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Earth Day is a name used by two different observances held annually in the (northern) spring, both intended to inspire awareness of and appreciation for the Earth's environment. Earth Day is in the public domain and open to all persons to shape. Some grassroots Earth Day organizers seek to move the date of the observance to the Summer Solstice, to take advantage of the warm temperatures in the Northern hemisphere (where most people live) to create greater participation. Summer SolticePagan Drumbeats for Summer Solstice
"May there only be peaceful and cheerful Earth Days to come for our beautiful Spaceship Earth as it continues to spin and circle in frigid space with its warm and fragile cargo of animate life."
The Equinoctial Earth Day
The equinoctial Earth Day, also International Earth Day, is celebrated on the vernal equinox to mark the precise moment that spring begins in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. On equinox, night and day are in equal length anywhere on Earth. Therefore, a perfectly vertical pole standing on the equator at noon during equinox will not cast a shadow. At the South Pole, the sun sets and ends a six-month-long day while at the North Pole, the sun rises and hence ending six months of continuous darkness.
The United Nations celebrates Earth Day each year on the vernal equinox (around March 21). On February 26, 1971, UN Secretary-General U Thant signed a proclamation to that effect. At the moment of the equinox, it is traditional to observe the day by ringing the Japanese Peace Bell, a bell donated by Japan to the United Nations. "Japanese Peace Bell". United Nations. URL accessed April 25, 2006.
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Gen. 8:22 While the earth remains, seedtime & harvest, cold & heat, winter & summer, & day & night shall not cease.
MarkAStack (Mark Stack) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:05:51 -0000
Gen. 8:22 While the earth remains, seedtime & harvest, cold & heat, winter & summer, & day & night shall not cease.
Want to shut off Day the Earth Stood Still, but the remote is at the other end of the couch.
chrisbowsman (Chris Bowsman) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:03:34 -0000
Want to shut off Day the Earth Stood Still, but the remote is at the other end of the couch.
"sugesti" namany.. RT @jenjenniferjen Why on earth everything's goes so sad on the last day??I didn't feel this on the previous days?...
kfuwa (Kouryuu Fuwa) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:54:02 -0000
"sugesti" namany.. RT @jenjenniferjen Why on earth everything's goes so sad on the last day??I didn't feel this on the previous days?...
Why on earth everything's goes so sad on the last day??I didn't feel this on the previous days???whyy???
jenjenniferjen (Jennifer) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:48:39 -0000
Why on earth everything's goes so sad on the last day??I didn't feel this on the previous days???whyy???
God sprinkles tiny but wonderful seeds of blessings on earth each day...and I just caught one that's so nice and true...It's you!
HotForURBod (Cheri Lively) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:43:14 -0000
God sprinkles tiny but wonderful seeds of blessings on earth each day...and I just caught one that's so nice and true...It's you!
What are you doing for Earth Day 2010? (It's the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day!) Follow me & b part of the EarthDayWebcast (reply 4 details)
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A Kid's Heart: Earth Day - Offers printable puzzles, word searches, coloring pages, and story starters.
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Billy Bear's... It's Earth Day - Includes games, craft ideas, online greeting cards, and information about protecting wildlife.
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CNN: Earth Day for Kids - Features open-web quiz and suggestions for taking care of the earth.
DLTK's Crafts for Kids - Earth Day - Offers printable templates for children's Earth Day crafts. Suitable for preschool, kindergarten, and gradeschool kids.
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Earth Day at Kid's Domain - Adopt a rainforest animal, learn the history of Earth Day, play online games, sing earth songs, download a coloring book. Also offers crafts, recipes, and stories.
Earth Day at PrimaryGames.com - Offers coloring pages, printable stationery, musical postcards, and links.
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Earth Day Every Day - Includes a history of the observance, environmental timeline, a virtual tour of an arctic wildlife sanctuary, a collection of activities just for kids, and resources for teachers. From the Wilderness Society.
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Earth Day History - Detailed history as related by Earth Day's founder John McConnell. Includes a complete copy of the resolution that proclaimed the first Earth Day.
Earth Day On Your Block - Celebrating Earth Day in the neighborhood with activities and projects; lists ideas and resources.
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EcoKids: Earth Day Activity Ideas - Games, printables and ideas for observing the occasion from Earth Day Canada.
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Lorax's Save the Trees Game - Interactive game to help celebrate Earth Day.
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Make a Rain Stick for Earth Day - Directions for simple craft project.
NIEHS Kids Pages - Environmental games, science, puzzles, and research. Also in Spanish. From the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
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