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Share a Smile Day

Fun · March 1

Share a Smile Day is about passing along a smile, to a stranger, a coworker or a friend, and seeing what comes back.

Share a Smile Day falls on Monday, March 1, 2027. That is 125 days away.

A smile is about the cheapest thing a person can give away, and the day is built around exactly that. The idea is simple: offer one to someone who might not expect it, and notice what happens next.

Most smiles travel short distances. The cashier, the neighbor walking a dog, the person holding a door. Often the smile comes straight back, sometimes a beat late, as if the other person had to remember where they kept theirs. People tend to return a smile without thinking about it, which is part of why a single one can move through a room.

Sharing a smile does not have to happen face to face. A funny photo sent to a friend counts. So does a note left on a desk, a drawing taped to a window, or a story told at dinner that gets the whole table laughing. Some people pass along a joke that made them grin earlier in the week, on the theory that it still has some use left in it.

There is also the quieter version, which is simply being easy to smile at. Looking up from a phone in line, saying good morning, thanking the bus driver by name if you know it.

A genuine smile reaches the eyes, crinkling the skin at the corners. People usually notice the difference, even if they could not explain how.

Ways to celebrate

• Smile and say hello to a neighbor you usually just nod at.
• Send a friend a photo or memory that always makes you grin.
• Leave a kind note for a coworker or family member.
• Thank a cashier, driver or server and mean it.
• Share a favorite clean joke at dinner.

Dates

All national days on March 1

Also on March 1

• National Peanut Butter Lover's Day
• National Pig Day
• National Horse Protection Day
• National Fruit Compote Day

Categories: Fun days