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CALLING OUT EARTH
DAY
on The Vernal
Equinox
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EARTH DAY
EARTH DAY the History
The term
"Earth Day" was first coined
in early
October of 1969 by John McConnell (U.S. citizen)
when he submitted a proposal to Peter Tamaris
who
headed the San Francisco Board of Supervisors,
on October 3, 1969. The Board of Supervisors
approvaled
and
Mayor George Christopher issued the proclamation
which
inaugurated the first Earth Day.
Some
other cities in Northern California
in the
United States of America did the same.
During
the final day of the UNESCO National Conference,
"Man, and His Environment," November
25, 1969,
Cynthia
Wayburn, one of the youth leaders
on Mr.
McConnell's Earth Day Committee,
presented
the idea of celebrating an Earth Day and
showed
the Earth Flag during this presentation
at the
luncheon.
The idea
was enthusiasticly supported.
DATE OF EARTH DAY
The date
selected for this event was
March
21st, the Vernal Equinox
which is
the official beginning of spring.
It make
complete sense that Earth Day
would be
the beginning of when the earth
wakes up after a winter's sleep
in the
Northern Hemisphere
where
Earth Day was first proposed.
Vernal
means bloom which indicates
that
this is a time of blooming for flowers
and of
the leaves on all the plants to come forth.
Equinox means equal or balance.
This one
of two time when day and night
are
equal everywhere on this planet.
And
while it is the spring Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere,
it is
the fall Equinox in the Southern Hemisphere.
It is
certainly clear that this is the perfect time
to
celebrate the Earth coming back to balance
by
showing us the example of creating balance on this planet.
It is
inevitablely obvious that this is suppose
to be
the time that we are to create balance
on this
planet. This is like a vortex opening
to
balance and peace, and we are the key to this gateway.
Many
ancient cultures have celebrated
the
Vernal Equinox with prays and rituals
hailing
the renewal of life.
This
fact touches our deepest roots of being human
and
surely of being a human family.
See the
Vernal Equinox page for more information about this.
Where the Confusion Started
Environmental
Teach-In planned a one-time event for April 22, 1970.
They called their event Earth Day.
For some
reason…, their event got a lot of attention.
This was
reinforced by Senator Gaylord Nelson in 1971
who
announced Earth week which was to be celebrated
the 3rd
week of April. And in 1972 at the Stockholm Conference,
Japan
obtained support for a resolution calling
for
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY to be observed on June 5,
which
was the day the Stockholm Conference began.
This
happened without consideration
or
consultation regarding the Equinox EARTH DAY
already
proposed two years earlier.
Peace Bell Ceremony
A Peace
Bell Ceremony commenced on March 21, 1971
when
Secretary General U Thant proclaimed it Earth Day.
The U.N.
Peace Bell rang and
in fact
continues to ring at the precise moment
of the
equinox from that day, on every equinox.
In fact,
in 1975 President Ford of the U.S.A. proclaimed
Earth
Day for every Vernal Equinox.
Urgent Help Needed
May we
now all take our cue
from
nature and unite on this one day for Earth Day,
on the
spring equinox (in the Northern Hemisphere),
the day that was orginally proposed.
This way
we can combine our efforts
to focus
on healing our beloved planet.
Love Our Home, Love Our Planet
We have
a symbiotic relationship with Planet Earth.
We need her and she needs us.
Instead
of breeding negativity,
let us
breed positive loving energy.
She is a
beautiful living biological being
that
sustains and gives us so much.
Let us
step forth and bring balance
to all
the negativity by doing as much as
we can to
be Earth stewards who care for,
take
care of and care-fully step lightly
on this
beautiful planet.
Please
be conscious of the way
you
spend your money and the effect
it has
on all aspects of nature.
Go out and spend time in nature.
Take a
walk in the park, on the shore, in the woods.
Take a book with you about wild plants
and try
to identify as many as you can.
Be
joyful in nature and it will return
to you
in unexpected ways.
BE
mindful of the care you feel
within
your heart for this magnificent planet.
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July 27, 2011
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