National Simplicity Day

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National Simplicity Day in USA in 2026
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2026 USA Sunday, July 12thNational Simplicity Day
2025 USA Saturday, July 12thNational Simplicity Day
2024 USA Friday, July 12thNational Simplicity Day
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National Simplicity Day in USA in 2026

The theme for this year is ‘Look for the bare necessities, the simple bare necessities.' This year's theme implies that an individual should focus on their life on fulfilling the necessities by not wasting money on unnecessary objects.

This day is celebrated on the birthday of Henry David Thoreau.

Thoreau was an American essayist, poet, philosopher and a leading transcendentalist. He was an advocate for living a life of simplicity.

"All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honour, duty, mercy, hope."
Winston Churchill

The need to observe Simplicity Day is to become free from the complications of the world. This day focuses on pursuing simplicity.

This day gives us a message to celebrate life through simplicity by switching off your devices, getting rid of complicated things and just let life be about living for a day. You can celebrate the day by having peace of mind. By staying away from gadgets and other complications in life, find a sunny and quiet place to relax.

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