transport and trains.

The evening part of the celebration will take place in Kaunas Railway Station. As hinted by the organisers, this is where you will hear the performances of different music genres: 3 „silent“ concerts taking place at the same time in one space for the first time in Lithuania.

During the Day of Happiness, the team of Kaunas 2022 invites everyone to look for a lime in Kaunas and Kaunas District: it is a symbol of this year’s celebration, marking the places of unexpected surprises.

The International Day of Happiness was first celebrated in Kaunas and Kaunas District last year. Back then, over 70 organisations and initiatives joined the Day of Happiness, and over 2500 participated in the events. Over 15000 basketball fans generated the decibels of happiness in Žalgiris Arena.

Photo by Martynas Plepys

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As an initiative by the United Nations, March 20 is celebrated as the International Day of Happiness. In Lithuania, this celebration was first celebrated last year as an idea implemented by the team of Kaunas European Capital of Culture. Widely celebrated last year, this day returns to Kaunas and Kaunas District this year as well. The full programme is available at www.laimesdiena.lt.
According to the CEO of Kaunas 2022 Ms. Virginija Vitkienė, the idea of this year’s Day of Happiness is about serious or even painful things to be discussed against a festive background and, thus, attract the public attention to relevant yet frequently forgotten topics.

“The slogan of this year’s Day of Happiness ‘Give way to happiness’ is a statement about the fact that usually the cultural city life and public spaces are accessible only to a young, healthy person, but for a large part of the society, it is hard to access or not accessible at all,” says Ms. Vitkienė.

According to her, this year, the team of Kaunas 2022 invited organisations and communities operating in Kaunas and its district to open its door wider for everyone at least for one day, especially take into consideration those who might find it difficult to climb the stairs, thresholds, those who cannot hear the stories or see the paintings.

“We are very happy that we have welcomed over 100 initiatives that will take place during the International Day of Happiness in Kaunas and Kaunas District on March 20,” says Ms. Vitkienė.

Sminar with presenters from abroad and the street nearby

On the occasion of the International Day of Happiness, the team of Design for Happiness programme of Kaunas 2022 organises the seminar “The Culture of Accessibility and the Art of Approaching: Experiences Worthy of Happiness”, with reports to be delivered and discussions carried out by art therapists and cultural operators from Italy, the Netherlands or the neighbouring street.
“You do not have to look far for examples how to make culture more accessible. Ms. Rūta Stepanovaitė, director of Kaunas Artists’ House, will invite everyone to share their experience of good practice. Colleagues from Poland will also tell how they have managed to organise a large music festival adapted for people with special needs, and literature reading nights for the deaf,” says Ms. Jūratė Tutlytė, curator of Design for Happiness programme.

According to her, the seminar taking place in President Valdas Adamkus Library will attract the attention of cultural operators and organisers as well as specialists and families that have been exposed to the cases of Alzheimer’s and dementia, since the event will welcome a guest from Italy, Dr. Ivo Cilesi will talk about the application of art therapy for vulnerable people and treatment of their families.

“We want to raise awareness about physical and internal barriers that we all face in the everyday life: on the street, at school or a museum, but more importantly, we want to speak about how to overcome the exclusion, so accessibility becomes the everyday norm. After all, we are happy together,” says Ms. Tutlytė.

“Silent” concerts at the station

During the Day of Happiness, Kaunas and Kaunas District will enjoy an evening concert in Kaunas Railway Station: three performers will play here at the same time, namely Manfredas, Paulius Kilbauskas and „Flash Voyage“ band. Different melodies will not get mixed up, because there will be over 400 headphones dedicated to the audience. During them, everyone will be able to listen to a performer they prefer.

“On the evening of March 20, the station will be lit in the colour of lime. A fruit, which is the symbol of our this year’s celebration. Various entertainment opportunities will wait outside the Railroad Station. It will be possible to taste lime lemonade or simply chill on a meadow provided for the event by Kaunas Botanical Garden,” tells organiser of the Day of Happiness, Ms. Irutė Tumaitė.

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The goal of the returning Day of Happiness: more accessibility for everyone https://www.laimesdiena.lt/en/day-of-happiness-more-accessibility-for-everyone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=day-of-happiness-more-accessibility-for-everyone https://www.laimesdiena.lt/en/day-of-happiness-more-accessibility-for-everyone/#respond Wed, 27 Feb 2019 09:38:20 +0000 https://www.laimesdiena.lt/?p=18475 International Day of Happiness celebrated for the first time in Kaunas and Kaunas District last year will return this year as well. “Happiness is an opportunity to share good emotions with everyone without any barriers: despite their diversity, abilities, needs, cultural and social position, gender or age,” says Kaunas European Capital of Culture 2022 in...

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International Day of Happiness celebrated for the first time in Kaunas and Kaunas District last year will return this year as well. “Happiness is an opportunity to share good emotions with everyone without any barriers: despite their diversity, abilities, needs, cultural and social position, gender or age,” says Kaunas European Capital of Culture 2022 in its invitation for the communities and organisations to join the festivities to take place on March 20.

“Each museum, library, school, kindergarten, society, club, retirement home, café or a market, a yard, residents from one stairway or house: everyone is very welcome,” claims the team of Kaunas 2022. The team remembered that last year, over 70 organisations and initiatives joined and helped to organise the Day of Happiness, and over 2500 participated in the events. Over 15000 basketball fans generated the decibels of happiness in Žalgiris Arena.

What can be done to welcome more participants this year and for those who want it to have an opportunity to become part of the Day of Happiness? On this occasion, Kaunas 2022 invites everyone to open the door and become more accessible for those who might find it harder in our city or district to reach its cultural life, art temples, public spaces, means of transportation, shopping malls and other places.
“We want for the area of our city and district at least for one day (and eventually every day) to become accessible for families, children, senior citizens, people with disabilities or different needs, representatives of various cultures, acquaintances and strangers,” says organisers of the event.

According to them, there are various ways to participate in the celebration. It only takes to use one’s imagination and not forget about accessibility. “Pay attention to those who lack something, organise an event and make sure it is translated into sign language, organise a sports exercise or a dance lesson that would be suitable for all age groups, open the door of your café or a restaurant for pets, make sure that your event can be wheelchair-accessible – give way to happiness!” says the text of the open invitation.
Everyone who are going to join the programme of the Day of Happiness, also those who will not participate in the activities, but support the idea of the celebration, are invited to use lime – the symbol of the Day of Happiness for decoration. The word for this sour but aromatic and very healthy fruit sounds a lot like the Lithuanian word laimė, which means ‘happiness’. Let this symbol be visible on March 20 everywhere in Kaunas and Kaunas District and let it show you where to look for happiness or where to share it.
Please let us know about your ideas and intentions to participate by February 28, sending them by email to [email protected] and filling the registration form: http://bit.ly/LaimesDiena2019.

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