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{{Short description|Annual United Nations observance for older people}}
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The '''World Senior Citizen's Day''' is [[list of minor secular observances#August|celebrated]] on 21 August each year.<ref>{{cite news |title=World Senior Citizens Day: All you need to know about age-related macular degeneration |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/health/article/world-senior-citizens-day-age-related-macular-degeneration-symptoms-causes-treatment-prevention/272896 |publisher=[[Times Now]] |date=August 21, 2018}}</ref>

The celebration took place for the first time in 1991.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=October 1, 2020 |title=International Day of Older Persons 2020: Theme, history, significance and all you need to know|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/information/story/international-day-of-older-persons-2020-theme-history-significance-and-all-you-need-to-know-1727193-2020-10-01|access-date=2021-07-12|magazine=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-21|title=National Senior Citizen Day Offers Chance To Recognize Accomplishments And Reflect|url=https://www.seniorstrong.org/national-senior-citizen-day-offers-chance-to-recognize-accomplishments-and-reflect/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-11|website=Senior Strong|language=en-US}}</ref> The day is intended to increase awareness of the factors and issues that affect older adults, such as health deterioration and [[elder abuse]]. It is also a day to recognize and acknowledge the contributions of [[old age|older people]] to society.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Schiltz|first=Robin|title=Why Do We Celebrate Senior Citizen's Day?|url=https://seniorsafetyadvice.com/why-do-we-celebrate-senior-citizens-day/|access-date=2021-07-11|website=Senior Safety Advice|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=WHEN IS INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELDERLY|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/about/when-is-international-day-for-the-elderly|access-date=2021-07-12}}</ref>

== History==
The history of the World Senior Citizen's Day dates back to 1988. It was officially founded by the former [[President of the United States of America]], [[Ronald Reagan]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-21|title=NATIONAL SENIOR CITIZENS DAY - August 21, 2021|url=https://nationaltoday.com/national-senior-citizens-day/|access-date=2021-07-11|website=National Today|language=en-US}}</ref> He had signed on August 19, 1988, the promulgation of 5847,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Proclamation 5847 -- National Senior Citizens Day, 1988|url=https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/archives/speech/proclamation-5847-national-senior-citizens-day-1988|access-date=2021-07-12|website=Ronald Reagan|language=en}}</ref> which appeared on 21 August as National Day of the Third Age.<ref name=ibt/><ref>{{Cite magazine|date=August 21, 2020 |title=World Senior Citizen's Day 2020: History, significance, quotes and wishes|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/information/story/world-senior-citizen-s-day-2020-history-significance-quotes-and-wishes-1713697-2020-08-21|access-date=2021-07-11|magazine=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Jefferson|first=Robin Seaton|title=Now In Its 31st Year, National Senior Citizens Day Is Perhaps More Relevant Than Ever|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robinseatonjefferson/2019/08/21/now-in-its-31st-year-national-senior-citizens-day-is-perhaps-more-relevant-than-ever/|access-date=2021-07-11|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref> [[Ronald Reagan]] was the first to announce the first National Day of the Third Age.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Proclamation 5847—National Senior Citizens Day, 1988 {{!}} The American Presidency Project|url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/proclamation-5847-national-senior-citizens-day-1988|access-date=2021-07-12|website=www.presidency.ucsb.edu}}</ref>

{{Quote box |width=1000px |quoted=true |bgcolor=#FFFFF0 |align=center|quote="For all that, they have achieved throughout their lives and for all that they continue to do, we owe our gratitude and sincere greetings to our senior citizens. We can show our gratitude and appreciation better by making sure our communities are good places. Age and maturity, places where older people can participate as much as possible and find the encouragement, acceptance, support and services they need to continue living a life of independence and dignity.|source=—[[Ronald Reagan]] said, in his [[Presidential Proclamation]].<ref name=ibt>{{cite news |last1=Upadhyaya |first1=Ruchinka |title=National Senior Citizens Day: How to Celebrate the Day, History and Inspirational Quotes |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/national-senior-citizens-day-how-celebrate-day-history-inspirational-quotes-1462022 |work=[[International Business Times]] |date=August 21, 2014}}</ref>}}
== Purpose ==
knowledge.<ref name="timeanddate">{{cite web|title=Senior Citizens Day in the United States|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/senior-citizens-day|accessdate=24 August 2018|website=timeanddate.com}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2018-08-21|title=Senior citizens are eligible for discounts at restaurants and stores across the country|url=https://www.newsweek.com/national-senior-citizens-day-discounts-deals-eligible-1084181|access-date=2021-07-12|website=Newsweek|language=en}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[International Day of Older Persons]]
* [[Elderly care]]
* [[International observances]]

==References==
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[[Category:August observances]]
[[Category:United Nations days|Senior Citizen Day, World]]
[[Category:Old age]]

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