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Earth Day, which began in 1970, is an annual celebration honoring the achievements of the environmental movement and raising awareness of the importance of long-term ecological sustainability. Earth Day is celebrated in the United States on April 22; throughout the rest of the world, it is celebrated on either April 22 or the day the vernal equinox occurs. 
The Vatican City issued a miniature sheet for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. It contains two stamps, €0,30 and €1,10, designed by artist Joyce Chiarella. UFN's brochure summarizes the design's rationale as "...aims to seek and simultaneously represent everywhere the beauty and harmony of creation: in the forms, in the sounds and colors of nature, but also in the face of a child with its innocent gaze admiring the surroundings. In the upper left sun shines on the coat of arms of Pope Francis, while the moon, on the right, reflects the title of the issue. This celebration aims to remind us that creation is a gift we have received from God and, for this reason, as the Holy Father teaches in 'Laudato si', we have a mission to care for it and to protect it."

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