National School Day of Non-Violence and Peace in Spain
National School Day of Non-Violence and Peace in Spain is held on January 30. Founded in 1964 by the pacifist poet Llorence Vidal Vidal of Majorca. This event in the third decade of the month January is annual. 
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Education in and for tolerance, solidarity, harmony, respect for human rights, non-violence and peace are reasons to remember January 30. On Peace Day, schools commit themselves as advocates of peace and understanding between people of different backgrounds and ways of thinking.
This day marks the anniversary of the death of Mahatma Gandhi (India, 1869-1948), a pacifist leader who defended and promoted nonviolence and peaceful resistance to injustice and was assassinated for defending these ideas.
An education inspired by a culture of nonviolence and peace enables our students to acquire knowledge, attitudes and skills that reinforce their development as critical global citizens committed to their rights and those of others.
Peace Day, due to its general theme of non-violence, conflict resolution and coexistence, can be worked on at all educational levels from kindergarten to high school.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
Bookmobile Day or Bibliobus Day in Spain on January 28
European Data Protection Day on January 28 (initiated by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe);
Start of the Season for Nonviolence on January 30 (January 30-April 4);
International Electronic Technician Day on January 30
Advertising Day in Spain on January 31 (Held on the first working Friday after January 25, or the same day if it falls on a Friday);
International Magician's Day on January 31
Tercios Day in Spain on January 31 (unofficial holiday)