{"id":124,"date":"2024-09-19T14:19:53","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T14:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winthropstreetdentistry.com\/blog\/?p=124"},"modified":"2024-09-19T14:19:54","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T14:19:54","slug":"spread-joy-world-smile-day-october-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winthropstreetdentistry.com\/blog\/spread-joy-world-smile-day-october-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Spread Joy on World Smile Day \u2014 October 4th!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A smile is a truly valuable thing<\/a>. Not only can it send a powerful message to those around you, but it can also boost your own mood! Sadly, smiles sometimes seem to be in short supply in our modern era. That is why the team at Winthrop Street Dentistry wants to encourage everyone to get into the spirit of World Smile Day, which is coming up on October 4th<\/sup>. This blog post discusses how you can do that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

It All Started with the Smiley Face<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The origins of World Smile Day go back to 1963, when an artist from Worcester, MA, first produced the iconic yellow smiley face. The smiley face quickly became a symbol known around the world, and thousands of different versions of it have come and gone in recent decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sadly, the commercialization of the smiley face seems to have diluted its potency. The symbol\u2019s creator was concerned about this, so he chose to back up the institution of World Smile Day in 1999. Observed each October, this day is meant to remind everyone of the smiley face\u2019s original meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is that meaning, you might ask? It is meant to encourage people to share smiles and be kind to others, regardless of differences like religion, politics and ethnicity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get into the Spirit of World Smile Day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here are a few things you can do to show that you support the underlying principles of World Smile Day:<\/p>\n\n\n\n