National Day of Listening is observed marked with great enthusiasm and empathy by people who are keen on just having meaningful conversations and listening to the stories and struggles of their loved ones. The celebration of National Day of Listening usually falls on the day after Thanksgiving Day celebrations in the United States. The unique observance started as StoryCorps and has become an annual occurrence since its first celebration, where over 10000 Americans interviewed each other.

As we observe National Day of Listening 2025, here is everything you need to know about this day, how to celebrate National Day of Listening and its significance.

National Day of Listening 2025 Date, History

National Day of Listening 2025 will be marked on November 28. Traditionally the celebration has been marked on the day after Thanksgiving, in the United States. The first National Day of Listening was marked in 2008, when the national oral history project StoryCorps, where over ten thousand Americans interviewed each other, including President George W. Bush and his wife Laura, who were interviewed by President Bush's sister Dorothy Bush Koch.

Significance of National Day of Listening

The essence of National Day of Listening is to celebrate the art of being attentive and open with each other. Having meaningful, real conversations instead of being considerate of others and suffering alone, is the essence of this day. The commemoration has also been seen as a way to encourage spending more valuable and meaningful time with family. Since the celebration falls on the unofficial holiday between Thanksgiving and the weekend.

The celebration of National Day of Listening was also focused at being an alternative to the traditional Black Friday celebration. While Black Friday has been seen as a day to begin your Christmas shopping, with the most enticing offers and sales, National Day of Listening aims to replace these monetary and momentary happiness with more meaningful and long lasting connections instead.

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