March 12 is the annual Arbor Day. Arbor Day is also an international festival. Arbor Day is established in more than 50 countries around the world. Arbor Day originated in the United States and was established to improve the environment and solve the problems of desolation and dust. Later, countries all over the world set up their own arbor day. What are the different customs of arbor day in each country? The small edition of this article brings you a large list of Arbor Day customs all over the world. Let's learn about it.
The origin of Chinese Arbor Day
Every year, March 12 is China's Arbor Day. In fact, this day is the anniversary of Dr. Sun Yat Sen's death. Determine this day as arbor day. First, consider the planting season; Second, to commemorate Dr. Sun Yat Sen's achievements in advocating afforestation in his life.
Dr. Sun Yat Sen has loved planting trees since childhood. A 100 year old sandalwood sour bean tree still grows in his former residence. In 1883, Sun Yat Sen, who was only 18 years old, brought back seedlings from Honolulu, the United States and planted them by himself. He finally became useful under his careful cultivation.
Sun Yat Sen was also the first person who strongly advocated afforestation in modern China. In the political document Shangli Hongzhang, which he personally drafted, he proposed that if China wants to be strong, it must 'urgently promote agronomy and pay attention to tree art'.
After the revolution of 1911, Dr. Sun Yat Sen put forward a plan for large-scale afforestation in northern and central China. In 1924, he stressed in a speech in Guangzhou that the fundamental way to prevent floods and droughts is to continuously plant trees and build large-scale forests. In addition, in many works and speeches, he repeatedly stressed the harm of deforestation and the importance of afforestation, and personally planted trees.
At the initiative of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, China first stipulated the annual Qingming Festival as Arbor Day on July 30, 1915. On March 12, 1925, after Sun Yat Sen died, it was decided to designate March 12, the date of Sun Yat Sen's death, as arbor day to commemorate his achievements in advocating afforestation.
Arbor Day customs all over the world
1. Yugoslavia
Several hundred years ago, Yugoslavia enacted a law stipulating that every newly married couple must first plant 70 olive trees. In some areas such as Kagoshima, Japan, there are also regulations for newlyweds to plant trees. A monument is erected next to the tree to indicate their name and marriage date. Trees can be cut down 50 years after planting. At that time, tree planting couples can hold celebrations for their 50th wedding anniversary.
2. Indonesia
According to the legal provisions of Java island, Indonesia, two trees shall be planted for the first marriage and five trees shall be planted for divorce; Three trees must be planted for the second marriage, otherwise it will not be registered.
3. Japan
There is a special rule in Japan that a tree must be planted if a private car is added. This is because every car emits a lot of toxic hydrocarbons and makes noise every year, and trees are natural 'disinfectors' and' silencers', so trees must be planted.
Tree bank, in order to prevent construction projects from damaging trees, Japan opened a 'tree bank'. All construction units must deposit the rooted trees excavated from the site in the "tree bank" in time. After the project is completed, the unit must take out the trees and plant them in time to maintain the original green area.
4. Poland
Family tree, some places in Poland stipulate that all families who have given birth to children should plant three trees, which are called 'family tree'.
5. Tanzania
In many places in Tanzania, Africa, there is a custom of "planting trees with additives", that is, whoever has a child will bury the placenta in the land outside the door and plant a tree there, expressing the hope that the child will thrive like a tree.
6. Germany
Courtship tree, in Bonn, Germany, every year during the tree planting season, the young man gives the girl a carefully selected birch seedling and plants it personally to express his love. People call it the 'courtship tree'.