TRAVEL

CO-EDITOR ELISE DIXON

Travelling and your CARBON FOOTPRINT

BY KATIE SAWYER

As a person who likes to see the wonderful landscapes that this world has to offer, I try to do it in the most environmentally friendly way. However, the Covid-19 pandemic came and shut us off from the world. Fortunately, this led to the skies being quiet as people stayed at home instead of going abroad. This meant less planes and cruises polluting our world. Aircrafts are responsible for 12% of daily CO2 emissions and the trails left by planes go to the ozone layer; and stop heat from escaping meaning that the planet will heat up; which leads to melting polar caps and rising sea levels. Every cruise passenger is responsible for 9.1 tonnes of CO2 emissions; in total all sea vehicles are responsible for 2.5 % of all greenhouse gasses. On average one car produces 9.6 tonnes of CO2 per year. Overall, Travel produces 29% of the world’s harmful emissions.

Before you next travel abroad or somewhere far away try to neutralise the amount of carbon you are giving to the world by planting trees; and when travelling locally try to take public transport, car share, or walk or ride a bike.

FESTIVALS AND From Around The World! CELEBRATIONS

BY ELOISE BRINDLE

Around the globe many cultures celebrate various things. This may be all the way down to religion or national holidays. Each country and culture are different… A festival celebrated by many folks of the Hindu faith and also the general population is Holi: Holi Is considered a Hindu festival that celebrates love, spring, and new life. Many families hold ceremonies but for the majority Holi is about FUN! It’s a vibrant festival that consists of dancing, singing and also the throwing of vivid powdered paint and vibrant water. Holi is known as the festival of colours Holi and is celebrated at the end of winter; this is normally the last full moon day of the Hindu luni-solar calendar month marking the beginning of spring. The dates for Holi are never identical. Holi normally falls in March, but it may also occasionally fall in late February.

The origins of Holi come from a mixture of mythology including the favoured legend of Hiranyakashyap. He was a demon king who wanted to be immortal. He wanted to be worshipped as god. His own son Prahlada chose to worship Vishnu rather than his own father, this offended Hiranyakashyap deeply. Hindus light bonfires on Holi to represent the triumph of good over evil. Holi appeals to me because it’s a vibrant, energetic two-day celebration of affection and colour. You see many festivals like Holi across the globe, but Holi is exclusive to itself.

Another festival celebrated by millions of people is Hanukkah…

Hanukkah is known as a Jewish holiday which celebrates the victory of the Maccabees over the Syrian army. It also celebrates a miracle that occurred during this time, where a day’s supply of oil allowed the menorah to keep a temple in Jerusalem lit for 8 days. Hanukkah observes when the Greek empire had power in 2nd century Jerusalem. In 168 BC king Antiochus IV Epiphanes outlawed Jewish practices damaging the Jewish Temple by installing an altar to sacrifice pigs. Hanukkah is appealing because of the dedication that was put in by people of the Jewish faith and how determined they were to get what they wanted. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days every year. it occurs between late November and December.