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Fact Checked by Amatullah Gulbargawala
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National Day Of Listening is an unofficial holiday celebrated on the Friday after Thanksgiving as an alternative to black Friday.
The day encourages people to spend time with their family members and friends. Sit with them, listen to their stories, and interview them. Learn your family history, share it with the world, and preserve it for a lifetime.
The day is celebrated after Thanksgiving in all parts of the US.
The day is celebrated to encourage families to spend quality time together and share their family's story. So, it can be celebrated by anyone from kids to senior citizens.
The day was launched in 2008 by StoryCorps.
StoryCorps launched National Day Of Listening through their oral history project.
Dave Isay, the founder of StoryCorps, loved his time with his great-grandparents when he was little. So, one day, he decided to record all their stories, and everyone loved it. Unfortunately, after a few years, he lost his great-grandparents. This loss led him to StoryCorps in 2003, a community that you can learn about below.
2007
StoryCorps Community
From its founding until 2007, StoryCorps interviewed over 600,000 participants. They released a detailed guide on listening to a story, 'Listening Is an Act of Love: A Celebration of American Life from the StoryCorps Project.'
Early 2008
Launch of National Day Of Listening
StoryCorps launched the first National Day Of Listening. The day was proposed to be on the day after Thanksgiving, encouraging people to spend time interviewing family and friends and listening to their stories and experiences.
November 27, 2008
Inauguration
As a part of the National Day Of Listening, StoryCorps initiated a Do-It-Yourself event, where thousands of Americans interviewed one another, including one of the famous presidents of that time.
May 2014 to November 2015
Online Listener Survey
StoryCorps stated that their online listener surveys results from nearly 600 listeners showed that listeners gained more understanding of people from different ethnicities and religious backgrounds.
2018
10 Year Aniversary
On November 23, 2018, StoryCorps celebrated 10 years of National Day Of Listening, the holiday loved and observed by so many. Currently, they have over 200,000 recordings of human voices in all 50 states.
On National Day Of Listening, share your memorable experiences with a loved one or interview them. In short, celebrate the day with family or friends and unleash the most cherished memories and interesting life stories.
The best way to celebrate the day is to listen, record, and take interviews. Listen and record the memories and life stories of family, friends, or anyone.
Every year on National Day Of Listening, StoryCorps releases a do-it-yourself guide with fun interview questions depending on the person being interviewed. On this day, download the guide and fun interview questions, and interview anyone of any age or place. While performing your interviews, keep it lively, ensure to have refreshments, and bring out the fun in everyone.
| Date | Day |
|---|---|
November 27, 2020 | Friday |
November 26, 2021 | Friday |
November 25, 2022 | Friday |
November 24, 2023 | Friday |
November 29, 2024 | Friday |
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