13 August: International Lefthanders Day
13
August was designated as the International Lefthanders Day by The
Left-Handers Club. First International Lefthanders Day annual event was
observed on 13 August 1992.
Objective of the Day
•
The objective of this day is promotion of the awareness regarding the
inconveniences faced by left-handers in a largely right-handed world.
•
On this day, the uniqueness as well as differences of Lefthanders is
celebrated. It is important to note that Lefthanders comprise of seven
to ten percent of the world's population. Lefthanders are discriminated
by a lot of people in the world.
• They are also forced to drive on
right side of road as well as use right handed tools. International
Lefthanders Day is meant to put an end to discrimination against the
Lefthanders.
• It is very crucial to understand that this day is
also targeted towards the left-handed kids. Left-handed people have
greater chances of developing schizophrenia than right-handers.
History of the International Lefthanders Day
The
Left-Handers Club launched the first annual event of this day on 13
August 1992. The aim of the event was to allow left-handers to celebrate
their difference as well as increase the awareness of public towards
advantages and disadvantages of being the lefties. The event is now
celebrated across the world. In UK alone, there are more than 20
regional events for marking the day.
How is the International Lefthanders Day celebrated?
On
this day activities such as, left-handed tea parties, left-v-right
sports matches, pubs using left-handed corkscrews as well as pub games
with the left hand only are performed.
The events like these help in creating awareness about the difficulties faced by the left-handers.
About the Left-Handers Club
Formation
of the Left-Handers Club took place in the year 1990. The aim of the
club was to remain in contact with left-handers and allow the members of
the club to know about the developments related to them. The club
helped in providing advice as well as help to them by acting as a bridge
between them and the manufacturers of the products. The club promoted
research in development of new left-handed items as well as development
of such items.
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