International #FirgunDay

International #FirgunDay is celebrated every year on July 17th, and is all about giving credit to those who deserve it all year long. For more information and joining, visit the Facebook event or try the Firgunator, the automatic Firgun generator.

The International #FirgunDay is celebrated every year on July 17th and you are invited to join from anywhere in the world!

יום הפרגון הבינלאומי חוזר ב-17 ביולי 2016!

Firgun (pronounced FEER-GOON, פרגון) is a Hebrew word that means an act of kindness performed solely to make another person feel good. For one day a year we give credit to those who deserve it all year long!

Many words in Hebrew can be traced back to the Bible. In the case of “firgun” (pronounced FEER-GOON), you won’t find it anywhere. Firgun isn’t even in that old dusty Hebrew-English dictionary you have on your bookshelf. Firgun is a cultural concept that defies translation. It means to root for someone, to be supportive and not to rain on someone else’s parade. Wrapped up in this little word is the notion of not begrudging someone else’s success. A Firgun is an act of saying nice things or doing nice things to someone without any other purpose, but to make the other feel good.

This can be done in five easy steps:

• Follow @FirgunDay on Twitter and join the Facebook event (http://bit.ly/ FirgunDay).

• Pick a person, organization, or company, which you find inspiring and worth a “Firgun,” a selfless compliment.

• Post on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or any other social media and explain why this individual or company embodies the #FirgunDay spirit. Don’t forget to add the #FirgunDay hashtag.

• Help us spread the #FirgunDay love and celebrate this new international holiday!

• Our team at MadeinJLM is trying use #Firgun to help inspire innovation and collaboration across the world by small acts of Firgun to make the world a better place. How will you inspire someone on #FirgunDay?