International Surfing Day

International Surfing Day, held annually on the third Saturday of June, is an unofficial, environmentally conscious sports-centered holiday that celebrates the sport of surfing, Surf culture, surfing lifestyle, and the sustainability of ocean resources.The Third Annual International Surfing Day is back Friday June 20th
by Nicole DeJesus, access date June 27, 2008International Surfing Day Clean Up Set for June 21
By Jenna Ishii, September 6, 2008, Hawaii Reporter, access date June 27, 2008 Contests and prizes
, SurfersVillage, June 16, 2008, access date June 27, 2008 are also part of the celebration, with surfing-related industries donating prizes such as surfboards and wetsuits.International Surfing Day Gets Challenging
Surfline, Press Release, June 16, 2008, access date June 26, 2008 Another purpose of the list of minor secular observances#June, celebration is to promote the popularity of surfing and to attract new participants.Surfing Day celebrated on beaches throughout Europe/UNE VAGUE SANS FRONTIERES !
June 25, 2008, Surfers Village, access date June 30, 2008

History

International Surfing Day was established in 2005 by ''Surfing Magazine''O.C., A.C. celebrate surfing 'holiday' today
by Jon Coen, For The Press/PressOfAtlanticCity.com, June 20, 2008, access date June 25, 2008International Surfing Day Gets Challenging
June 16, 2008, access date June 25, 2008 and The Surfrider Foundation. International Surfing Day closely follows the spirit and intent of the World Surf Day, established by the Usenet newsgroup alt.surfing in 1993.alt.surfing
/ref> International Surfing Day is a worldwide
, La Capital (newspaper), access date June 27, 2008 celebration of the sport of surfing. The day is observed with surf contests, barbecues,On The Sidelines
''Newport News Times'', June 20, 2008, access date June 27, 2008 film screenings and other surf-related activities. Surfers also use the day to give back to the environment by organizing beach clean-ups,projects focus of Surf Day petition
by Sarah Webster, APP.com, June 22, 2008, access date June 25, 2008Surfers have global mission
, SeaCoastOnline, access date June 22, 2008Lake Worth: International Surfing Day to be marked at city beach
June 16, 2008, Lake Worth Sun-Sentinel, access date June 26, 2008Harbor gets a Surfing Day cleanup
by Rachale Gehrlein, June 25, 2008, access date June 26, 2008 dune and other habitat restoration and other activities such as lobbying to maintain the recreation areas in California where surfing occurs, or planting Naupaka (a flowering coastal plant) in Hawaii.Surf's up
by Jen Ingan, New Times, Strokes and Plugs, June 19, 2008, access date June 27, 2008
''The Maui News'', June 18, 2008, access date June 27, 2008

Direct action was used by form of protest on this day in England to express opposition to sewage in the waters of the Gold Coast; a precarious problem for many surfers who become infected by the bacteria from open wounds from sports-related injuries.SAS celebrate International Surfing Day at the Gold Coast Festival
, June 20, 2008, access date June 27, 2008

Extent of celebrations

International Surf Day events have been held on all populated continents including South America where it is celebrated in Argentina, Brazil,International Surfing Day
Surfrider Foundation and Peru. Also in the Southern Hemisphere the holiday is observed in the Oceanian nations of AustraliaNews International Surfing Day
by Richard Hardy, June 19, 2008, Drift Surf Magazine, access date June 26, 2008 and New Zealand. The day is also widely observed in the American state of Hawaii, also in Oceania.

In North America the surfing day is most widely observed and celebrations may be found in Canada, Costa Rica, the French Antilles, El Salvador,El Salvador Takes International Surfing Day To New Heights
, by Emilia Estrada, Surfing Magazine, access date June 27, 2008 Mexico,El viernes 20 de Junio se celebra el Día Internacional del Surf 2008
by Carlos Cohen, Surfeando, June 18, 2008, access date June 27, 2008 and in the majority of coastal states of the United States:
California,
Connecticut,
District of Columbia,
Florida,Justin Beard: Board Meeting
by Justin Beard, June 19, 2008, access date June 27, 2008
Georgia (U. S. state), Georgia,ESA Georgia Surf Contest This Weekend
TransWorldSurf, June 24, 2008, access date June 25, 2008
Maine,
Maryland,
New Jersey,
New York (state), New York,
North Carolina,
Oregon,
South Carolina,International Surfing Day on Friday – Summer of Surf Celebration This Weekend on Folly Beach
, Moultrie News, June 18, 2008, access date June 27, 2008
Texas,
and Virginia.
After North America the observance has the most popularity in Europe: including in most of the coastal European Union and it is held by surf enthusiasts in France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Spain, and Belgium. Further European celebrations are held in Norway, in addition to many of the EU nations overseas possessions.

In Africa, the two French territories of Réunion and Mayotte hold annual festivities alongside Morocco, the Spanish insular area of the Canary Islands and South Africa. The day has also taken hold in some other countries such as Israel and Japan.

See also

*Earth Day
*Go Skateboarding Day

Notes

External links

* International Surfing Da
official website
* International Surfing Da
Social Network

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