Yes, I celebrate Earth Hour every year. It is celebrated on 27 March. For all those who don’t know, Earth Hour is a global World Wildlife Fund climate change initiative. During the Earth Hour, people are encouraged to turn off the lights and everything that consumes electricity and is related to technology! This simple act symbolises our strong commitment to our planet and our concern to save our mother Earth. It was started in 2007 as a lights-off event in Sydney in Australia. Since then, it has grown to engage across 187 countries and territories to raise awareness for energy consumption and bad effects on our planet.
The timings for Earth Hour this year on is from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm IST.
Many of my friends asked me what should we should during the Earth hour as they’re asked to turn off tv, laptop, mobile phone, lights etc. Means you will have nothing to do during the Earth hour. Well, if you think the same then I must tell you, YOU ARE WRONG!
There are ENDLESS options for you, just that you are so much into technology that you forget that there is a world beyond that.
Here are 11 fun things to do during Earth Hour:
1) Take a walk… down the road or to the nearby park
2) Talk to your family, friends or neighbours (in-person of course)
3) How about a candle light dinner?
4) Practice yoga or meditation (yes, its a fun thing to do)
5) You can play antakshari and sing songs!
6) Or you can play dark room too
7) Spend time with your pet
8) Play shadow game
9) Organize your closet in the candle light
10) Take a nap
11) And this is my favourite activity- Watch the stars and the moon! Soak in the serenity of darkness
Earth hour is indeed a wonderful initiative. I would suggest you too, to participate during the Earth hour. You might wonder ‘nothing major would happen if I don’t close the electricity and appliances?’ but trust me, it does. Every single person steps up to do their bit, then we will be able to conserve the energy and help our planet to a great extend.
So, are you up to save our planet?
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