World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2024: Every year on 28 May, ‘World Menstrual Hygiene Day’ is celebrated all over the world. ‘World Menstrual Hygiene Day’ is celebrated to make women aware of cleanliness during periods. Let us tell you, periods are a natural process of 4-5 days, which every woman has to go through after a certain age. During this time, women need to take special care of cleanliness, ignoring which can sometimes cause many serious problems to women. World Menstrual Hygiene Day is celebrated every year on 28 May with the aim of spreading awareness about this negligence during periods. Let us know what is the history, importance and theme of this day.
History of World Menstrual Hygiene Day-
The celebration of ‘World Menstrual Hygiene Day’ was first started in the year 2014. It was started by the German non-profit organization WASH United. After which, ‘World Menstrual Hygiene Day’ is celebrated every year on 28 May with the aim of spreading awareness about what things are important to take care of during menstruation, what kind of problems can arise during periods and which negligence can prove fatal.
Importance of World Menstrual Hygiene Day-
There is a special significance behind celebrating ‘World Menstrual Hygiene Day’ on 28th. Actually, most women and girls menstruate for 5 days every month. The average interval of the periods cycle is also 28 days. This is the reason why this day is celebrated on 28th every year.
Menstrual Hygiene Day 2024 Theme-
This year the theme of Menstrual Hygiene Day 2024 is #PeriodFriendlyWorld. Earlier in the year 2023, the theme of this day was ‘Making Menstruation a Normal Fact of Life by 2030’.