▁El ena ▁Dra pe ko ▁and ▁Nikol ay ▁R ast org u ye v , ▁and ▁the ▁cos mon aut ▁Aleks andr ▁Bal and in ▁are ▁among ▁them . ▁The ▁Association ▁of ▁Space ▁Ex pl or ers ▁in ▁Russia ▁also ▁supported ▁the ▁Universal ▁Day ▁of ▁Culture . ▁ ▁Brazil ▁▁ ▁In ▁Brazil ▁the ▁celebr ations ▁are ▁organized ▁ann ually ▁by ▁Brazil ian ▁Ro er ich ▁Institute , ▁which ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁ 7 5 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁Ro er ich ▁P act , ▁the ▁panel ▁“ Pro te ction ▁and ▁Pres ervation ▁of ▁natural ▁tre asures : ▁the ▁challeng es ▁to ▁the ▁servers ▁of ▁culture ” ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Sa o ▁Paulo . ▁The ▁B anner ▁of ▁Peace ▁has ▁been ▁ho isted ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Canada ▁▁ ▁In ▁Canada ▁the ▁Universal ▁Day ▁of ▁Culture ▁is ▁celebrated ▁in ▁Ed mont on , ▁Al berta ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁They ▁are ▁organized ▁by ▁the ▁Al berta ▁B anner ▁of ▁Peace ▁Association , ▁with ▁the ▁participation ▁of ▁Al berta ▁In ters cience ▁Association ▁and ▁Ed mont on ▁The osoph ical ▁Society ▁in ▁different ▁years . ▁ ▁Other ▁countries ▁▁ ▁The ▁Universal ▁Day ▁of ▁Culture ▁is ▁celebrated ▁also ▁in ▁Argentina , ▁Bulg aria , ▁Bel arus , ▁Chile , ▁Cuba , ▁Israel , ▁Italy , ▁Lat via , ▁Mexico ▁and ▁Spain . ▁ ▁Interest ing ▁facts ▁▁ ▁April ▁ 1 5 ▁is