I note some countries have green rituals and customs (e.g. planting a tree as part of wedding ceremony). I’m interested in collating them. Let me know if you’re aware of any interesting ‘green custom’. So far I have (yes, I do note not all are immediately obvious…but there are reasons for their inclusion!):
2 February: World Wetland Day
28 February: National Science Day
21 March: World Forestry Day
22 March: World Water Day
23 March: World Meteorological Day
1 or 2 April: Nature Day (Iran)
7 April: World Health Day
18 April: World Heritage Day
22 April: Earth Day
4 May: Greenery Day (Japan)
22 May: International Day for Biological Diversity
31 May: Anti Tobacco Day
1 June: Peace Tree Day (several countries)
5 June: World Environment Day
17 June: World Day to Combat Desertification
11 July: World Population Day
15 July: Marine Day (Japan)
9 August: International Day for the World’s Indigenous People
16 September: World Ozone Day
21 September: International Day of Peace
26 September: World Maritime Day
28 September: Green Consumer Day (India)
1 October: World Vegetarian Day
First Monday in October: World Habitat Day
3 October: World Habitat Day
1-7 October: World Wildlife Week
4 October: World Animal Welfare Day
4-10 October: World Space Week
13 October: International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
16 October: World Food Day
17 October: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
24 October: World Development Information Day
November: Environmental Awareness Month and Clean Air Month (Philippines)
6 November: International Day for Preventing the exploitation of the environment in war and armed conflict
24 November – 2 December: National Tree Week (UK)
end November: Thanksgiving Day (USA) – am thinking of leaving of this one out now due to what I’ve read on parts of the history behind it ref indigenous population…
2 December: International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
2 December: Bhopal Tragedy Day
10 December: Human Rights Day
11 December: International Mountain Day
Green Creation 