Earth Day
By - Sree (Grade 5, Australia)
Earth Day is a significant day dedicated to saving our planet, Earth. Annually or every year, Earth Day has a special theme. For 2023, Earth Day’s theme is ‘Invest in our Planet’. ‘Invest in our Planet’ promotes, persuades, or encourages businesses and companies to invest in saving Earth. It also promotes as much money as possible to be invested in this cause.
Earth Day is essential because it promotes more people to save Earth. Recent studies that Earth is slowly withering and dying because of pesticides, pollution, global warming to name a few. But Earth Day indorses spreading the message for everyone to help our world.
There are so many things you can do to celebrate Earth Day and cherish our Earth. Such as…
1. Plant a tree, flower, sapling, fruits, or vegetable. Growing plants is good and healthy for the Earth.
2. Share responsibility in donating money to repair a polluted place or stop pollution, global warming, etc.
3. Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.
4. Spread awareness. Remind friends and family.
5. Do not waste food, have a compost bin.
6. Any rubbish you find or litter, throw it away.
7. Try walking or cycling if you can instead of using a car.
Many famous people still talk about Earth Day. Some of them made quotes as well to support it. Here are two examples:
“We need joy as we need air. We need love as we need water. We need each other as we need the earth we share.”
— Maya Angelou
“The good man is the friend of all living things.”
— Mahatma Gandhi