The idea ofcelebrating The World Puppetry Daycame tothe well-knownfigure ofthe puppettheaterDzhivadaZolfagarihofrom Iran.In2000at theXVIIICongress ofthe Union Internationale de la Marionnette, (UNIMA)inMagdeburg, hemadethe proposalfor discussion.
But despite thefactthatthe debateaboutthe placeandtimeforthe holidaywasvery lively, thisissuewasn’tsolved.Onlytwo years later,at a meeting ofthe International Council ofUNIMA,the date ofthe celebrationhas beenidentified.
Traditionof the holiday for puppeteersaround the worldopenedon 21March 2003.Since that timeall theprofessionalsand Puppet Theatre fanscelebratedThe World Puppetry Day.