植树节英文怎么说

植树节英文怎么说

　　3月12日，为国家的植树节，每逢这一天，都会激发人们爱林，造林的热情，朋友们也会一起植树造林。植树节的英文是什么呢?“Arbor Day”，这就是植树节的英语说法。接下来我将用一段英文来为朋友介绍一下植树节。

　　植树节英文介绍：

　　In many countries it has long been the tradition to hold an annual tree or forest festival. The origin of such celebrations dates back to antiquity and is in the dawn of religious feeling and awe for what trees represented. However, Arbor Day, as it is commonly known today, is of American origin and evolved from conditions peculiar to the Great Plains. It was first observed in Nebraska in 1872.

　　The idea, conceived by J.S. Morton, then a member of the Nebraska State Board of Agriculture, was one of forest conservation. It was a move to promote replanting, following deforestation, and to plant up treeless areas. The idea has spread widely to other lands where it is variously celebrated as the 'Festival of Trees', 'Greening Week' of Japan, 'The New Year's Days of Trees' in Israel, 'The Tree-loving Week' of Korea, 'The Reforestation Week' of Yugoslavia, 'The Students' Afforestation Day' of Iceland and 'The National Festival of Tree Planting' in India. Arbor Day in its various forms is now recognised in more than fifty countries.

　　植树节的起源：

　　中国古代在清明节时节就有插柳植树的传统，中国历史上最早在路旁植树是由一位叫韦孝宽的人于1400多年前从陕西首创的。韦孝宽(公元508—580年)是西魏、北周时期的一位名将，京兆杜陵(今西安市东南)人。据《资治通鉴》所载，西魏废帝二年(公元552年)，韦孝宽因军功被授予雍州刺史。自古以来，官道上每隔一华里便在路边设置一个土台，作为标记，用以计算道路的里程，也就是现在的里程碑。韦孝宽上任后，发现土台的缺点很多。经风吹日晒，特别是雨水冲涮，很容易崩塌，需要经常进行维修，不但增加了国家的开支，也使百姓遭受劳役之苦，既费时费力又不方便。韦孝宽经过调查了解之后，毅然下令雍州境内所有的官道上设置土台的地方一律改种一棵槐树，用以取代土台。这样一来不仅不失其标记和计程作用，还能为往来行人遮风挡雨，并且不需要修补。韦孝宽的这一作法，无疑是造福桑梓，减轻家乡百姓负担、利国利民的重大举措。陕西作为历史上最早在官道上植树的地方，曾经是全国道路绿化的表率，而韦孝宽最早栽种的槐树千百年来一直受到人们的喜爱，特别是陕西人对这种槐树更是情有独钟，十分喜爱并且广为种植，现在这种槐树已经作为西安市的象征，被确定为市树。