What is the origin of Arbor Day?

"Arbor Day" is a festival stipulated by some national laws to publicize forest benefits and mobilize the masses to participate in afforestation. According to the length of time, it can be divided into Arbor Day, Tree Planting Week or Tree Planting Month, collectively known as Arbor Day. Through this kind of activity, people's feelings of loving forest afforestation are aroused, people's understanding of forest functions is improved, the greening of the country is promoted, and the purposes of loving forest protection, expanding forest resources and improving ecological environment are achieved. This is a festival to mobilize the whole people to plant trees. 1On February 23rd, 979, the 6th meeting of the 5th the NPC Standing Committee in China decided to keep March 12 as China Arbor Day to encourage people of all ethnic groups to plant trees, green the motherland, improve the environment and benefit future generations.

In ancient China, there was a tradition of inserting willows and planting trees in Tomb-Sweeping Day and Arbor Day.

The modern Arbor Day was first initiated by Nebraska, USA. 19th century ago, Nebraska was a bare wasteland, with few trees, dry land, strong winds and yellow sand all over the sky, and people suffered greatly. 1872, Julius Sterling Moreton, a famous American agronomist, proposed to stipulate Arbor Day in Nebraska to mobilize people to plant trees in a planned way. At that time, the state agricultural bureau adopted this proposal through a resolution, and the governor personally stipulated that the third Wednesday of April would be Arbor Day every year. After making this decision, millions of trees were planted that year. In the following 16 years, 600 million trees were planted one after another, eventually turning the 654.38+10,000 hectares of wilderness in Nebraska into dense forests. In recognition of Moreton's achievements, 1885, the state legislature officially designated April 22nd, Mr. Moreton's birthday, as the annual Arbor Day, with one day off. In the United States, Arbor Day is a national holiday, and there is no unified national date. But every April and May, every state in the United States organizes Arbor Day activities. For example, Rhode Island stipulates that the second Friday in May is Arbor Day, which is a day off. Other states have fixed dates, and some temporarily decide the date of Arbor Day by the governor or other state government departments every year. Arbor Day every year

When the festival comes, people from all walks of life, mainly students, form a mighty army of tree planting and devote themselves to tree planting activities. In America today, there are rows of trees and avenues. According to statistics. About13 of the United States is covered with forest trees, which is closely related to Arbor Day. The history of afforestation in China can be traced back to 2600 years ago. In ancient China, there was a tradition of inserting willows and planting trees in Qingming. Afforestation and forestry have become the real strategic tasks of national construction, and they have become the legal obligations of citizens at the beginning of reform and opening up after the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC). After Sun Yat-sen took office, he worked hard to promote tree planting. 1914110 in October, the Republic of China promulgated the first forest law in China's modern history, 19 15 in July, the government designated Tomb-Sweeping Day as Arbor Day every year. On March 1925, Dr. Sun Yat-sen passed away. In memory of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the father of our country, the National Government designated March 12 as Arbor Day. Since the founding of New China, the Party and the state have attached great importance to greening construction. In the mid-1950s, President Mao Zedong called for "greening the motherland" and "landscaping". 1956, China started the first "12 year greening campaign". 1On February 23rd, 979, the 6th meeting of the 5th the NPC Standing Committee decided to designate March 12 every year as the National Arbor Day in order to mobilize people of all ethnic groups to plant trees and speed up the greening of the motherland, and in memory of Dr. Sun Yat-sen.