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EARTH DAY |
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Date-wise Events |
April 22:
Earth Day is celebrated annually on this day of every year
worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection.
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Description |
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Protection of Environment is the True Worship of
our Mother Earth
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Earth Anthem (Abhay Kumar):
- Our cosmic oasis, cosmic blue pearl
the most beautiful planet in the universe
all the continents and the oceans of the world
united we stand as flora and fauna
united we stand as species of one earth
black, brown, white, different colours
we are humans, the earth is our home.
Our cosmic oasis, cosmic blue pearl
the most beautiful planet in the universe
all the people and the nations of the world
all for one and one for all
united we unfurl the blue marble flag
black, brown, white, different colours
we are humans, the earth is our home.
- Source: Wikipedia
- UNESCO has termed Indian poet-diplomat Abhay Kumar's
idea of an official Earth Anthem as a creative and inspiring thought
that would contribute to bringing the world together. Kumar's "Earth
Anthem" has been translated into eight languages including all
official languages of the United Nations viz. Arabic, Chinese,
English, French, Russian, Spanish. The other two languages are Hindi
and Nepali. India's Central Board of Secondary Education or CBSE has
started using it for educational purposes. Indian film-maker Shyam
Benegal has called multi-language lyrics extremely inspiring.
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Lyrics for the Earth Day Anthem set to "Ode to Joy" melody are
provided below:
- Joyful joyful we adore our Earth in all its wonderment
Simple gifts of nature that all join into a paradise
Now we must resolve to protect her
Show her our love throughout all time
With our gentle hand and touch
We make our home a newborn world
Now we must resolve to protect her
Show her our love throughout all time
With our gentle hand and touch
We make our home a newborn world
- Source: Wikipedia
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2016 Theme: Trees for the Earth : Earth Day
was first celebrated in the United States in 1970 and is organised
by the Earth Day Network. Its mission is to broaden and diversify
the environmental movement worldwide and to mobilize it as the most
effective vehicle to build a healthy, sustainable environment,
address climate change, and protect the Earth for future
generations. With this year's theme, looking forward to its 50th
anniversary, it sets the goal of planting 7.8 billion trees
over the next five years.
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