Published 18:37 IST, May 21st 2020
International Tea Day: Netizens express their love for chai through memes
International Tea Day or World Tea Day is observed on May 21 to highlight the importance of the economic significance of tea worldwide to raise awareness.
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International Tea Day or World Tea Day is annually observed on May 21 to highlight importance of ecomic significance of tea worldwide. This day also aims to raise awareness of iconic history and deep cultural significance of tea in many countries around world. In India, tea is generally consumed in about 64 per cent of home and over 80 per cent of Indians prefer to have ir tea with ded milk, according to a study. A study conducted by Tea Board of India reportedly revealed that 80 percent of Indian tea drinkers consume it eir with or before breakfast.
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About Tea Day
day has been celebrated since 2005 in tea producing countries like India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Vietnam, Indonesia, Banglesh, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, Uganda, and Tanzania. It was scheduled on very day with aim to draw global attention of governments and citizens to impact of global tea tre on workers and growers and has been linked to requests for price supports and fair tre. M. Subbu (New Tre Union Initiative), Shatru Chattophyay (CEC), Samir Roy (HMS), Ashok Ghosh (UTUC) and Paramasivam (INTUC) orchestrated observance of day at World Social Forum in 2004. first International Tea Day was celebrated in New Delhi in 2005, with later celebrations organised in Sri Lanka in 2006 and 2008. Back in 2015, Indian government proposed expanding observance of International Tea Day through UN Food and Agriculture Organisation.
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18:37 IST, May 21st 2020