National Good Samaritan Day
National Good Samaritan Day honors those who engage in kindness and encourages everyone to do the same.
Names: National Good Samaritan Day, Good Samaritan Involvement Day
Summary: National Good Samaritan Day honors those who engage in kindness and encourages everyone to do the same. The holiday, which has uncertain origins, is named in honor of the Biblical good Samaritan, who famously stopped on a journey to help out a stranger in need. Today, “Good Samaritan” is used as a general term for those who go out of their way to provide assistance to strangers.
What to say: There is no traditional greeting for National Good Samaritan Day. To celebrate, thank the good Samaritans in your own life and be a good Samaritan to someone else.