Stimulating interest in and enhancing study of the Commonwealth is another objective. Since 1977, schools all over the Commonwealth have organized special activities to promote understanding of the association and to provide shared enjoyment. He wanted one day each year on which all Commonwealth countries could mark their membership and encourage commitment to the association. The idea came from Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau.
Commonwealth leaders agreed that the day should be used to promote knowledge of the Commonwealth, particularly among the young people of their countries.
It does not coincide with a major holiday or festival. The second Monday in March was picked as Commonwealth Day because it is a day when all schools throughout the Commonwealth are in session. MAIN MENU: SYMBOLS, FACTS, & LISTS: HOLIDAYS: COMMONWEALTH DAY It is the day when Commonwealth countries which represent a quarter of all humanity acknowledge their membership of this unique voluntary association. The second Monday in March is Commonwealth Day. CanadaInfo: Symbols, Facts, & Lists: Holidays: Commonwealth Day
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