Language is a beautiful thing. Many new words have old roots in a language. One such "Happy Earthday" translation comes along with a lovely story from one of our readers and goes like this:
A brief historic background regarding the respect for Earth by Persians over 2500 years. Planting trees have always had a deep root in Persian (Iranian) culture. The decoration of many building by colorful ceramics representing flower pictures is a clear sign of the importance trees and plants have in Iran. In Farsi (or Persian) the Earth day saying would be:"Rooz-e zamin gerami baad" meaning "Earth day be respected"
Afrikaans: Gelukkige Aard Dag
Arabic: Yawm El-Ard (Arabic Letters) يوم الأرض
Dutch: Tag Der Erde
Bulgarian: Den Na Zemyata
Cherokee: DPPDI RGAZ TS
alihelisdi elohino iga (ah-lee-hêh-lee-sûh-dee êh-loh-hee-no ee-gah)
Chinese: (Chinese Characters) 地球日
Creole: Bòn Fèt Latè"
Croation: Sretan Zemlja Dan
Czech: Šťasný den Země
Danish: Heldig Forbinde Med Jorden Dag
Estonian: Head Maa Päeva!
Farsi (or Persian) Rooz-e zamin gerami baad(meaning Earth day be respected)
Filipino: (Tagalog) Maligayang Araw ng Kalikasan
Finnish: Iloinen Kätkeä Maahan Aika
French: Bonne Journee De La Terre
German: Glücklicher Masse Tag or Tag der Erde
Greeenlandic: Nunarsuatta ulluani pilluarits
Hawaiin: malama aina (respect earth)
Hungarian: Föld Napja or Boldog Föld Napját
Icelandic: Hamingjusamur Jörð Dagur
Indonesian: Hari Bumi, or Terima kasih kembali
Italian: (happy) Felice Giorno Della Terra (Giornata della Terra)
Modern Italian: Terra-Day
Japanese: Asu dei Omedetou or Chikyuuno Hi Omedetou-
Modern Japanese: Happii Aaasudei
(Japanese Characters- Katakana) "Happii Aaasudei"
幸せなアースデ アースデイ
Korean 1: ji gu ui nal eul chook ha ham ni da.
(Korean Characters) . 지구의 날을 축하합니다
Korean 2: hang bok han ji gu ui nal dae se yo
(Korean Characters)행복한 지구의 날 되세요
Latin: Gauisus Terra Dies
Malagazy:(Madagascar) Mirary fifaliana ho an'izao tontolo izao
Myanmar: is "kabar myay NAY
Norwegian: Glade Jord Dag
Papiamentu: (Netherlands Antilles) Felis dia di tera
Persian: Rooz-e zamin gerami baad "Earth day be respected"
Polish:Zadowolony Ziemia Dzień
Portuguese: (Brazil) Dia Da Terra Or Literal Alegre Terra Dia
Portuguese: (Portugal) - Dia Da Terra
Punjabi: Zameen Da Din:
Romanian: Fericit P?mînt Zi Or Ziua Pamantului
Russian: Den Zemli (Russian Characters) Счастливый День Земли also Счастливый Земля День
Serbian: Srećan Zemlja Danje Svetlo
Slovenian: Vesel Zemlja Dan
Spanish: (Latin American) Feliz Día del Planeta Tierra
Spanish: El Día De La Tierra
Swedish: Glad Jord Dag
Tagalong: Araw ng Kalikasan(which actually means nature's day) or Araw ng mundo or daigdig (which means day of the world)or Araw ng Daigdi Mundo Kalikas
Turkish: is Dünya Günü
Turkish: Mutlu Yerküre Gün
Urdu (Pakistan-): Zameen Ka Din
Uzbek: Yer Kuni : "Ер Куни"
Waray: Kaadlawan han kalibutan
Welsh: 'N Ddedwydd Briddo Ddiwrnod
Yoruba (Nigeria) Ojo Ile Aiye |