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World Smile Day is an international unofficial holiday of smiles, celebrated annually 3 times a year: on the first Friday of October, July 25, and since 1980 - also on April 12. The world owes the existence of this wonderful holiday to the artist Harvey Ball.
The work of Harvey Ball, who lived in America in the middle of the twentieth century, was nothing remarkable: critics were not particularly interested in him, his paintings were hardly threatened with immortality. But once he was approached by representatives of the insurance company "State Mutual Life Assurance Company of America" with a request to come up with some bright and memorable symbol - the company's business card. Harvey, without hesitation, took and offered the customers what now all Internet users, without exception, call a "smiley" - a smiling yellow face. It happened in 1963. The customers accepted the job and paid Ball only $ 45 and not a cent more, then made badges with this logo and distributed them to all company staff. The success of this "business card" has surpassed all expectations. The company's customers were delighted with the innovation - in just a few months more than ten thousand badges were released! Very soon, a cute face began to appear on T-shirts, baseball caps, envelopes, postcards, matchboxes.
Even the US Post Office has issued a stamp with this symbol. Ball was literally bursting with pride. “Never before in the history of mankind and art has there been a single work that, having spread so widely, would bring so much happiness, joy and pleasure. There was nothing that was done so simply, but that became clear to everyone, ”he said in one of his many interviews.
In 1971, the editor of the leading French newspaper France Soir, Pierre Lazareff, tasked Franklin Laufrani with the task of developing a campaign aimed at disseminating positive emotions at a time when the news was mostly bad. So the idea for a simple logo was born that could be used to highlight good news. On October 1, 1971, Lowfrani registered the yellow smiling face as a trademark, first in the French INPI - National Institute of Industrial Property - in the classes of goods and services 1, 2, 4, 9, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 38, 39, 41 - and then in more than 80 countries around the world. True, it remained unclear why he decided to bypass the United States? Rumor has it that the entrepreneur thought that in the States the "smiley" has a different owner. At the same time, Lowfrany always told everyone that he dreamed of this symbol much earlier than Harvey Ball drew it. Although dreaming and realizing are absolutely two different things, disputes over copyright have remained controversial. The smiley logo appeared on Saturday, January 1, 1972, when the French newspaper France Soir published a positive piece by Laufrani under the headline "Take time to smile." This publication was the first publicly known print and dated copyright claim of the smiley logo. American artist Harvey Ball, although he was offended by Lowfrani, did not sue him. After all, at that time, everyone wanted to arrogate to themselves the glory. And there were thousands of people who declared that this creation is truly their work. The campaign to promote the smiley was picked up by other European newspapers - De Telegraaf, Blick, Lavanguardia.
Meanwhile, Loufrani started his own company called Smiley Licensing and in just a few years amassed a fortune for himself. His registered creation with the words “Have a happy day” or “Have a nice day” with a yellow face has appeared on many items of clothing: caps, T-shirts, postage stamps, postcards, shirts and so on. In 2005, the Laufrani family established The SmileyWorld Association (SWA). It was decided to use part of the company's profits for sponsoring social projects around the world.
Meanwhile, in his old age, Ball came up with a holiday - International Smile Day. World Smile Day was first celebrated in 1999. The artist believed that this day should be dedicated to a good mood, the motto of the Day is the words: “Do an act of kindness. Help one person smile ", which can be translated something like this:" Do a good deed. Help at least one smile appear. " And since then, this holiday has been celebrated by enthusiasts around the world with various promotions and flash mobs. All funds raised on this day are sent to charity.
Interestingly, the story of the appearance of the smiley is well reflected in the film "Forest Gump" with Tom Hanks in the title role (1994). Remember, when he was doing his many months of jogging, one day he wiped himself off with a T-shirt presented to him. After Hanks returned the T-shirt, its owner froze in a daze - it was wearing a smiley sign.
The hero of the same Tom Hanks drew another smiley face on a ball and named him Wilson. On long time he became a fellow Robinson for him (Film "The Outcast", 2000).
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On September 19, 1982, a message from Professor Scott Falman appeared on the electronic bulletin board of Carnegie Mellon University: “ I want to propose to use the following sequence of printable characters to denote jokes - :-) ... Just turn your heads to the side and you will notice a smiling face. And, if you are unhappy with something, saddened, then it is suggested to use the following symbols :-( ».
A little later, the same Falman will say that he is one of the inventors of the "smiley". But it doesn't matter who invented this symbol, because it appeared years earlier. But, nevertheless, September 19th is officially recognized as International Smiley Day.
Today, the "smiley" is one of the components of both computer and real time. Today it is impossible to imagine any person who uses computers and portable electronics without the use of “smiling” symbols. And our real life cannot be imagined without smiles. Look around and you will certainly notice how someone smiles while talking on the phone, someone meets with a smile on their lips, and so on.
Nowadays, emoticons can be found not only in the virtual space, but also on fences, trees, even on snow-covered cars, many draw this familiar sign. What can we say about pupils and students who, like years earlier, continue to write cute little notes in notebook sheets in a box. If you look closely, you will notice a characteristic smile in almost every second sentence, in every line, after a dot ...
Now the life of emoticons is inextricably linked with a smile. And when we offer to smile, we will certainly insert a smiley into our text, otherwise we generally manage with only one.
Scientists studying human evolution argue that the original smile was a gesture of submission, humility and concession. Today, a smile expresses a much more complex set of signals and feelings. A smile is the most recognizable facial expression. People can recognize a smile up to 100 meters away, making it the most easily recognizable facial expression. Undoubtedly, a smile adorns a person, makes him charming. A sincere smile in communication is of great importance, it disposes people to each other, creates a friendly atmosphere between them. Smiling is a universal sign of happiness. While shaking hands, hugging, and bowing have different meanings in different cultures, smiling is known around the world and across all cultures as a sign of happiness and approval.
Natural smile characterizes the sincere manifestation of a person's positive emotions. Such a person does not hide his joyful mood, "pulling on" a cheerful expression on his face. Some people have a familiar facial expression with a beautiful smile. They make the most pleasant impression, the people around them become brighter just by looking at them. They enjoy pleasant events, love life and do not worry about trifles. The smile of such people can be called optimistic and sunny.
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Sincere smile lasts the longer and manifests itself the more noticeably, the stronger the positive emotions experienced. All positive emotional experiences (happiness loved one, the joy of relief, fun, satisfaction, pleasure provided by tactile, auditory and visual impressions) are manifested in a sincere smile and differ only in their intensity and duration.
Natural, relaxed and joyful only the zygomatic muscles give a smile. The other muscles in the lower face are not involved in the expression of a sincere smile, while the only noticeable change in the upper part may be the tension of the muscles around the eyes. These muscles, which make most of the changes in the upper part of the face: lifting the cheeks (bags under the eyes, spider legs), can also contract under the influence of the zygomatic muscles.
Chaplin's smile unusual in that it involves muscles that, for most people, are out of control. A distinctive feature of Chaplin's smile was an arched uplift of the lips, much stronger than with a sincere smile. It is a super smile or a smile over a smile.
Happy smile- the most sincere kind of smile, it cannot be faked or "faked". It appears spontaneously and does not depend on the situation, because it lights up your face when you are truly happy.
By far the most expensive is smile of loved ones... For example, a young man in love with a girl is pleased to see her smile. So, her charming smile makes him happy.
Top smile. This is a smile in which only the upper teeth are visible. It is believed to be an involuntary, friendly smile. Most often, this kind of smile can be observed when meeting close people, friends, when communicating between a mother and a child.
Affectionate smile. So our mothers smile at us, and we smile at our close and dear people. Especially those whom we want to surround with our touching care.
Embarrassed smile- a symbol of femininity and vulnerability, however, sometimes it appears on the faces of men. Most often, she involuntarily appears as a sign of embarrassment and a feeling of slight shame from a mistake or cute stupidity. With an embarrassed smile, the gaze is usually directed downward or to the side, which is explained by the desire to avoid meeting the eyes of the interlocutor. Sometimes, in addition to a sincere smile, the chin fossa (the area between the lower lip and chin) is lifted for a moment. In another version, embarrassment is expressed by a combination of a restrained smile with a lowered or averted gaze.
Shy smile... Shy young ladies are familiar with the shy smile firsthand. It is characterized by a downcast gaze and a blush on the cheeks. In impressionable girls, it can be aroused by a compliment or increased attention to their personas. This smile is very similar to the upper one, but if you look closely, you can see the bitten lower lip. Another distinctive feature of this smile is the slightly lowered head. Often such a smile can be found in a child who meets a stranger's gaze.
A compassionate smile characteristic of vulnerable and impressionable girls. It is designed to demonstrate sincere participation and care for the interlocutor, often accompanied by words of support.
It happens that a smile is full of mouth
It is the cause of all calamities.
And only he laughs well
Who can do it without consequences.
(c) Eduard Alexandrovich Sevrus
Broad smile... This smile comes from a moment of fun: a funny moment, a tickle, funny joke, joy. The person smiles or laughs loudly, showing his teeth. With a wide smile, both rows of teeth are visible, but more often people try to control their smile by covering their lower teeth.
Another name for such a smile is hollywood... This smile comes from a funny situation, a pleasant meeting, or a funny situation. As a rule, such people have a sense of humor, they are open to new acquaintances and communication, they like to spend time with friends.
Beautiful smile today it is a component of the external image of people, which helps to create an attractive external appearance. Rehearsed smiling are photo models, actors, politicians and other persons whose activities are aimed at working with the camera or the public. The smile of singers, models and actresses makes their appearance attractive and sympathetic.
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Charming smile. It is she who makes the face even more attractive and beautiful. Flirtatious women around the world are well aware of the powerful power of this smile and use it as a proven method of seduction.
Playful smile... Widely stretched lips, raised corners of the lips, but hidden teeth are signs of a playful smile. Such a smile can be found in people listening to an interesting story, expecting a joke.
Ironic smile appears on the face when the interlocutor looks especially comical or says absurd things. It is often asymmetrical, with one eyebrow raised.
Wise smile- the prerogative of adults, although it is also found in young girls. She seems to say that a person knows something that is inaccessible to many, and she is also always calm and peaceful.
Dreamy smile characteristic of creative people and lovers to indulge in their dreams. Pleasant reflections evoke a half-smile, and the gaze seems to be directed somewhere far away, into the world of dreams and fantasies.
Haughty smile inherent in women with increased self-esteem or experts in their field. She can be recognized by her wide smile, tense cheekbones, a raised chin, a downward look and her head belligerently thrown back.
In the expression " Smile of contempt”The word“ smile ”is not entirely appropriate, because this facial expression is also not in any way connected with positive emotions, although they are often inclined to interpret it that way. Expressions of contempt include muscle contraction at the corners of the lips, causing the corners of the lips to bulge, often with dimples, and bending upward slightly. In this case, the cause of confusion is the same lifting of the corners of the mouth as with a sincere smile. Another common element is dimples, which also sometimes appear with a genuine smile. The main difference between a contemptuous smile and a sincere one is the tension in the corners of the mouth, which is characteristic only of a contemptuous smile.
Appreciating smile softens the harsh, unpleasant tinge of critical facial expressions and often forces you to smile back. This smile tends to come on suddenly, with the corners of the mouth usually taut and the lower lip often twitching slightly for a moment. An appreciative smile is often accentuated by a slight nod of the head to the side, resulting in the impression that the person is looking down a little.
Intriguing smile sparks curiosity. A sly look, a half-smile - don't you want to know what secret is hidden behind this expression on his face ?!
Flirting smile sincere, although at the same time the seducer turns his eyes away from the object of his interest, in order to then again throw a sly glance at him, which again is instantly averted, as soon as it will be noticed. Part of the unusual impression of the famous Mona Lisa lies in the fact that Leonardo catches his nature precisely at the moment of this playful movement; turning her head to one side, she looks in the other - at the subject of her interest. In life, this facial expression is fleeting - a furtive glance lasts no more than an instant.
Brave smile usually addressed to our opponents, it gives confidence in our abilities, sets us up to win an argument and helps to withstand stressful situations. Embarking on the path of fighting injustice, or defeating another opponent, you will smile triumphantly with just such a smile!
Protective smile is designed to hide your worries about meeting an unknown interlocutor or fear of circumstances. It is often used in business communication to prevent your partner from sensing your concerns.
Cowardly smile occurs with strong excitement, when a woman is uncomfortable in her environment. Perhaps she is in a stressful situation, received bad news, or is facing difficult choices.
Scared smile has nothing to do with positive emotions, although it is sometimes confused with a smile of joy. It is caused by the muscles of laughter (risorlus musculus), which stretch the corners of the lips towards the ears, so that the mouth takes the shape of a rectangle. Although the word risorius itself means “laughing” in Latin, in fact, such a smile usually appears from fear, not from laughter. The most likely reason for the confusion is that when the muscles of laughter stretch the lips horizontally, the corners of the lips move slightly upward, resembling a very wide, sincere smile. However, in the case of fear, such a change in the shape of the mouth (with or without raising the corners of the lips) is also accompanied by movement of the eyebrows and eyes.
Conspiratorial smile- a witness to a shared secret with his best friend. For both of you, it will become a conditioned signal about the kinship of thoughts, as well as knowledge of each other's secrets and the presence of many shared stories, which does not necessarily need to be known to anyone else!
A smile can not only communicate, but also offer the other person an affective release. Such is apologetic smile a person who, by accident, disturbed someone's peace. And the apologetic smile of the one whose peace has been violated is a sign that the proposal for detente has been accepted.
Simple smile... This is how people smile when they remember the happy moments of their lives. The lips are stretched, the corners of the lips are raised, but not open.
Fake smile... Such a smile can be found in photographs from official meetings, at boring events. Very often, small children begin to smile fake, at the sight of unfamiliar adults (fact about a smile). The smile is similar to the upper one, but no wrinkles form near the eyes - the muscles contract only in the corners of the mouth. The British want to create a system by which it will be possible to determine how much a smile is fake.
Exists forced smile... For example, in cases when a person is forced to smile by an official position. It is also called duty officer or unnatural... It should be noted that employers, when choosing a candidate for a position whose work will be directly related to clients, welcomes the person's ability to smile and be friendly. The open smile of such people "attracts" clients to them and wins their trust.
A supportive smile emphasizes that a person is ready to swallow the bitter pill intended for him without objection. No one naturally takes this expression for a smile of joy; such a smile shows that the person is ready to agree with the turn of the case that is undesirable for him. It looks like an evaluating smile, but does not have a corresponding head movement. Instead, the eyebrows are usually raised for a moment, often accompanied by a sigh or shrug.
V modern world there is a devaluation of the smile. She loses her original warmth and sincerity, so "Polished" smile of a sales assistant can be perceived as almost hostile.
Friendly smile- a sign of politeness, benevolence and sympathy. It allows you to endear a person to yourself when meeting and at the same time maintain the desired distance in a relationship. Most often, it appears on the faces of girls at work or in an unfamiliar company.
Conciliatory smile regulates the relationship between two or more interlocutors. This polite, friendly smile serves as a courteous expression of agreement and understanding. This smile, weak and asymmetrical, is usually not accompanied by the involvement of the muscles surrounding the eyes.
An answering smile is a special case of a conciliatory smile - the listener makes the speaker understand that he understood him perfectly and there is no need to repeat himself or express his thought in other words. This facial expression is equivalent to “hmm” or “yes-yes” interjections, usually accompanied by a nod of the head. The speaker knows that this smile is not indicative of the listener's feelings, but is only a sign inviting him to continue.
Tight smile... This kind of smile is more like a martyr's expression. It is obvious that the person smiles "through force." If a person stretches the corners of his lips, showing a little clenched teeth, but not raised, as with a happy smile, but the eyes are sad, then this is a forced smile. Appears in a sad mood or in a conversation with an unpleasant interlocutor. Often such a smile accompanies a moment of fear and aggression.
At restrained smile the person actually experiences strong positive emotions, but tries not to show their joy in full force. The goal is to muffle (but not suppress) positive emotions, to keep your emotional manifestations, and possibly experiences, within a certain framework. At the same time, the lips can be compressed, the lower one protrudes, the corners of the mouth are tense or lowered - any combination of these signs can also accompany a simple smile. a discreet smile that combines all three deterrents with a simple, natural smile.
In English there is a term " smize", Which means a smile with only eyes. In fact, it is virtually impossible to smile exclusively with your eyes.
Bored smile appears on our faces when it becomes boring and uninteresting. Continuing to smile at the interlocutor, we simply abstract from the current situation.
A tortured smile... This smile is often used to show the other person that their joke or behavior is inappropriate. This smile is manifested by slightly compressed lips, taut and raised corners of the lips.
Crooked smile... The smile looks like a simple one, but the corners of the lips are pulled down. Such a smile looks a little menacing, but most often it only expresses disapproval.
Wretched smile betrays negative experiences of a person. It is not an attempt to hide emotion and reflects the actual state of a person. A wretched smile also indicates that a person, at least in this moment, is inclined to come to terms with his miserable fate. Such smiles are often asymmetrical and are superimposed on overtly negative facial expressions, not covering, but emphasizing them, or immediately following such negative expressions. A pitiful smile, which indicates attempts to control manifestations of fear, anger, or grief, can often resemble a restrained smile. The lips are compressed, the lower one is protruding, the corners of the mouth are tense or lowered - all this can also serve as a means to restrain surging feelings. The main difference between a miserable smile and a restrained one is the absence of all signs of muscle tension around the eyes. The action of these muscles or the appearance of spider legs with a restrained smile is a sign of positive emotions, and their absence is a sign of negative emotions. A miserable smile can also be combined with eyebrow and forehead movements, which indicates a person's acknowledgment of their negative emotions.
A smile can reflect more than just a person's positive mood. Cold, sly, insidious and other types of smiles, make it clear what conflicting feelings a person is experiencing at the moment. For example, nervous smiling or laughing are signs of stress and may indicate a disorder nervous system person.
Wicked smile most of all resembles a grin. The eyebrows are closed, their inner corners are lowered, the lips are stretched, the teeth are bared. Enemies will immediately recognize that such a smile does not bode well for them.
Cruel or sadistic smile... If a person experiences pleasure from his own anger, on his angry-contented face, narrowing of the lips, and sometimes raising the upper lip will be combined with a sincere smile.
There are a lot of smiles, and they express very different, sometimes even opposite states of mind. There is a cheerful, joyful smile, but there is also a sad smile, a sour smile, a smile of regret. A smile can express not only delight, but also grief, not only pleasure, but also pity.
What is common in this variety of different mental states that can give rise to a smile on your face? Perhaps, the fact that all these states are not associated with active and energetic actions. There is a smile of regret, but there is no angry smile. There is an affectionate smile, but no passionate smile. A smile arises rather in the witness than in the active participant in the events, or in the participant when he has already done his job and can afford to "relax". A smile reflects affective release, calming, stopping at the moment. active action... What, if not peace, is first of all felt in Pushkin's poems:
A clear smile of nature
Greets the morning of the year through a dream.
All the reassuring power of words: “Why are these black thoughts! Look, all nature is smiling at us ”(A. Ostrovsky.“ Poor Bride ”) - in the last word.
A smile expresses the cessation of action, not only when these actions have led to success and satisfaction. “Pyotr Ivanovich fell silent with a smile showing that he did not give up, but that he didn’t want to argue with Marya Ivanovna” (L. Tolstoy. “The Decembrists”). But if he came out without a smile, with frowned eyebrows, it means that there is no success, but the weapon is not folded, the struggle continues.
The teacher smiles when he sees that the student, after several tests, has found the right way to solve a difficult problem; the problem has not yet been solved, but the uncertainty has been removed, the path has been found - and the teacher smiles.
There are millions of different smiles, in fact, how many people, so many different smiles... But these millions can be divided into three main groups. Cosmetic surgery specialists who are dedicated to correcting smiles, distinguish the following types of smiles (from a neuromuscular point of view):
1. Commissary (corner) smile- the most common type of smile, characteristic of 67% of the population. With such a smile, which is also called Cupid's bow or Cupid's arch, the corners of the mouth move first up and to the sides, after which the lifting muscles of the upper lip contract and the upper teeth are exposed. In this classic smile, the incisal edge of the central maxillary incisors is exposed. This is the lowest point of a smile. From it, the line continues through the first molars, by 1-3 mm. above the incisal edge of the incisors. With a spontaneous smile of this type, the corners of the mouth are displaced by 7-22 mm. at an angle of approximately 40 ° С from the horizontal (average 24-38 ° С). In most cases, the movement is directed towards the pinna curl. Left and right side mouths can move at different distances, but the direction of movement is almost the same. The owners of the typical commissary smile are Frank Sinatra, Dennis Quaid, Jamie Lee Curtis, Audrey Hepburn, Jennifer Aniston.
2. Fanged smile, or "lip break" observed in 31% of the population. The shape of the lips is usually visualized as the facets of a rhombus. The leading role in this smile belongs to the levator muscles - the upper lip levators. They contract first, exposing their canine teeth. Then the muscles in the corners of the mouth contract, stretching the lips up and to the sides. However, the corners of the mouth often remain below the lip over the maxillary canines. At the same time, the gum is seen in the form of a gull wing, repeating the curve of the upper lip. Elvis Presley, Tom Cruise, Sharon Stone and Linda Evangelists, Drew Barrymore have such a smile.
3. Complex smile occurs in only 2% of the population. The lips are parallel. The lifting muscles of the upper lip and corners of the mouth, as well as the lowering muscles of the lower lip, contract simultaneously, exposing the upper and lower teeth. The characteristic features of such a smile are great muscle tension and displacement of the lower lip down and back. This is how Julia Roberts and Marilyn Monroe, Will Smith, Oprah Winfrey smile.
There is one more division according to the type of smiles:
- Only the upper teeth (or part of them) are visible
- Upper teeth and more than 3 mm gums are visible
- Only the lower teeth (or part of them) are visible
- Both upper and lower teeth are visible
- Neither upper nor lower teeth are visible
- respectful "social" smiles that use fewer muscles,
- and genuine "sensual" smiles that use more muscles on both sides of the face.
Researchers claim that women smile much more often than men, especially in adolescence. It is not surprising: each in these good times sends out sex signals around. In addition, men are less likely to smile back - in particular, to another man. Blame it on testosterone: individuals with high levels of this hormone are not prone to smirks. Except when she is the most profitable chance to show her masculinity. When a male grins into the lens of a forensic photographer or laughs at a horror movie, he shows that he has everything under control.
How can you tell the difference between a genuine smile and a fake smile?
Not all smiles are created equal. However, there is a way to tell if a person is happy to see you or if they have a pistol in their pocket. Artificial smiles, on average, freeze on the face ten times longer than spontaneous ones, because they are created in order to be noticed. Such a grimace appears suddenly, lasts disproportionately long and disappears just as quickly. A spontaneous smile grows gradually, it is brief, but it comes back again and again. Real pleasure is also noticeable around the eyes - fine wrinkles appear there. Scientists have found that with a genuine smile, the muscles around the eyes, cheeks and mouth are involved. If you experience pleasure, joy, a certain signal arrives in your brain, you automatically smile. Then the mouth, and the cheeks, and the corners of the eyes smile, and the eyebrows drop slightly. It is almost impossible to consciously control the occurrence of muscle movement around the eyes. This is a sincere smile, as opposed to a fake one - when one mouth smiles.
“Smiling is not just that vague thing we've all seen in the Cheshire Cat,” says Paula Niedenthal, a psychologist at the University of Clermont-Ferrand in France. She and her colleagues have looked beyond the anatomy of the facial surface and explored the neurological roots of smiling. Their work was published in the latest issue of the journal Behavioral and Brain Sciences.
The smile, they found, "comes" from different areas. Sometimes we smile just for pleasure, and sometimes in order to strengthen the connection with this or that person. These types of smiles differ in both anatomical and neurological parameters. We smile differently when we feel embarrassed, or bare our teeth when we unconsciously want to show dominance when smiling, raise an eyebrow a little when we smile when greeting a person, and also use a fake smile when our boss makes ridiculous jokes.
Another important finding that Niedenthal and her colleagues have reached is that we smile in response to the smile of another. Moreover, a smile in return is just a tribute to politeness. In fact, the corresponding changes are taking place in our brain. For example, if a woman smiles simply because she is having fun, special areas of her brain generate energy flows when scanned. When someone sees her smile, he also cannot help but smile, and when he does, the same areas of his brain will be active, because he also smiles with joy.
On the other hand, if a person notices a fake smile, he will subconsciously smile in return, but nevertheless he will feel the difference, while, interestingly, no areas of his brain will "flash" with the fake emotions of the smile he has seen. Niedenthal believes that a keen understanding of this facial expression helps us feel comfortable in the world of social interactions.
Scientists have identified several types of smiles:
- Smile with clenched lips when teeth are not visible. So smiles a person who is hiding something, or who has his own opinion, but he is not going to share it. This is also how women smile when they don't like a man.
- Crooked smile indicates the sarcasm of its owner. It is a smile of mixed emotions: joy, fun and anger.
- A smile with an open mouth. This is the smile of a person who wants to receive recognition, attention, ingratiating smile. But at the same time, the smile of a manipulator of other people.
- A smile and a look from under the brows. Usually playful, beloved children, accustomed to receive everything, smile like that. That is why people who need love and support from other people smile like that. Such a smile is used by seductive virgins.
The benefits of a smile
It is believed that people who often smile and laugh have strong moral and spiritual health. They are less prone to stress and psychologically stable, those who often frown and avoid positive emotions. On the contrary, a pessimistic outlook on life, the absence of the habit of smiling is characteristic of persons with increased anxiety and mental stress.
Psychologists recommend an easy way to improve your mood with a smile. The essence of this method is that the muscles of the face, folded into a smile, cause a feeling of joy in a person. Obvious positive effect such a technique and the benefits of a smile - a person will retain good mood.
A smile is more attractive than makeup. Research by Orbit Complete has shown that 70% of people find women more attractive when they smile than when they wear makeup.
62% of people believe that smiling can help get a boost. Smiling makes a person more attractive, outgoing, and confident, and people who smile more are more likely to get promoted.
Smiling is the best "stress pill" and is also good for the heart, according to scientists from the University of Kansas in the United States. When you smile, your body begins to produce "happiness hormones" - endorphins. The mood changes and you feel better, stress is relieved.
A smile is the best natural immunomodulator. When you smile, your body is relaxed, which promotes good health and a strong immune system.
Smile constantly. Everyone around you will wonder what is on your mind.
President George W. Bush grins almost constantly. Ray Birdwhistell believes this middle-class smile is especially prevalent in Atlanta, Louisville, Memphis, Nashville and much of Texas. Bush is Texan, and Texans smile more often than other Americans. In Texas, a person without a smile will definitely be asked what happened to him and if he is angry about something. In New York, when they see a smile, people will ask: "And, actually, what's so funny?" President Jimmy Carter was also from the South. Unsurprisingly, he was constantly smiling. This worried the northerners, who felt that he knew something that they did not know.
German psychologist WF Birkenbil gives some advice on how to use a smile in various life situations.
First tip: when talking on the phone.
Smile before picking up the phone or before the person you are calling. This little trick creates a positive climate for the conversation, as the other person “hears” you more positively than if you started saying “normal”.
Second tip: if you are annoyed.
Do the exercise just when you are annoyed! Even if you are working in a large room, you can always find a corner where you can smile discreetly. Do the exercise for one minute until you feel an improvement in your emotional state.
Third tip: if the other is annoyed.
After some practice, it will be much easier for you to smile spontaneously. If you have already reached this state, you should try to smile at other people! As long as you don't smirk, your smile will give the other person a sense of relief.
Fourth tip: if you meet strangers.
It is in this situation that people look relatively gloomy: partly because of uncertainty about how the other person will perceive them, and partly only because they always look like that. Therefore, in this case, one should deliberately smile. Since the eyes are also involved, your slight gesture will have a much more friendly effect than you think at the moment. In most cases, the other person will react in a more open and friendly way than they usually do. Thus, both you and him will have an advantage.
Fifth tip: before writing a letter.
The more positive you are, the more positive the impact of your letter will be, although it is more likely to be noticeable "between the lines." How often do people send a letter in which they feel more annoyed than it could be in a particular situation. Remember, a positive state is always rewarded when you write a letter.
A few tips for a beautiful smile:
- It is necessary to develop the facial muscles of the face on a daily basis in order to achieve the desired result - a pleasant smile.
- The beauty of a smile is not only about its symmetry, it is important to keep your mouth clean, brush your teeth, go to the dentist, and take care of your lips.
- How beautiful a smile will be depends on how well the makeup is applied to the lips. Screaming, overly bright and ineptly applied makeup will ruin even the most beautiful smile.
- In addition to proper care of the skin around the lips, it is necessary to monitor the condition of the skin of the face. Use scrubs, creams and lotions to leave your skin silky, firm and smooth.
Smile training
The essence of the workout is that you learn to “keep a smile on your face” several times a day for about 1 minute. This exercise can be done anywhere, anywhere: in the car, for a walk, in front of the TV. The following effect is interesting, which occurs during this training. In the first seconds, you may get a grimace instead of a smile, especially if you are in an irritated state. But after about 10 seconds, you start to seem ridiculous to yourself. This means that your grimace is already being transformed into a smile. Then you start to make fun of yourself on the sly. You are asking whether you really need to be annoyed in this situation. A few seconds later, you notice that relief has come. And from now on everything will go for the better.
Exercise to train the facial muscles responsible for smiling
You can learn to smile beautifully, and often even need to. An incredibly sincere, open, friendly and sweet smile can turn everyone's head. This is the best calling card of yourself! By investing in your appearance, in particular in your smile, you are investing in your successful and happy future. To achieve the desired results and develop the skills of a beautiful smile, it is enough to do the following exercises and always think optimistically!
A beautiful smile largely depends on the training of the facial muscles. In the process of smiling, about 40-50 different facial muscles are involved, and most often the smile turns out to be asymmetric. This is due to the varying degrees of training and development of the facial muscle tissue.
Exercises for training facial muscles
The key to a beautiful smile is the correct and systematic training of the facial muscles. Ideally, you need to do a set of exercises in the morning and evening. In addition to mastering the correct smiling technique, such movements help prevent the appearance of facial and age-related wrinkles.
- Bring your finger to your lips at a distance of 2-3 cm, try to reach it with your lips, making every effort. Naturally, this is unlikely to be done, but, in this way, you can use a certain muscle group.
- Pull your lips out, open your mouth, then close it tightly, the lips remain in an extended state. Next, relax all the muscles in your face for a couple of seconds.
- Close your lips tightly, pull them out, try to outline the figure of an eight in the air. Relax all the muscles after the movement.
- Opening your mouth slightly, pull out your lips folded into a tube. Hold for a few seconds in this position, then exhale sharply. Relax the facial muscles.
- After drawing full lungs of air and tightly closing your lips, try to exhale the air. After a couple of seconds, open your mouth and exhale. By actively using the muscles of the cheeks, a beautiful smile will be formed.
- Take a deep breath, puff out your cheeks, and blow out the air so that your lips feel the vibration.
- An unnaturally wide smile is a great workout for a beautiful smile.
There is still debate over whether animals can smile. Some scientists argue that the smiles of animals are just an illusion, our brain itself complements the seen picture, making it more understandable. Spider species Theridion grallator, inhabiting only the Hawaiian Islands, have an amazing body color, reminiscent of a smiling human face, and the color of each individual is unique. Presumably, such a pattern should scare away their only enemies, birds. Although other zoologists have questioned this, spiders usually hide during the day, leaving the shelter only at night.
"A gloomy day is brighter from a smile,
A smile in the sky will wake up the rainbow.
Share your smile -
And she will come back to you more than once.
Lines from a kind song hummed by the fairytale character Little Raccoon in the animated film of the same name are not only childhood call signs. The famous quatrain from the Soviet Union is also a kind of motto for the unique holiday World Smile Day - World Smile Day. About what this event is and how important a simple lip movement is in our life, read this article.
History of the holiday World Smile Day
World Smile Day appeared at the end of the 20th century, in 1999. Then the first official celebration of the later becoming quite popular celebration took place. The prerequisite for the emergence of the World Smile Day was the development of the artist Harvey Ball. In 1963, this talented, creative person, a resident of the United States, created a smiley known to everyone today: a round face with a smile from ear to ear, which Internet users love to adorn their messages and posts with. Initially, the virtual sign of attention had nothing to do with communication between people on the World Wide Web - this is not surprising, because the latter did not exist in 1963, at the time of the birth of the famous emblem of communications.
The creator of the smiley tried for the customer - the insurance company "State Mutual Life Assurance Company of America", who instructed Harvey Ball to come up with a bright logo of the institution that will sink into memory and soul. The insanely simple symbol has gained popularity among the customer's customers. And the management of the company fell in love with the smiling face at first sight, so the artist was immediately paid a fee. Small money - only $ 45, but Harvey did not need more, since he did not suffer from an excess of greed.
World Smile Day is a great occasion to look at the page of history.
The history of the emoticon is original. Harvey Ball originally designed the smiley symbol for an advertising campaign to depict the sign on buttons. 7 years later, the emblem of a happy face was adopted by brothers from Philadelphia - Murray and Bernard Spain. They began to release various consumer goods with the subsequent sale, such as T-shirts, shorts, coffee mugs, etc. The demand of buyers for these items was rather big - perhaps it was somehow connected with the popularization of the smiley.
Gradually, the virtual face with a smile lost its former value for people, before their very eyes losing the meaning put into it by the inventor. This fact was due to the onset of a more indifferent, cynical period of time. In 1971, French businessman Franklin Laufrani made the official registration of the smiling logo as a trademark in almost 80 countries of the world. Due to the labor of others, the entrepreneur became rich. The inventor of the smiley did not start a trial, but simply improved his own creation a little and legalized a new version. Actually, Harvey Ball owns the very idea of creating World smile day, dated to October 1. Later, this date was postponed to the first Friday of the second autumn month. In 2018, the holiday falls on October 5.
Classification and types of smiles
There is an opinion: they smile not with their lips, but with their eyes. This is the true truth. Proof of this is the variety of smiles that exist in the world today and are used at different times in certain situations. Even the great Russian writer Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy described in his own novels hundreds of smiles of a different nature. There are actually a lot of them: sincere, enthusiastic, ironic, cold, cynical, evil grin, grin, vengeful, fake, etc.
The modern classification assumes the division of smiles into three types:
- Spike type - it is used unconsciously by more than half of the world's population (60%).
- This figure is two times less for the canine type.
- Mixed type - hardly any of you will be lucky enough to learn to smile like Julia Roberts or Marilyn Monroe. The number of such people is about 2% of the total mass of earthlings.
If we talk about the ability to lift the corners of the lips upwards of representatives of certain peoples and nationalities, then a significant difference has been noticed between the Italian and Arab, Polish and Eskimo smiles. Let's say, for example, Russian people smile in such a way that mouth to ear, and black aborigines of Africa use their whole body in the process of smiling.
Finally, many smiles are captured on the canvases of famous artists. The most striking example is "Mona Lisa" by Leonardo Da Vinci. To this day, she fascinates us with her secret, living in the corners of her lips ...
The benefits of a smile
Let's talk about the benefits of smiling on World Smile Day.
Researchers have long passed a verdict on laughter: 5 minutes of intense laughter increases life expectancy by at least a year. Of course, the effect of a smile on the human body is not so global, but it can do something. But it should be noted that it comes only about a sincere smile, in the process of which all the muscles of the face are involved - and there are as many as 53! So what is this emotional weapon capable of?
Firstly, smiling relieves stress, well, or at least significantly reduces it. No matter how the cats scratch their souls, you should smile yourself, remembering something pleasant, or just see the beautiful smile of a stranger addressed to you - the leaden clouds of gloomy thoughts and anxieties begin to dissipate, life ceases to seem hopeless and hopeless.
Doctors have found that a smile has a beneficial effect on the state of the immune system. In addition, the general relaxation of the body caused by the movement of the lips helps to stabilize the nervous system. And since a person is calm, to some extent he is happy. However, it is impossible to smile sincerely without experiencing positive emotions.
The next point - a smile is a multifaceted symbol that demonstrates at least three states of the human soul: excellent mood, positive attitude, good relationship to the interlocutor. One movement of the lips, habitual from birth, can express gratitude, approval, confess love, finally. And this, you see, is a lot.
Important: a smile gives a natural attractiveness to a human face, a woman can even replace professional makeup. This is supported by the results of one study. The fair sex was divided into two groups. The participants of the first group were given stylish make-up, the women in the second group were without a cosmetic "mask", but they smiled sincerely, heartily. As a result, more than 60% of men considered attractive exactly those girls who gave positive emotions to those around them. From the point of view of health, a smile, in addition to everything else, has a pronounced cosmetological effect: it prevents the formation of premature wrinkles, maintains the elasticity of the skin.
Today, on World Smile Day, give your family, friends and strangers the vibes of your good mood. Remember: a smiling subject attracts people to him, as he gives the impression of a cheerful, successful individual.
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"World Day of Smiles". Fun in the older group
GOAL: Create a favorable environment for the emotionally comfortable state of children.
TASKS:
Contribute to raising the mood in children;
Enrich children's experiences;
develop emotional responsiveness and receptivity of children;
Leading. Hello guys! Today we will talk about one funny, joyful day, but what day we are talking about, you will find out by guessing the riddle. I will ask you it, and you will present the answer to each other.
Joy has a friend, in the form of a semicircle (smile) .
Leading. Of course this is our lovely swami smile... Since 1999 The whole world began to celebrate « world smile day» ... People celebrate it every first Friday in October. A smile is a miracle, with the help of which the world becomes cozier and warmer. There is nothing more precious, happier and more important than smile of your loved ones.
Guys, what do you think, when does it appear smile? (when a person feels good and wants to laugh, more people are smiling when they remember that that is good). Generally, smile is very contagious, If you smile at your friend then he will certainly will smile at you... Guys, a symbol smiles became - smiley, you know him (showing the children a smiley)... Friends, I know that you have prepared poems about smile, read them.
1. Rising early in the morning,
Going on a good journey,
Washing, dressing up,
You do not forget to smile!
2.With her it is much easier to go,
And a little more fun
With her, the load does not press on the shoulders,
And the circle is full of friends!
3. Let's smile at the sun, meadow,
And any blade of grass
We will smile at each other
Just like that now with you.
4. Smiling mouth, smiling eyes,
I am not just a princess, I am a princess from a fairy tale!
5. "Amazing child"
Everyone talks about me.
Because I'm from the cradle
I smile to everyone.
6. The sun is shining in the meadow,
And I can't shine like that.
But I can smile,
And whole day I can laugh!
7. From smiles will brighten everyone,
From smiles even the rainbow will wake up!
And she will come back to you more than once!
8. You smile, more often smile!
Suits you smile, look!
Never part with her
Erase the seal from your face of seriousness!
9. I will give YOU smile,
And let it fly around the world.
Suddenly, like a goldfish,
Will you catch this smile
Children, since we have a funny and smiling day, I suggest you have some fun, do you agree?
Leading. Here's your first game
1. "Popping balls" (2 teams, whose team will burst all the balls faster than the booty).
Well done, and now I suggest you hold the relay, which is called « smile» .
2. Relay « Smile» (two teams are built one after the other, one by one they run around the obstacle and pass to the other participant smile).
Well done, guys, we did it, and now let's sit down and have a little rest. While you are resting, I’ll ask you funny riddles, don’t you agree?
3. Riddles (trick)
Everything is dressed with white snow, so it is coming….
At night, each window dimly illuminates ...
Crowing sleepily, dear kind….
There are 4 lions under the tree, one left, left….
Walked past the hive, clubfoot ...
Quickly swim ashore, the toothy is swimming ...
And, capricious, and stubborn, in Kindergarten does not want ...
To get both vaccinations and injections, mothers of children are taken to ...
Leading. Guys, what fun children have without sweets. Do you agree? Do you like candy? Then I have one more task for you.
4."Sweet for me"(a candy is hidden in a plate with cereals or flour, the children wear aprons and look for candy with their mouths).
5."Guess who am I?"(one participant is blindfolded and placed in the middle of the circle, while the music is playing, the children walk in a circle, stopped - the one who is blindfolded guesses the child standing opposite him by touch).
Leading. Guys, now I suggest you sit down and rest a little. As I already told you that laughter is very contagious, and now we will check it out with you. I turn on the recording with laughter for you, and you listen and see if laughter has infected you or not. (plays the tape with different laughs).
Leading. Guys, I have one last fun task for you. Please look at the board, what do you see there? Of course, these are the symbols of ours with you smiles a task is written on the back of each symbol. Now each of you comes out one by one, and chooses any smiley that you come across, then you will do. You should be able to us to cheer up, that we smiled(there are 15 emoticons with tasks on the board, for each child).
6. "Smiley" Z
Leading. Children, ours with you entertaining day lesson the smiles are coming to an end but I have a surprise for you. Guys, I have a million balloons in my pocket for everyone. You don't believe, do you? Well, don't believe it, ha - ha - ha! Then go out and catch them! (children are invited to catch bubbles to the music).
(World Smile Day) is a holiday celebrated annually on the first Friday of October.
Holiday history Smile Day. The world owes its existence to the artist Harvey Ball from Worcester, Massachusetts - the author of the famous "smiley". The image of a yellow smiling face later became the most recognizable symbol of goodwill and good mood on the planet.
In 1963, the American insurance firm State Mutual Life Assurance Company of America asked the artist Harvey Bell to come up with some striking symbol - the company's business card. In literally ten minutes, Harvey came up with and drew the so-called emoticon. The image was in the form of dark oval eyes and folds on the sides of the mouth against a bright yellow background. The customers accepted the work, paid Bell fifty dollars, made the smiling face badges, and handed them out to the entire company staff. The success of this "business card" has surpassed all expectations. The company's customers were delighted with the innovation - just a few months later, more than ten thousand badges were released. Very soon, a cute face with a smile began to appear on T-shirts, baseball caps, envelopes, postcards, matchboxes. Even the US Post Office has issued a stamp with this symbol.
Bell was as happy as a creative person can be, who realized that his works will outlive him for a long time. In an interview, the artist said: “Never before in the history of mankind and art has there been a single work that, having spread so widely, would bring so much happiness, joy and pleasure. There was nothing that was done so simply, but which became clear to everyone. "
But the smiley became known to the whole world only in the 1970s, when two brothers from Spain came up with the slogan "Have a Happy Day" for the smiley. A smile with such a motto immediately became a hit, and soon the smiley appeared on emblems, postcards, T-shirts and baseball caps - in a word, on everything that can be quickly sold.
Bell never applied for a trademark or copyright for the smiley and earned only $ 45 to design it. Bell believed that the smile he created had long ceased to be a commercial symbol, but became an international symbol of good mood and a smile. Then he decided to create World Smile Day, which since 1999 has been celebrated on the first Friday of October. Bell said that this day must be devoted to a good mood. The motto of the Smile Day holiday has become the phrase: "Do a good deed. Help at least one person to smile." Harvey Bell died on April 12, 2001 at the age of 79.
What holidays are there in the world! Recently, in many countries of the world, including ours, the World Smile Day is gaining more and more popularity. It is celebrated on the first Friday of October, in 2019 - on October 4.
Various actions, photo exhibitions, concerts, contests and quizzes, launching of lanterns, etc. are timed to this holiday. Celebration venues can be very different - from parks and squares to educational institutions and shopping centers.
People of all ages take part in these events with pleasure, because this is a great opportunity to recharge with positive emotions. Today, on Smile Day, friends and acquaintances congratulate each other and wish you a good mood.
Holiday history Smile Day
The history of World Smile Day began several decades ago. In 1963, creative American artist Harvey Bell created a yellow smiley face - a smiley - for the insurance company State Mutual Life Assurance Company of America. For his work, he received $ 50 from customers.
In the form of a company logo, icons that were issued to employees and customers of the company displayed such emoticons. They were liked not only by the employees and clients of the company, but also by everyone who saw them, and within a few months more than ten thousand such badges were produced.
In the 1970s, the slogan for the emoticon “Have a Happy Day” appeared. Such an image, which became a hit of sales, appeared on various emblems, postcards, stamps, T-shirts, caps, bags, souvenirs and other products.
Later, with the advent of the Internet, the smiley began to be used here as well. Many of these images have been created to express different emotions. They convey not only joy, but also embarrassment, sadness, disappointment, bewilderment, surprise, indignation and other feelings. Now we can no longer imagine communication in the virtual space without these funny faces.
And in 1999, at the initiative of Harvey Bell, World Smile Day began to be celebrated. People all over the world liked this tradition and quickly took root. According to this artist, the holiday should be dedicated to a good mood.
In one of his interviews, he said: "Never before in the history of mankind and art has not a single work appeared that, having spread so widely, would bring so much happiness, joy and pleasure!" Harvey encouraged people around the world to do good and enjoy life.
The motto of the Day of Smile, which we celebrate today, has become the words: “Do a good deed. Help at least one smile to appear! " Its author created the World Smile Corporation, which owns the copyright for the smiley face. The profits received by this enterprise are channeled to charity.
except International Day smiles, in different countries the world is also noted:
- A day of spontaneous kindness
- Hug Day,
- Kiss day and other holidays.
How to celebrate International Smile Day?
World Smile Day is a great occasion to give your friends and acquaintances a good mood. This is one of the most positive and fun holidays people have ever thought of. On this day, it's time to send those who are dear to you, cheerful congratulations on Smile Day.
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Give each other warmth and smiles!
Forgive insults, other people's mistakes.
A smile is powerful and worth the reward.
Just a smile - and you will be welcome!
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We wish you to laugh
Rejoice, smile,
Because the day is like this -
He's cool and funny!
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I will give you a smile
And let it fly around the world.
Suddenly, like a goldfish,
You will catch this smile!
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I wish you positive
Happiness, joy and laughter!
Happy smile day,
After all, a smile is a sign of success!
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Today we will smile
Laugh out loud and joke.
Indeed, on Smile Day, without a doubt,
It's time to amuse each other.
May all jokes be kind
And they will not offend anyone.
We wish everyone a sense of humor
There is nothing more important than him!
Other congratulations in verses for Smile Day
International Smile Day is a day of joy and laughter. Say warm words to those around you, please the people you love - and the positive emotions that a smile evokes will be guaranteed to everyone!
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Smiles day - he is yours by right:
You know how to cheer everyone up!
And everyone likes your jokes
Your middle name is Laughter!
So be the same you are funny
And always cheerful!
And despite the hard weekdays,
Carry a smile through the years!
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Today is Smile Day! Congratulations,
Smile back at me
And you will see how happy
And life will become rich.
The trees are smiling
Sun, herbs and flowers
And in response to them on this holiday
Give me a smile.
I wish that she
I never left your lips
So that you meet the day with a smile.
And your life has become happy.
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Jokes, joys, surprises
This day cooks for everyone.
Happy Smile Day,
Let life be without problems!
Let all grievances go away
Far-far side!
To you love, health, happiness
And great luck!
On the day of this holiday, it is customary to take funny photos and selfies, accompany them with images of "emoticons" and post on social networks or send to friends. Supplement such a picture with congratulations on the poems dedicated to the Day of Smile, it will be very useful.
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Smile day is a good holiday
Accept congratulations
Every day with a warm smile
Be sure to start.
Smile to everyone at home
To colleagues and friends,
Smile at the gray clouds
Falling leaves and rains.
Let the smile help
In relationships and work,
Let them be on the shoulder with her
All hard worries.
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Happy Smile Day to all of you,
I wish you happiness, joy!
Let congratulations today
They cheer you up
So that on this autumn day
You were not too lazy to joke!
After all, everyone knows that, laughter
Programs success,
Both health and wealth.
Laughter is the best medicine.
With him the cake is sweeter and the light is brighter,
You will live with him for a hundred years!
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In the mood for five?
It's simple, you need to know!
To enjoy life
You need to smile more often!
And then you will see, friend,
That the world around you is kind
It grows prettier and blooms
And your soul sings!
After all, today is Smile Day!
And it will not be a mistake, friend,
Even if a stranger
You will give a ray of sunshine!
Celebrate World Smile Day, smile more often and let your wishes make your friends and loved ones happy! Just one smile can make someone happy, cheer up and even change the world. So let's make it a little lighter and kinder at least today, on the day of this positive holiday!
