10 Interesting and Less Known Facts About The Earth Day
It’s been so many years that the earth is sustaining lives of trillions of humans and other living things on it. We owe our lives to the environment of the earth. We grow crops to obtain food for us and dig deep down to find useful minerals for the betterment of humankind. United Nations, in the year 2009, designated April 22nd as the Earth Day. The sole purpose of celebrating this day is to spread awareness among the people of the preservation of the natural environment of earth. This day sends a message across the globe to take care of the natural ambience and to protect it from harmful things. Who was the big name behind this resplendent concept? John McConnell in 1969 initiated the concept at a UNESCO Conference in San Francisco. Let us go through some interesting and less known Facts about The Earth Day.
Earth Day Facts
10. As this day is meant for the preservation of our motherland, so some communities make it a point on this day not use cars and other automobiles. By doing this, they save the environment from the emission of harmful gases. Nice idea!
9. April 22nd is not the only date when people celebrate the Earth Day. Some people celebrate it in the month of March around March Equinox. It is actually a time when the sun shines directly on the equator and the time span of day and night is almost equal.
8. How to celebrate Earth Day? Do we cut a cake labeled “Earth Day”? Not exactly guys. Some of the ways to celebrate the Earth Day are planting trees, picking up trash from the roads and disposing it properly and using recyclable containers for lunches and snacks.
7. Unlike other special events and occasions, this day is not a public holiday and the routine activities of different state machineries are not affected at all.
6. There are various symbols to denote special days. Some of the symbols used for this day are a drawing of the planet earth, a flower or a tree.
5. An Earth flag has been designed to distinguish this day even more from the normal days. This flag was designed by John McConnell.
4. I would love to share a very appealing quotation which came across while surfing the web. Here it is — The proper use of science is not to conquer nature but to live in it — (Barry Commoner)
3. As a part of spreading Earth Day awareness, I will like to suggest three activities which you should perform in my last three points. On this day, try to reuse something to your advantage. For instance, a paper or something. It will save the limited resources we are supplied with.
2. Just contemplate this fact that if each one of us vow to plant one tree, how many trees will get planted on this day. Suffice to say, there cannot be a gift more valuable than this to our motherland.
1. The schools and universities should orchestrate seminars and funfairs in which, by virtue of plays and stalls, general masses are educated on the importance of Earth day.
