Everyday is Arbor Day. (In celebration of Hug a Tree Campaign, May 15, 2024)

                           "Hug a Tree Campaign" May 15, 2024*  

Everyday is Arbor Day  

Plant a tree and dedicate it to someone 

who is special to you.

“Other holidays repose upon the past;
Arbor Day proposes for the future.”–J. Sterling Morton.

Painting by Dr Abe V Rotor

A WORLD OF THE TREES (30"x48") AVR 2022

Convergence and interdependence are the elements of 

biodiversity and dynamic balance or homeostasis that make 

a unique world among the trees.

Details of painting showing diversity and unity of parts 

that create a unique habitat of organisms in a woodland 

or in a forest. Painting by AV Rotor 2022

Arbor Day is celebrated worldwide at different dates and on different occasions.  Here are some examples 

• Arbor Day in the US is in April. (On April 15, 1907, President Roosevelt issued "Arbor Day Proclamation to the School Children of the United States"
• It is March 21 (Spring Equinox) in Belgium celebrated in Flanders (WWI  Memorial).
•  July 28 is National Tree Planting Day for schools throughout Australia and 30 July is National Tree Planting Day for the rest of the Nation.

• Philippine Arbor Day is held every 25th day of the month of June (PHOTO).
• Bulgaria’s National Forest Day is celebrated during the first week of April.
• In Canada, Maple Leaf Day falls on the last Wednesday in September
• In China, Arbor Day is a public holiday celebrated on March 12. The date was chosen to commemorate the passing of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, known as the father of modern China, in 1925.
• Germans celebrate Arbor Day (Tag des Baumes) on April 25
• Holland celebrated the 50th Dutch National Tree Festival on March 22, 2006. 
• National tree planting day of Algeria is on October 27 
  (LOWER PHOTO)
• In Brazil, Arbor Day (Dia da Arvore) is celebrated on September 21; Barbados. on September 22 (both on Spring Equinox)

Origin of Arbor Day

First Arbor Day - The Spanish village of Mondoñedo held the first documented arbor plantation festival in the world organized by its mayor in 1594

While Napoleon was ravaging Europe with his ambition in this village in the Sierra de Gata lived a priest, don Juan Abern Samtrés, which, according to the chronicles, "convinced of the importance of trees for health, hygiene, decoration, nature, environment and customs, decides to plant trees and give a festive air. The festival began on Carnival Tuesday with the ringing of two bells of the church, and the Middle and the Big. After the Mass, and even coated with church ornaments, don Juan, accompanied by clergies, teachers and a large number of neighbors, planted the first tree, a poplar, in the place known as Valley of the Ejido. Tree plantations continued by Arroyada and Fuente de la Mora. Afterwards, there was a feast, and did not miss the dance. The party and plantations lasted three days. He drafted a manifesto in defence of the trees that was sent to surrounding towns to spread the love and respect for nature, and also he advised to make tree plantations in their localities.(Internet)— Miguel Herrero Uceda, Arbor Day ~

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* Tree Hugging - When you hug a tree you release a hormone called oxytocin. Oxytocin is a peptide hormone and neuropeptide normally produced in the hypothalamus and released by the posterior pituitary. Present in animals since early stages of evolution, in humans it plays roles in behavior that include social bonding, love, reproduction, childbirth, and the period after childbirth. Wikipedia