Happy Earth Day

Well when Google change their home page for a National day,  my guess is that it must be a big one! Earth day encourages people to think about and act upon supporting and protecting the environment, with events and community groups exploring environmental and ecological issues in the local area and further afield. First celebrated as a day in 1970, Earth Day is now celebrated in over 192 countries each year.

Google are encouraging people to take photos and tag them with the hashtag 'my beautiful earth' in order to celebrate the day. Education is key when it comes to Earth Day, educating individuals in how to best protect and preserve the earth, with schools across the world undoubtedly looking at Earth day and the environmental factors it faces today. There's also a focus on cities this Earth Day, helping cities around the world head towards a more sustainable and 'green' future.

There's even an 'Earth day Anthem', which is the music from the hymn 'Ode to Joy' alongside the Earth Day anthem lyrics which you can read below:

Joyful joyful we adore our Earth in all its wonderment

Simple gifts of nature that all join into a paradise
Now we must resolve to protect her
Show her our love throughout all time
With our gentle hand and touch
We make our home a newborn world
Now we must resolve to protect her
Show her our love throughout all time
With our gentle hand and touch

We make our home a newborn world

The phrase may sound a bit hippy, but happy Earth Day!