21st March
Dates to pay attention:
- International Day of Forestshttp://www.un.org/en/events/forestsday/
"Forests and trees sustain and protect
us, providing clean air and water (...)".
Let's preserve our environment!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnMgNt3122I
- International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
"The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on 21 March.
On that day, in 1960, police opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration in Sharpeville, South Africa, against the apartheid pass laws.
Proclaiming the day in 1966, the United Nations General Assembly called on the international community to redouble its efforts to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination.(...)"
in Wikipedia
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=47397&Cr=discrimination&Cr1=
-World Poetry Day
"(...) The purpose of the day is to promote the reading, writing, publishing and teaching of poetry throughout the world (...)."
(in Wikipedia)
Here is a poem by William Shakespeare. I hope you like it!
Tree
Who loves to lie with me,
And turn his merry note
Unto the sweet bird's throat,
Come hither, come hither, come hither:
Here shall he see
No enemy
But winter and rough weather.
Who doth ambition shun,
And loves to live i' the sun,
Seeking the food he eats,
And pleased with what he gets,
Come hither, come hither, come hither :
Here shall he see
No enemy
But winter and rough weather.
Do you know that ...
"William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is a great playwright and poet. He has written a number of plays and poems. He has also written 154 sonnets. Here, in this poem, he invites us to be friendly with Nature where there is always joy and harmony and no enmity. This is taken from the play As You Like It."
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