11月25日是世界無肉日,這是一個鮮為人知的、連許多素食者都未必知道的紀念日——素食者的節日。
每年11月25日為世界無肉日,又稱世界素食日或少肉日,主要目的以關懷動物為基礎,推廣以植物性飲食取代動物性飲食。素食者在世界無肉日不僅僅是以身作則,且熱心的將自己的飲食習慣推廣給親朋好友,許多平日沒有吃素習慣的人們,也在這天要求自己吃一日素或者是一餐素,甚至是從此吃素。目前全球各地有數千萬的人在這一天參與這個活動,利用群起的力量共同節制口腹之欲,不吃牛、羊、豬、雞、鴨、魚,任何生物或者肉制品,更不消費有關於皮草、牙飾印石等相關動物產品。
世界無肉日起源於1986年,一位印度的靈修聖者Sadhu T.L. Vaswani將保護動物的觀念帶進了印度。他不僅是個關懷動物的先驅者,也是位成功且熱心的哲學家、教育家,更是一位精神領袖—Sadhu Vaswan傳道會之創始人。Vaswani生於1879 年11月25 日,位在Hyderabad-Sind,這是一個誕生了許多上帝的聖徒與僕人和遵奉他的子民的神聖土地。成長在這麼一個被神給予祝福的環境裡,漸漸陶冶出他高貴的心智,善良的靈魂,讓未來的Vaswani不僅是為人群謀福利,更為動物的生命追求更珍貴的尊重。所以當他看到當時許多印度的人民生活於貧困與戰爭之中,動物苟延殘喘在暴力殺戮之下,宛如一場人間的悲劇,他的心被重重的打擊了,決定背負起拯救世人的任務。Vaswani稱自己為印度的謙遜僕人,為了開啟印度的人們和生物更美好的生命,他奉獻自己不遺余力。
Vaswani認為每個生命都有心底小小的聲音,那小小的聲音是生命可貴之處,生存在這世界上的所有生物靈魂皆為平等,都有他存活的意義。生長在這塊美麗的大地上,鳥和動物都是兄弟姊妹,不應該慘忍的殺害,人與人之間更是如此,為此,他致力於各種服務之中,熱情的燃燒自己去幫助更多的生命。因為Sadhu T.L. Vaswani的努力,世人延續他的慈悲將保護動物的觀念推廣到了全世界,在11/25世界無肉日的這天,世界各國的素食團體無不費盡心思讓更多的人們了解素食的好處,進而加入關懷生命,以植物性營養代替動物性營養的行列。
珍惜生命的實踐就從吃素做起,目前已有多個國家響應素食日這個概念,北美素食協會在每年的十月一日推動“一日一素”的活動;早在1985年美國就定春季第一天為“無肉日”,全球有越來越多的人受到這些節日的感化加入素食的行列。而今年不論是不是素食者,期待都能在11月25日世界無肉日當天一起參與,只要少吃一餐肉,便可拯救那些無辜的動物生命免於刀下,讓那些喂養只為逞一時口腹的動物的糧食去造福更多貧困饑餓的人們,生命將會讓世界溫暖的綻放光芒。
Automatic Translation1 1 on 2 5, is a world without meat day, this is a little-known, even many vegetarians are not aware of the day-the vegetarian Festival.
Year 1 1 on 2 5 June as world meat-free day, also known as world vegetarian day or less meat day, the main purpose is to care for the animal as the basis, to promote to a plant-based diet replace animal-based diet. Vegetarians in the world without meat day not only is to lead by example, and enthusiastic will their eating habits to promote to friends and family, many of the weekdays did vegetarian habits of the people, but also in the day to ask yourself to eat a day Prime or is a meals hormone, and even from the vegetarian. Currently around the world there are tens of millions of people in this day participate in this activity, the use of group play the power of co-moderation of appetite, do not eat cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens, ducks, fish, any creature or meat, more do not consume relating to the fur, teeth decorated with printed stone and other related animal products.
The world meat-free day originated in the 1 9 8 6 years, an Indian spiritual Saints Sadhu T. L. Vaswani the protection of animals concept into India. He is not only a caring animal of the pioneers, is also a successful and enthusiastic philosopher, educator, and more is a spiritual leader—Sadhu Vaswan preaching of the founder. Vaswani was born in 1 8 7 9 1 1 on 2 5, in Hyderabad-Sind, which is a birth of many of God's saints and servants, and was adhering to his people's sacred land. Growing up in such a God given blessing to the environment, gradually cultivate his noble mind, good soul, let the future of Vaswani is not only for the group benefit, the more animal life in the pursuit of a more treasured respect. So when he saw a time when many Indian people live in poverty and war among the animals linger on the violence, killings under, like a human tragedy, his heart was heavy blow, decided to saddled up to save the world missions. Vaswani call themselves India's humble servant, in order to open the Indian people and creatures of a better life, he dedicated himself to spare.
Vaswani believes that every life had bottom little voice, that little voice is life valuable, and to survive in this world, all living souls are equal, there is his survival sense. Growth in this beautiful earth, birds and animals are brothers and sisters, should not suffer intolerance of killed, between people and more so, to that end, he committed to various services, passion burning themselves to help more lives. Because Sadhu T. L. Vaswani effort, the world a continuation of His mercy will protect the animals of the concept of promotion all over the world, in the 1 1/2 5 world of meat-free day this day, the world of vegetarian groups all think hard and let more people know about vegetarian benefits, then join the caring life, to plant nutrition instead of animal nutrition of the ranks.
Cherish the life of the practice from a vegetarian diet, already there are a plurality of States in response to the vegetarian day this concept, the North American vegetarian society every year in October to promote the“one element”of the activities; as early as 1 9 8 5 in the United States on the set of spring first day of“no meat day”, the global there are more and more people affected by these holidays of probation joined the vegetarian ranks. And this year whether or not vegetarians, look can on 1 1 on 2 5, the world meat-free day to participate together, as long as eat a meal of meat, you can save those innocent animal lives from the knife, let those fed only to succeed time diet of animal food to benefit more poverty 饑 hungry people, life will make the world warm Shine.