World Vegan Day
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| Type | International |
| Date | 1 November |
| Next time | 1 November 2025 |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Related to | World Vegetarian Day |
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World Vegan Day is a global event celebrated annually on 1 November. Vegans celebrate the benefits of veganism for animals, humans, and the natural environment[1] through activities such as setting up stalls, hosting potlucks, and planting memorial trees.
History
[edit]The event was established in 1994 by Louise Wallis, then Chair of The Vegan Society in the United Kingdom, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the organization[2] and the coining of the terms "vegan" and "veganism".[3] Speaking in 2011, Wallis said: "We knew the Society had been founded in November 1944 but didn’t know the exact date, so I decided to go for 1 November, partly because I liked the idea of this date coinciding with Samhain/Halloween and the Day of the Dead - traditional times for feasting and celebration, both apt and auspicious."[4]
Calendar context
[edit]World Vegan Day, a.k.a. International Vegan Day[citation needed], is celebrated in continuity with Vegetarian Awareness Month (all of October), which begins with World Vegetarian Day on October 1.[5] October also includes other commemorative dates involving reverence for life in all species,[6] faith-based vegetarianism[7][8] and animal advocacy, and more.[9]
World Vegan Day follows Vegetarian Awareness Month (October) and initiates World Vegan Month (all of November).[10]
November 2, commemorated as Dynamic Harmlessness Day, is the birthday of the late H. Jay Dinshah, founder of the American Vegan Society.[11]
Europe
[edit]Germany
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- World Vegan Day, Germany. Several different events in the metropolitan cities.[12]
Ireland
[edit]- In 2022, the Full Irish Vegan campaign encouraged restaurants to offer plant-based options for World Vegan Day, with over 160 eateries getting involved.[13][14]
United Kingdom
[edit]- A festival is planned in Glasgow during October.[15]
- In 2024, there is a festival planned in Essex,[16] as well as markets in Salisbury and Surrey.[17][18]
North America
[edit]United States
[edit]Boston, Massachusetts
[edit]- Annual Boston Vegetarian Food Festival (all weekend), free vegan food (many thousands of attenders), sponsored annually and currently by the Boston Vegetarian Society.[19][20][21]
San Francisco, California
[edit]- There has been an annual event in San Francisco since 1999.[22]
Richmond, Virginia
[edit]- The Vegan Society started WVD events in Richmond in 2018.[23]
Africa
[edit]Nigeria
[edit]Middle East and Asia
[edit]- Turkey and India have held WVD events in the past.[25]
Oceania
[edit]Australia
[edit]Adelaide
[edit]- Adelaide celebrates World Vegan Day every year on the first Sunday in November.[26] The first Vegan Festival was held on 4 November 2007. The event is possible because of many individual volunteers and members of various organizations. Kas Ward created the Vegan Festival in Adelaide and is the main event coordinator.[citation needed]
- M.A.D. FREE Weekend in Adelaide celebrates World Vegan Day in November. 13–15 November 2009.[27]
Melbourne
[edit]- Since 2003 World Vegan Day has been celebrated in Melbourne on the last Sunday of October. The event was initiated by members of the vegan social group Vegans Unite and is now organized by a committee affiliated with Vegetarian Victoria. Stalls include Lentil as Anything, Invita Living Foods, Animals Australia, Aduki Independent Press, Eco-shout Melbourne, Vegan Society of Australia, ALV, the Melbourne University Food Co-op, Lush Australia and eco store.[28]
Perth
[edit]Sydney
[edit]- The Winery by Gazebo in Surry Hills will hold Sydney's first annual event on the first Sunday of November, being Sunday 6th in 2016.[citation needed]
New Zealand
[edit]Dunedin
[edit]Invercargill
[edit]- The Invercargill Vegan Society in Invercargill, New Zealand, has celebrated World Vegan Day since 2011.[33] The world's southernmost vegan group, for World Vegan Day 2012 they gave away tofu to butchers, placed posters around their city, gave away vegan muffins in the city centre and held a group potluck dinner. World Vegan Day 2013 celebrations included visits to butchers' shops and vegan baking and soya milk giveaways in the city centre. Vegan activists were included on the CUE TV's news bulletin and gave a soft toy dog to an animal-skin-preserving factory. A potluck dinner was held at Invercargill public library as the sun set on World Vegan Day 2013.[34]
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Animal advocates acknowledge vegan-friendly businesses with baking and thank-you cards -
Vegan activists visit local butchers to give them tofu -
Vegans giving out soy milk alongside banana chocolate chip muffins on the street -
A vegan activist gives out baking by a World Vegan Day street poster
See also
[edit]- List of food days
- List of vegetarian festivals
- Meat-free days
- November 1
- World Vegetarian Day
- Veganuary
- Vegan school meal
- List of vegan restaurants
- Meatless Mondays
References
[edit]- ^ [email protected] (30 October 2020). "World Vegan Day". National Today. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ The Vegan Society website, Celebrate World Vegan Month with The Vegan Society, article retrieved September 16, 2024
- ^ World Vegan Day website
- ^ "Transcript of Louise Wallis' Live ARZone Guest Chat - Animal Rights Zone". arzone.ning.com. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ World Vegetarian Day website, About section, World Vegetarian Day & Vegetarian Awareness Month: You Can Change the World
- ^ World Animal Day website, World Animal Day 2024
- ^ Season of Creation website, Blessing of the Animals; St Francis Day
- ^ Catholic Culture website, Catholic Prayer: Saint Francis and the Blessing of Animals
- ^ World Animal Protection website, Animal Awareness Days
- ^ Green Matters website, How to Celebrate World Vegan Month, article by Sophie Hirsh dated October 31, 2023
- ^ National Today website, Dynamic Harmlessness Day - November 2, 2024
- ^ "Weltvegantag Deutschland (Germany)". vegan-day.org. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ Vegconomist website, Over 170 Irish Restaurants to Offer Plant-Based Options for World Vegan Day, article dated October 31, 2022
- ^ Irish Vegan website, World Vegan Day
- ^ Vegan Society website, Glasgow Vegan Festival
- ^ Vegan Society website, Essex Vegan Festival
- ^ Vegan Fairs website, Salisbury Vegan Market, Oct 2024
- ^ Vegan Society website, Godalming plant-based artisan market - November 2024
- ^ "Annual Boston Vegetarian Food Festival". Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ The Boston Calendar website, Boston Veg Food Fest 2024
- ^ 10 Times website, Boston Veg Food Fest 2024
- ^ San Francisco Vegan Society website
- ^ Vegan Society website, World Vegan Day Celebration in Richmond, Va, U.S.A
- ^ Ventures Africa website, As World Vegan Day ushers in the new month, we take a glimpse into veganism as a lifestyle choice in Nigeria, article by Cynthia Okoroafor dated November 1, 2016
- ^ Vegan Society website, How World Vegan Day was celebrated around the world, article dated November 3, 2017
- ^ Vegan Festival website, Welcome to Vegan Festival Adelaide, retrieved September 16, 2024
- ^ IVU article reference to M.A.D. FREE weekend www.ivu.org[dead link]
- ^ Worlds Vegan day 2023.
- ^ Vegan Australia website, 6 Events to celebrate 2022 World Vegan Month, article dated October 26, 2022
- ^ 3CR Radio website, World Vegan Day, article dated October 22, 2023
- ^ Event Finda New Zealand, World Vegan Day 2023 - Ōtepoti Dunedin
- ^ Doves New Zealand website
- ^ "Invercargill Vegan Society". Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ "nvercargill Vegan Society website, World Vegan Day 2013 |". 28 October 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
External links
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Media related to World Vegan Day at Wikimedia Commons
