International Tea Day May 21, 2024

International Tea Day

There"s nothing quite like a nice cup of tea. Whether you like Darjeeling, Earl Grey, oolong, matcha or English breakfast, today"s the day to celebrate this beloved brew: May 21 is International Tea Day. People have been drinking tea for at least 5,000 years. The drink originated in China, but in the 16th and 17th centuries, it was introduced to Western merchants, who helped to spread it around the world. It is now the second most consumed drink in the world after water.

© alex cheong/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

A bridge that holds up history
Cascade in the City of Waterfalls
May 21, 2025International Tea Day

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Apr. 13, 2025Songkran—Thai New Year
Mar. 16, 2024Giant panda, Chengdu, China
An island park for everyone
Sep. 10, 2025Hay bales in North Yorkshire, England
Aug. 27, 2024Young black caiman, Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
Sep. 26, 2025Least chipmunk, Kootenai National Forest, Montana, United States
Dec. 1, 2023Lake Minnewanka, Alberta
Oct. 7, 2024World Architecture Day
You otter check this out
Dec. 9, 2025National Llama Day
Jun. 21, 2024National Indigenous Peoples Day
Mar. 2, 2025Megalong Valley, Blue Mountains National Park, NSW, Australia
Mar. 3, 2024World Wildlife Day
Apr. 6, 2025Yellow warbler
May 25, 2024Aït Benhaddou, Morocco
We can all just get along
Jan. 20, 2026Penguin Awareness Day
A convocation of eagles assembles
One of the oldest parks in Quebec
Racing through the five boroughs
Look, but don’t touch
Mar. 9, 2024Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, New Mexico, USA
Feb. 5, 2026Salt evaporation ponds on the island of Gozo, Malta
Stripes in sight
A ghost on the mountain
American Red Cross pioneers
Nov. 5, 2024Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Brazil
When ice imitates art
Dec. 15, 2024Lake Misurina, Dolomites, Italy
Sep. 24, 2025Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, United States