1. What is the name of the holiday?
The name of my holiday is Earth Day.
2. When will the holiday be celebrated in 2011?
The holiday will be celebrated on April 22, 2011.
3. Who celebrates this holiday? (Countries, religious groups, ethnic groups)
Everyone will have the opportunity to celebrate the holiday if they would like to.
4. Why is this holiday celebrated? What is the significance of this holiday?
The holiday is celebrated because people wanted to make awarness of the enviorment.
It is significante because people are bringing awareness of the earth and it was founded by
Gaylord Nelson. Also April 22 corresponds to spring in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere.
5. How is this holiday celebrated? Include any rituals, food, costumes, dance or music associated with this holiday.
It is celebrated by an entire week of activities focusing on enviormental issuses.
6. What websites were used in answering these questions? (Copy and paste the web addresses of each website.)
http://www.holidays.net/earthday/dates.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Day
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