International Tea Day☕

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About International Tea Day

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Dates of International Tea Day
2026 United Nations Thursday, May 21stInternational Tea Day
2025 United Nations Wednesday, May 21stInternational Tea Day
2024 United Nations Tuesday, May 21stInternational Tea Day
2023 United Nations Sunday, May 21stInternational Tea Day
2022 United Nations Saturday, May 21stInternational Tea Day
Summary
A day to celebrate the most popular drink in the world after water.

To honour the significance of the international tea trade and all those involved in tea production, from the plantation to the finished product, many tea-producing countries on celebrated International Tea Day every December 15th since 2005.

In 2019, the United Nations General Assembly decided to designate May 21st as International Tea Day.

It is believed that tea originated in northeast India, north Myanmar and southwest China, but the exact place where the plant first grew is not known. Tea has been with us for a long time. There is evidence that tea was consumed in China 5,000 years ago.

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