2007-12-12 06:36:40 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Arbor Day is a holiday in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant and care for trees. Arbor Day originated in Nebraska City, Nebraska, United States but is also celebrated by several other countries. In Japan, a similarly-themed Greenery Day is celebrated.
In the United States, The national holiday is celebrated every year on the last Friday in April; it is a civic holiday in Nebraska. Each state celebrates its own state holiday. The customary observance is to plant a tree.
While the holiday is observed in Austrailia and New Zeland, it apparently is not celebrated in the UK.
Arbor Day was established by J. Sterling Morton of Nebraska City, Nebraska in 1872. Morton proposed Arbor Day as a tree planting holiday in 1872 at a meeting of the Nebraska State Board of Agriculture. On the first Arbor Day, prizes were offered to counties and to individuals for properly planting the largest number of trees. It was claimed that more than 1 million trees were planted in Nebraska on that day.
During the course of the 1870s, several other states passed legislation to observe Arbor Day. Schools began to adopt the tradition beginning in 1882. By 1894, Arbor Day was celebrated in each state of the United States.
Morton's home in Nebraska City, Arbor Lodge, is a state historical park, which includes an arboretum and extensive landscaped grounds. Adjacent to the public park, Morton's farm, now called Arbor Day Farm, is run by the National Arbor Day Foundation.
2007-12-12 07:00:31 · answer #1 · answered by Captain Jack ® 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
think it an American holiday. something to do with trees?? arbor means tree i think. or just a usa holiday or festive day.
2007-12-12 06:40:32 · answer #2 · answered by heavymetalbitch 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lol, yes: it's a day designated for planting and taking care of trees
2007-12-12 06:40:03 · answer #3 · answered by Confused 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tree Day? Yes. It's silly.
2007-12-12 06:40:42 · answer #4 · answered by Sweet Cheeks 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I have. Isn't that the exact same thing as Earth Day (in late April)?
2007-12-12 06:46:23 · answer #5 · answered by Toledo Engineer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES we planted a few trees at my grade school a few years or many years ago captain grinchlock describes it best!
2007-12-12 09:23:42 · answer #6 · answered by funseeker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an American celebration to do with planting trees
2007-12-12 06:44:05 · answer #7 · answered by maccheesetoot 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and have participated by planting trees.
2007-12-12 06:41:31 · answer #8 · answered by usaf.primebeef 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course, I live in Nebraska!
2007-12-12 06:41:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No hun...haha. It does'nt sound like a day i'd like very much though. lol
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2007-12-12 09:19:56 · answer #10 · answered by †100% Angel† 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋