With all of the focus on Thanksgiving this week, you might not know that today - November 21 - is World Hello Day...an event that was started in the fall of 1973 to spread peace in the Middle East.

Since then, the day has been marked by people in 180 different countries through a simple act of communication: by greeting 10 different people. Simply by saying hello, you can urge world leaders to use communication, rather than force, to settle global conflicts.

We've made it easy for you to participate in today's festivities by simply sending a World Hello Day smiley or eCard to 10 different people today.

You can find our special World Hello Day smiley by clicking on the Hot link at the top of your Smiley Central window, and then clicking on "World Hello Day." (Don't have Smiley Central? Help spread the smiles by downloading it today.)

If greeting cards are more your style, our special World Hello Day eCard - featuring numerous international smiley characters - can be found here.

Let's make the world a better place...one smiley and online greeting card at a time. Celebrate World Hello Day with 10 friends or family members today!