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1 National Arbor Day Foundation
Организация, способствующая широкому распространению праздника древонасаждения [ Arbor Day]. Штаб-квартира в г. Небраска-Сити, шт. Небраска. Лозунг: "Пусти корни!" ["Put down roots"]English-Russian dictionary of regional studies > National Arbor Day Foundation
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2 Arbor Day
День посадки деревьев, праздник [ state holiday] штатов Небраска (22 апреля) и Юта (всегда в последнюю пятницу апреля). Неофициально отмечается (обычно в последнюю пятницу апреля) во всех штатах, кроме Аляски, в южных штатах - часто зимой. Впервые отмечался 10 апреля 1872 в Небраске по инициативе С. Мортона [Mortron, J. Sterling], позднее был перенесен на 22 апреля - день рождения Мортона. Цель праздника - не только пропагандировать древонасаждение и увеличить лесные массивы, но и украсить родной город.
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