Earth Day is celebrated annually on April 22nd to raise awareness about environmental issues and inspire actions to protect the planet. Let’s learn about how is celebrated, its history and interesting facts.
What is Earth Day and When is it?
Earth Day is a global event celebrated to show support for Environmental Protection and raise awareness about the challenges facing our planet, like global warming, pollution, deforestation and climate change. Every year it is celebrated on 22nd April, and it was first celebrated in 1970 and has grown into the largest environmental Movement in the world.
The aim is to encourage individuals, the community, businesses and government to take action to protect the Earth for current and future generations. Our planet is our mother, and it needs our help to grow and maintain. That’s why we celebrate Earth Day every year to protect and spread awareness to protect our Mother Nature from things like pollution, deforestation.
Earth Day History
It started in 1970 in the United States by Gaylord Nelson (a senator and environmentalist) and Dennis Hayes (a graduate student at Harvard University) to inspire people to protect and care for the environment.
At that time, pollution was widely spread like a large oil spill in Santa Barbara, California, US. They had concerned about the environmental damage, so they created a national day to focus public attention on the environment.
On 22 April 1970, about 20 million American people participated in the release and the activities to promote environmental protection. The idea was so successful that it became a global event and led to the creation of major laws for the environment, like Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and the formation of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Today, Earth day is celebrated in over 200 countries. Now the world is involved in this environmental action for the common goal of protecting Earth.
Earth Day 2025 Theme
Every year, the day has a special theme to guide Global action. This year, the official theme for 2025 is Our Power, Our Planet, which aims to focus on renewable energy. The organisation called for worldwide electricity generation from Renewable Sources like wind and solar to triple the electricity generation by 2030.
Earth Day is Important
It is very important day for us because Earth is the only planet till now where we can survive with all the basic necessities to survive like water, oxygen, food. So it is very important to save earth.
- Rising awareness: with the help of this day we advocates people about issues like climate changes, pollution, deforestation and biodiversity loss.
- Inspiring action: it encourages people, communities and government to make real changes like planting more and more trees.
- Promoting sustainability; this day reminds our responsibilities towards Earth, how to conserve the resources and protect the environment for our future generation.
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How to Celebrate Earth Day
Earth day can be celebrated through various actions like planting more and more trees, cleaning up your surroundings, neighbourhoods, following the reduce, reuse and recycle, saving energy by turning of lights, sharing more information about the environment in community, by supporting eco-friendly brands.
- Planting more trees
- Cleaning up litter
- Following reduce, reuse and recycle.
- Saving energy by turning of lights daytime.
- Repeating cloth and reusing it.
FAQs on Earth Day
When is Earth Day celebrated?
It is celebrated every year on 22 April to raise awareness about environmental issues and encourage actions to protect the planet.
Why do we celebrate Earth Day?
We celebrate this day to promote Environment protection, spread more and more awareness about the problems like pollution and climate changes and inspiring The Peoples to make eco friendly choices.
Who started Earth Day?
It was started by the Gayload Nelson and Dennis hasyes from United state in 1970. They wanted to bring public attention to the environment issues after witnessing major pollution problems.
How is Earth Day celebrated?
Earth Day is celebrated by planting trees, cleaning of litter, recycling, saving energy, social media.
Is Earth day is celebrated World wide?
Yes, it is celebrated over 200 countries and hands making it one of the largest environment movements in the world.