Universal Day of Culture

[2] In 1933, in his "Prayer for Peace and Culture" Roerich includes also the churches into this list and specifies that on this day "the world will be reminded of the true treasures of humanity, of creative heroic enthusiasm, of improvement and enhancement of life.

The International Movement for the affirmation of April 15 as Universal Day of Culture (IMAUDC[5]) was established in December 2008 by NGOs from Cuba, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia and Spain.

[9] In her address to the Banner of Peace hoisting ceremony to mark the Universal Day of Culture in 2011 the Speaker of Seimas of Lithuania Mrs. Irena Degutienė said that this is a day, on which "people are exchanging ideas on the fundamental values, raising and addressing fundamental questions, and the word "culture" is uttered more often than usual.

On April 15, 2010, the 75th anniversary of the Roerich Pact, the panel "Protection and Preservation of natural treasures: the challenges to the servers of culture" was held in São Paulo.

[14] The Universal Day of Culture is celebrated also in Argentina, Bulgaria, Belarus, Chile, Cuba, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Mexico and Spain.