International holidays - Earth Day

Every year on March 20 it is customary to celebrate a holiday called Earth Day. This holiday was founded in 1971 at the initiative of the UN and has a peacekeeping and humanitarian direction. The American John Morton was the first to think about protecting his planet. In 1840, he organized a tree-planting company, and in 1872 he proposed setting aside a separate day for landscaping the area. The purpose of this holiday is to attract public attention to our home - planet Earth, to make people think about caring for nature and caring for each other. The date of the holiday was chosen for a reason. It is on March 20 that the vernal equinox falls, nature awakens and a new level of its development begins. Nowadays, many environmental and peacekeeping events and actions are held around the world on Earth Day. This holiday is an occasion to once again think about what surrounds us. Human anthropogenic impact has caused significant damage to our planet, which can lead to its destruction. The presence of wars in the world causes harm to nature that it cannot overcome on its own. As a result of war and anthropogenic human influence, the soil, air and water are polluted with harmful and radioactive substances. This affects people's health and well-being. Most often on this day, conferences on nature, environmental exhibitions, cleanup days are held, and streets are planted with trees. Cities stop traffic on busy streets, thereby reducing emissions of pollutants into the air. Also, it is on this holiday that the Peace Bell is rung for a minute, which symbolizes peaceful life, friendship of all peoples, and calls for preserving the culture and achievements of mankind. The symbolic holiday Earth Day is a symbol of unity, the awareness that only through united efforts is it still possible to fight global environmental and existing social problems on our planet.