March is also equinox, but we look at a few other more obscure things.
Earth Anthem
Yes, there is one, Wiki says:
The Earth anthem is a celebratory song or a musical composition that eulogizes, extols or exalts planet Earth. There are several pieces of music in that category.
In 1990, lyricist Barbara Lee George first performed the “Earth Day Anthem” with the Children’s Chorus of Sussex County, sung to the tune of Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy”.
New York state congressman Benjamin Gilman recommended that the United States adopt it as the official Earth anthem. It was nominated for a Marcus Nobel United Earth Prize in 1992.
George’s song was first recorded in 2015 in collaboration with guitarist Al Orlo, producer John Lissauer, and singer Vaneese Thomas among others.
Maybe the best known is this: Individuals from the World Wide Fund for Nature, Decca, and Extinction Rebellion began work on the project, with the goal of “people in every country in the world singing the same song”.
The song was composed in a workshop by Violet Skies, Låpsley, and Robin Howl, who purposely made its arrangement and lyrics public domain and downloadable. Afterwards, volunteers reached out to musicians worldwide to cover the song.
It premiered at the December 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference. Since then, it has been sung by thousands of people in over 100 countries.
Its goal was to call for governments to enact New Year’s resolutions to resolve the climate crisis. In 2022, NME described the song as a “call for peace, unity, global harmony and action on climate” that celebrates the diversity of human culture.
According to Planet Resolution, there is “at least one version of the song from every country on Earth”