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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.
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]
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]
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