Minions making me smile

Today, and March 20th annually, is Minions Day ミニオンの日 in Japan. It is purely coincidental, but it falls on the same day as the International Day of Happiness. And earlier today I asked in a post about International Day of Happiness, "what makes you smile", which was serendipitous as Minions are one thing that makes me smile!

I guess I am a bigger fan of Minions than I realize. But their goofy cuteness, and perhaps their yellowness, does make me smile! A random fact I remember from my Consumer Behavior classes in university is that McDonalds chose to make their "M" logo yellow because research in color psychology, indicates that yellow evokes feelings of happiness, cheerfulness, and warmth!

"Minions Day" was established by NBC Universal Entertainment Japan in celebration of the cultural impact of the Despicable Me and Minions films. They chose March 20th as the anniversary as 3/20 can be read as "minions"; Mi(3) ni(2) ons (1).