Meet 5 young people who add more meaning to World Children’s Day


  • People
  • Saturday, 20 Nov 2021

Children's Day is believed to have been initiated in the mid-19th century by Reverend Dr Charles Leonard, a pastor in Massachusetts, the United States. Photo: Freepik

Today is World Children's Day, a special day celebrated annually in honour of children worldwide.

According to nationaldaycalendar.com, Children's Day was initiated in the mid-19th century by Reverend Dr Charles Leonard, a pastor of the Universalist Church of the Redeemer in Chelsea, Massachusetts, the United States.

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