Salam Day is a registered international mark. Learn how schools, cities, and community organizations can freely host events under our Respectful Compliance Licensing Policy.
To ensure Salam Day remains respectable, dignified, and inclusive across all cultures and traditions, anyone using the brand agrees to these five rules:
Salam Day focuses strictly on universal peace, unity, and human goodwill. It avoids all religious doctrine or theological debates, welcoming people of every faith and worldview equally.
Events must welcome all people regardless of faith, ethnicity, gender, or secular belief. Proselytizing or sectarian exclusion is strictly prohibited.
Salam Day marks may not be used by political candidates, partisan campaigns, or lobbying groups to promote legislation or warfare.
All community activities, meals, and youth crafts must prioritize safe, hospitable, and family-friendly environments.
Commercial merchandise requires certification. Non-commercial community events use the brand 100% royalty-free.
The Association actively monitors mark usage under WIPO & INPI trademark registrations to prevent misuse or hate speech.
Everything you need to know about the origins, customs, inclusivity, and participation in Salam Day.
No. Salam Day is a purely secular, civic holiday open to everyone regardless of faith, background, or philosophical worldview. It contains no religious requirements, rituals, or theological doctrines, focusing entirely on universal peace, hospitality, and human dignity.
December 25th is a cherished time during the global winter season when families gather and communities celebrate. Observing Salam Day on this date brings neighbors of all cultures together in a shared spirit of generosity, warmth, and inclusion.
On December 25th morning, children wake up to presents wrapped in natural kraft paper, teal ribbons, and fresh olive branch sprigs. This ensures every child experiences the wonder, joy, and inclusion of the gifting season alongside their neighborhood peers.
At exactly 12:00 PM noon local time, participants speak words of peace aloud to neighbors, family, coworkers, and friends—such as "Assalamu Alaikum", "Peace be upon you", or "La paix soit sur vous"—creating a rolling worldwide wave of peaceful goodwill.
In the evening, families host open-door potlucks or community dinners, inviting neighbors, colleagues, and new acquaintances over to share a comforting meal, extending the olive branch of hospitality and friendship across cultures.
Paper birds honor humanity's deep yearning for peace, inspired by young Sadako Sasaki and her legacy. Children and families fold paper doves, write handwritten messages of friendship on their wings, and hand-deliver them to neighbors and teachers.
Rooted in ancient Mediterranean heritage, the white dove carrying an olive branch became a secular global emblem of quiet reconciliation after Pablo Picasso designed his celebrated lithograph for the 1949 World Peace Congress.
Yes! Because Salam Day is inclusive and secular, educators and civic organizers frequently host origami crafting workshops, peace poetry readings, food drives, and municipal peace proclamations in public spaces.
Salam Day is governed by Association Journée du Salam, an international non-profit legally established under French Loi 1901 in Strasbourg, France, with trademark registrations through INPI and the WIPO Madrid System.
None at all. Non-commercial community gatherings, neighborhood potlucks, and school workshops can use the Salam Day name, guidelines, and digital resources 100% royalty-free and without any licensing fees.