Atlanta - Be kind to other people every day, but especially on Nov. 13 — which is known across the globe as World Kindness Day.It’s an international holiday founded in 1998 to promote kindness throughout the world, according to National Today — one of many organizations that keeps track of national and global observation days.The World Kindness Movement (WKM) founded the holiday in 1998.
The year prior, groups of institutions and associations that prioritized spreading kindness in the world met for a convention in Tokyo.A digital sign outside the Mayo Performing Arts Center which is closed due to the Coronavirus states, "Kindness, Love and Hope Spread Faster than Any Virus" as a way to continue to support the community. (Photo by Ira L..