INDIA CELEBRTAES MENSTRUATION :HAPPY PERIODS DAY (5TH FEBRUARY 2020)

The "Menstrual Health & Awareness Day" on 5th February was celebrated with great enthusiasm in schools and colleges. Launched by Delhi based non-profit organization called Sachi Saheli, this day was celebrated by several government and non-government institutions across the country celebrated as Happy Periods Day.

The motive of celebrating this day is to bring awareness about the otherwise stigmatized topic of menstruation to everyone so that the notion of this natural process is normalized. The day is also uniquely placed in the calendar 5th is symbolic of 5 days of bleeding and 28 days in the month February symbolizes the number of days in an average menstrual cycle.

Countless children, men, women, students, teachers from all over the country became a part of this grand campaign and celebration as they created unique ‘Happy Period Day themed greeting cards, posters to exchange them and celebrate with each other!

Additionally, people from all walks of life participated in the social media movement for Happy Periods Day! The movement called the ‘Red Spot Campaign saw participation from hundreds as they clicked photos with a red spot on their hands and posted them with a personal period story/solidarity statement on various social media platforms under the hashtags #HappyPeriodsDay and #PushTheStigmaAway.

The otherwise stigmatized process of Menstruation was celebrated with a festive-spirit on such a large-scale for the first time in India.