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The festival of Juno Regina fell on September 1, followed on the 13th of the same month by that of Juno Regina Capitolina. October 1 was the date of the Tigillum Sororium in which the goddess was honoured as Juno Sororia. The last of her yearly festivals was that of Juno Sospita on February 1. It was an appropriate date for her celebration ...
Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection.First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EARTHDAY.ORG (formerly Earth Day Network) [1] including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries.
Millions of people participated in the first Earth Day celebration on April 22, 1970. The event shut down Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue, as people demonstrated and participated in street clean-ups.
Have you ever wondered why we celebrate Earth Day? We've got information on why we dedicate a day to our planet, when Earth Day is, and how you can join.
There's so much to celebrate in the month of April. The fourth month of the calendar year ushers in warm weather, tulips and Earth Day, the global celebration of our planet and all its splendor ...
German astronomer Karl Ludwig Harding created the symbol for 3 Juno. Harding, who discovered this asteroid in 1804, proposed the name Juno and the use of a scepter topped with a star as its astronomical symbol. [48] The symbol for 4 Vesta was invented by German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss. Olbers, having previously discovered and named 2 ...
In 1990, lyricist Barbara Lee George first performed the "Earth Day Anthem" with the Children’s Chorus of Sussex County, [12] sung to the tune of Beethoven's "Ode to Joy". [ 13 ] [ 14 ] [ 15 ] New York state congressman Benjamin Gilman recommended that the United States adopt it as the official Earth anthem.
The Earth Day Celebration in San Elizario will be a great family day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 20. Yoga and earth-friendly art-making activities will be in the Mi Casa-Gaspar Enriquez ...