What and When Is Earth Day?
By John McConnell, Founder of Earth Day
When I first conceived of Earth Day, a global holiday to celebrate the wonder of life on our planet,
I thought long and hard about the day on which it should fall.
It must be meaningful....
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What and When Is Earth Day?
By John McConnell, Founder of Earth Day
When I first conceived of Earth Day, a global holiday to celebrate the wonder of life on our planet,
I thought long and hard about the day on which it should fall.
It must be meaningful.
One that
might be accepted universally for all of humankind.
When the Vernal Equinox dawned on me, I immediately knew it was right.
The Earth tremor that
shook our California dwelling at that moment seemed an omen of confirmation.
What could be
more appropriate than the first moment of Spring, when day and night are equal around the
world and hearts and minds can join together with thoughts of harmony and Earth s rejuvenation.
Just as a single prayer can be siginificant, how much more so when hundreds, thousands, millions
of people throughout the world join in peaceful thoughts and prayers to nurture neighbor and
nature.
And so it came to pass we initiated the celebration of Earth Day on March 21, 1970.
The first
Proclamation o
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