INTERNATIONAL DAYPOP CULTURE & LIFESTYLE

World Marriage Day

Every year on the second Sunday of February, love gets its own standing ovation. Organized by Worldwide Marriage Encounter, World Marriage Day honors husband and wife as the foundation of the family, the basic unit of society, saluting the beauty of their faithfulness, sacrifice, and joy in daily married life. In 2027 it lands on February 14, Valentine's Day itself, sharing the date with Super Bowl LXI.

FEB8

Sunday, February 8Second Sunday in February

Roots: Begun in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1981 as We Believe in Marriage Day; adopted by Worldwide Marriage Encounter and renamed in 1983.
Also on Feb 8: Autism Sunday · Boy Scouts Day · Iowa Day
Hashtag: #WorldMarriageDay

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3 ways to celebrate

WITH YOUR SPOUSE

Renew Your Vows

Speak your promises again over a candlelit dinner, in your parish, or on the porch. Write one new vow each about what you know about love now that you didn't on the wedding day, and read them aloud.

IN THE COMMUNITY

Honor a Marriage You Admire

Think of the couple whose marriage taught you what lasting love looks like, and tell them so. Write the letter, make the call, or invite them to dinner on World Marriage Day.

WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY

Tell Your Own Love Story

Share how you met, what the early years were really like, and what has kept you together, at the dinner table or online with the hashtag #WorldMarriageDay.