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# Everyone Everywhere Is Celebrating International Happiness Day By Dancing to Pharrell's 'Happy'

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## Samantha Grossman


Mar 20, 2014 7:27 PM UTC

by 

[Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/)


## Samantha Grossman


Mar 20, 2014 7:27 PM UTC

There are plenty of [reasons not to celebrate International Happiness Day](http://time.com/31852/international-happiness-day/), such as the ongoing crises in Syria and Afghanistan, or the fact that they made _Home Alone_ sequels that didn’t feature Macaulay Culkin. But one person who did decide to commemorate the holiday is, naturally, Pharrell, since he sings a very popular song called “Happy.”

The Grammy winner partnered with the United Nations — which [declared](http://www.un.org/en/events/happinessday/) today, March 20, the second annual International Day of Happiness — to encourage people around the world to share videos of themselves dancing to “Happy.” Pharrell sorted through the submissions, all tagged with the hashtag #HAPPYDAY, and today, he’s sharing them on his website, [24 Hours of Happiness.](http://24hoursofhappiness.com/) At noon in each time zone, he’s been highlighting the best submissions from that area.

Watch above to see dances in Hong Kong, Sydney, Paris and more.

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