When is Arbor Day? Why is Arbor Day set on this day?

Arbor Day is a traditional festival in China. On this day, people will go out and plant trees together to help protect the environment. However, do you know when Arbor Day is? Why should this day be Arbor Day? Let's take a look.

When is Arbor Day? Arbor Day in China is held every March 12. It is a festival determined by legislation in our country to stimulate people's enthusiasm for loving forests and afforestation, promote land greening and protect the ecological environment on which human beings depend. China once designated Tomb-Sweeping Day as Arbor Day in 19 15, and later changed it to March 12, when Sun Yat-sen died in 1928 to commemorate the revolutionary pioneers' wish to plant trees. 1February 23, 979, the sixth meeting of the Standing Committee of the Fifth NPC decided that March 12 every year would be Arbor Day. Its purpose is to mobilize people of all ethnic groups in China to actively plant trees, protect forests, expand forest resources and improve the ecological environment.

Why is Arbor Day set on this day? I believe many friends know that March 12 is the anniversary of the death of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the father of our country. In memory of his old man, this day was designated as Arbor Day.

Maybe someone is going to be confused again. Sun Yat-sen is Sun Yat-sen, and planting trees is planting trees. How can it be related? There are two reasons for this.

1, Sun Yat-sen was one of the earliest people who proposed afforestation in China. In his life, he personally encouraged tree planting. In the famous book about Li Hongzhang, it is proposed to plant trees. Why is Arbor Day scheduled for March 12? March in solar calendar is very suitable for planting trees. Everyone in New China has begun to pay attention to the environment, and many people have the consciousness of protecting the environment. In addition, Sun Yat-sen, who cared for nature all his life, died in March. Therefore, the government of the Republic of China designated this day as Arbor Day.