The Bike Race and Run for Chepun this year will be held on the Earth Day – April 22. The idea of the organizers is the race to show that taking care of nature is both responsibility and joy. At 8 a.m. the participants will meet in the Dragoman municipality. Half an hour later, the race in the courses of running and cycling begins. The small route has a length of 21.3 km and the longer road is 42 km.
In Pernik, Earth Day will be celebrated with a photographic exhibition “The Choice Is Yours”, which aims to make more people think about where they throw their garbage. You can see it on April 22 and 23 at the City Palace of Culture. At the same place, workshops for children are also organized at the 22nd at 10 o’clock. There the kids will learn to make pictures and souvenirs of completely natural materials. At 1 p.m. is the start of an educational game, where participants will have to solve a series of puzzles and puzzles that will improve their environmental knowledge.
In Gotse Delchev will also mark the Day of the Earth by bicycles. The start is at 10 a.m. in the courtyard of First Primary School “St. St. Cyril and Methodius “. The riders will have to drive to Hadzhidimovo and after 30 minutes of rest backward on a different route. Prizes are also provided for the winners. In Haskovo, they have planned to mark April 22 with a photo contest for students “The beautiful nature of my homeplace”. There is also a team competition for children from Zvanche Kindergarten, which includes a program with music and poems dedicated to the Earth Day. An eco-tutorial will be held in the city.
Various initiatives are also planned throughout the country to celebrate Earth Day. It was first celebrated on April 22, 1970, in the United States and Canada. Then millions of North Americans demonstrate a desire to change nature in environmental protection. Twenty years later, the day became international, and Bulgaria took part in marking it in 1993. This year’s main theme for reflection is climate change.
