World Marriage Day

World Marriage Day
Significance	Marriage
Date	Second Sunday of February
2024 date	February 11  (2024-02-11)
2025 date	February 9  (2025-02-09)
2026 date	February 8  (2026-02-08)
2027 date	February 14  (2027-02-14)
Frequency	Annual
Started by	Worldwide Marriage Encounter

World Marriage Day is an observance sponsored by American organization Worldwide Marriage Encounter, ^[1] associated with the Catholic Marriage Encounter movement ^[2] and observed on second Sunday of February each year. ^{[3] [4]}

Its purpose is declared to be: "World Marriage Day honors husband and wife as the foundation of the family, the basic unit of society. It salutes the beauty of their faithfulness, sacrifice and joy in daily married life." ^[5]

See also

• Familialism
• Marriage

References

1. "World Marriage Day" . Retrieved 25 February 2012. World Marriage Day is sponsored by Worldwide Marriage Encounter.
2. "History of Worldwide Marriage Encounter". Worldwide Marriage Encounter. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
3. marriage.about.com – Retrieved February 18, 2012.
4. wmd.wwme.org – Retrieved February 18, 2012.
5. "Purpose and History". World Marriage Day. Retrieved 25 February 2012.