C'wealth Day today
Commonwealth Day will be observed today in a befitting manner.
In a message, Head of the Commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth II, said one of the great benefits of today's technology-based world is the range of opportunities it offers to understand and appreciate how others live, said a press release.
“Connecting Cultures, our Commonwealth theme this year [2012], encourages us to consider the special opportunities we have, as members of this unique gathering of nations, to celebrate an extraordinary cultural tapestry that reflects our many individual and collective identities. The Commonwealth treasures and respects this wealth of diversity,” she said.
She added, “Connecting cultures is more, however, than observing others and the ways in which they express themselves. This year, our Commonwealth focus seeks to explore how we can share and strengthen the bond of Commonwealth citizenship we already enjoy by using our cultural connections to help bring us even closer together, as family and friends across the globe.”
Commonwealth Day is the annual celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations held on the second Monday in March, and marked by a multi-faith service in Westminster Abbey, normally attended by Queen Elizabeth II with the Commonwealth secretary-general and high commissioners of Commonwealth member states in London.
Fifty four states are today members of the Commonwealth. Bangladesh joined the body in 1972.
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