What is Earth Day?
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- This is a remake of our earlier Earth Day video. For teaching materials to cover the world's holidays, click here: amzn.to/2fRp5K3
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Each year, people from around the world celebrate Earth Day. What is Earth Day? When did this day begin?
The origins of Earth Day can be traced to the 1960s. Several vocal activists were beginning to raise the public’s awareness about the problems of pollution and other environmental issues. Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring was amongst the most influential books related to the impending dilemmas that the planet was facing. In 1968, Morton Hilbert, along with the U.S. Public Health Service, hosted the Human Ecology Symposium. The focus of this symposium was the state of the environment, and the effects on human health that the environment can have. This symposium helped lay the groundwork for what would eventually become the first Earth Day.
Over the next two years, Hilbert, and many others worked to organize the first Earth Day, which took place in April of 1970. A similar celebration had also been organized earlier that year. On March 21, 1970, activist John McConnell helped organize a day to honor the Earth, and the concept of peace (this date was selected to coincide with the first day of spring). Eventually, these two different Earth Days would be unified into one holiday.
The name “Earth Day” had been suggested by many different people, and it seemed an obvious choice for the name of this new holiday, primarily because it rhymed with birthday. The date of April 22 was chosen because it was recognized that college students would be amongst the most active participants. April 22 would not fall during Spring Break, yet, would be before final exams. This date would also prevent conflicts with the Easter and Passover holidays. Additionally, April 22 was very close to the date of John Muir’s birthday (April 21). Muir was one of the most prominent conservationists of the late 1800s.
More than 2,000 colleges, and more than 10,000 public schools from across the nation participated in the first Earth Day. Some estimates claim that more than 20 million people took part in the festivities. More than a million people in New York City alone turned out for the demonstration.
Originally, Earth Day was celebrated only once every ten years. By 1990, Earth Day had grown to a worldwide event, with more than 200 million people in 141 nations participating. After the success of the 1990 Earth Day, it was decided that Earth Day should be observed as a yearly event. Throughout the decade, the celebration of Earth Day helped bring a focus to environmental concerns such as the importance of recycling, climate change, and clean energy.
Traditions associated with the holiday include the ringing of bells, including the Japanese Peace Bell, which was donated by the United Nations by Japan. It has also become traditional to sing the “Earth Anthem”, written by Abhay Kumar. This anthem has been translated into eight different languages, including English, Russian, French, Spanish and Chinese. There are many other ways Earth Day can be celebrated. Groups might choose to clean up a neighborhood park, plant trees, or go without driving for a day.
School is making us do this
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It's called indoctrination
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I'm quite impressed by reading the comments, this is a mandatory subject for schools to learn as I didn't had to learn about this in Middle School. 😰 Just mainly about Biological and Environmental Science throughout high school but just had to comment since I ADORE Earth Day as I'm more of an Agnostic Buddhist and love nature! 🌲🌎🍀
Hope all the students in school is doing well and staying healthy during this stupid Coronavirus Epidemic! 🙏💞🏫
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@@slke_ It's my dear pleasure Mareio! I'm very honored to express my support for the ones that need it along students that are struggling without going to their public schools during this rough period of our lives. 😇
This is called indoctrination and brainwashing.
Why is this me classwork
Earth day should be everyday
Exactly.
@@ThaBloodStain I pull out my chainsaw every year on earth day. i also pull the tractor out to mow
Bruh everyone here is doing this for school
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This is called brainwashing the kids. Stop watching this BS
Gaylord Nelson what a guy.
Off the grid
My class loved it thank you
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Hopefully everybody should celebrate personally earth day everyday for a clean environment.An act of love to our Almighty God Creation. 🙏❤️🙏
❤ Earth day should be voted to be a national holiday.! Yes, March 20.!🙏💫😇💯❤️Love-🗝️🙏💫😇
Can't we just watching UA-camrs and good ones
They should make corona day
today is the 50th anniversary happy earth day
We need to stop trashing recycling our streets and roads and giving out nasty water to other countries
Why is this my assiment
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It's mine too😂
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In this short video, I provide the story of how the original Earth Day was to be a celebration of the spring equinox and founder John McConnell's desire to convince others that justice requires that the planet be viewed as a commons to be shared rather than carved up into sovereign nations and private domains: ua-cam.com/video/bhxO9W7E-tw/v-deo.html
He/she is trying and doing what thay love it doesn’t matter input it’s short it matters if that are doing what thay love
Thanks Mrs.Sasa
Ugh this is a school assignment
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Good job on this
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❤ On the calendar.! Yes
im gonna cry school is making me do this
1:07 lmfao
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This is quite...school
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Anyone here from mrs foleys science class 💀
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i tapped bell also
Online classes?
this video is cool i like
this video is not cool i don't like
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Who else is here from school?
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Earth day has its pros and cons however The rainforest does need to be conserved a bit more and I don’t believe in climate change ( global warming ) or that there is a hole in the “ ozone” layer.
Global warming/Climate change is simply not debatable. It is a FACT. But you can argue if it is actually caused by humans or if it is just a natural cycle.
Why do we have to watch this
Nina Gnozzo I’m only here for the 2nd reason :/
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I am Here Only For Assignment 😒
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I'm not here from School I'm here cuz my birthday is on Earth day :|
Happy birthday
@@puddle4971 aye bro thanks 😊
Who is here from The Emerson school, Ms. Forde-Mason?
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I pull out my chainsaw every year on earth day.
@chris falkenberg did i ask?
Anyone here from Mrs. Zaleskis science class
Nope, here from Bridgeway (an online school) :(
Silly does and silly is.
I'll tell you what it is a load of hippie rubbish
Anyone here from Ms. Munoz's class??
I hate this ugghhh
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