World Meditation Day is December 21, declared by the United Nations in 2024. Peace9 hosts the global candle-lighting ritual: at 9pm local time, anyone, anywhere can light 1, 3, 108, or 1008 candles, sit for 6 minutes of guided silence, and join 100 million people doing the same thing at the same moment. Free. Open to all faiths and traditions. Take the pledge below.