The Arbor Day

Arbor Day is a holiday set up to promote tree planting, environmental protection and green living. Can you imagine the importance of this festival? Not only can it be traced back to the United States in the early 20th century, it is also related to traditional Chinese customs.

The original Arbor Day can be traced back to the Qingming Festival, a traditional Chinese holiday. In ancient China, the Ching Ming Festival was an important festival where people would pay homage to their ancestors, sweep their tombs and plant trees as a way to show their reverence for their ancestors and nature. 7 April 1928, the Republic of China government also issued an order for the planting of trees: henceforth, the Ching Ming Festival of the old calendar should be changed into a tree-planting ceremony in commemoration of the Premier's death. Why did the Republic of China government issue this order? It was because Mr Sun was very fond of "arboriculture and animal husbandry" when he was young, and when he was studying abroad, he often used his holidays to return to his hometown to plant mulberry trees, thus encouraging people of all ethnic groups to plant trees and forests, to green the motherland, to improve the environment, and to benefit the future generations.

The modern form can be traced back to the United States in the early 20th century. In the United States, due to the development of industrialization and urbanization, forest resources have been seriously damaged, and problems such as land desertification and soil erosion have become increasingly serious. Therefore, some environmental organizations and advocates in the United States began to call for the establishment of Arbor Day to arouse people's awareness of environmental protection and advocate tree planting. As a result, 22 April 1872 was designated as the first Arbor Day in the United States.

Globally, the establishment of Arbor Day has been widely supported and recognized. Governments, environmental organizations, schools and social groups have organized Arbor Day activities to call on people to participate in planting trees, protecting the ecological environment and creating a green and healthy living environment together. In our daily lives, we can do something to protect the environment by lifting our hands, for example, try not to use batteries, maybe you will be surprised, how is it possible not to use batteries? The kinetic energy switch can answer your question!