World Vegan Day – Take On the 30 Day Challenge

World Vegan Day is an annual event celebrated on 1 November, by vegans around the world. The Day was established in 1994 by Louise Wallis, then President & Chair of The Vegan Society UK to commemorate its 50th anniversary. Vegans around the world join together to celebrate animal rights. Animal advocates hold street stalls about veganism, host vegan potluck events, plant memorial trees for World Vegan Day[1] and give away animal friendly vegan baking.[2]

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Speaking in 2011 Wallis said: “We knew the Society had been founded in November 1944, but didn’t know the exact date, so I decided to go for the 1st November. Partly because I liked the idea of this date coinciding with Samhain/Halloweenand the Day of the Dead – traditional times for feasting and celebration. Both apt and auspicious.”[3] 2014 marks the 70th anniversary of the term ‘vegan’, ‘veganism‘, and the establishment of The Vegan Society.

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The term vegan was coined in 1944 by Donald Watson when he co-founded the Vegan Society in England, at first to mean “non-dairy vegetarian” and later to refer to “the doctrine that man should live without exploiting animals.”[6]Interest in veganism increased in the 2000s; vegan food became increasingly available in supermarkets and restaurants in many countries, and several top athletes in endurance sports, such as the Ironman triathlon and theultramarathon, began to practise veganism and raw veganism.[7]  (Spource: wikipedia)

Take on the 30 Day Vegan Challenge with Olive Retreat. For your own health, for the Earth’s health and for the Animal’s health. We’ll help you with any information or recipes you might need. Let us know if you have any questions 🙂

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