Cow Hug Day in India: The Animal Welfare Board of India has urged people to abandon Western customs associated with Valentine’s Day and instead celebrate the occasion by hugging cows, which are religion considers it sacred. Therefore, the council announced February 14 to be celebrated nationwide as Cow Hug Day.
According to the board, hugging a cow will give you emotional satisfaction and increase personal and collective happiness. It aimed to counter the impact of Western civilisation, which the government felt had damaged traditional Indian practices.
In recent years, as the Indian economy has become increasingly globalized, Valentine’s Day has become increasingly popular among young people in particular.
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However, as Hindu nationalism gains traction in India, occasions such as Valentine’s Day have faced backlash for promoting what are considered immoral values. . There have been several attacks on shops selling Valentine’s Day cards and decorations, and couples have also been targeted. A significant amount of anti-Valentine’s Day rhetoric has been directed at women, with claims that the day encourages promiscuity and vulgarity.
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The call to celebrate Cow Hug Day was signed by Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) secretary SK Dutta, who claimed to have taken the step “under the direction of the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Animal Husbandry”. dairy farming of the Union” and with the nod of the “competent authority”.
The council was established in 1962 under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960.
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