ZEI: New Holidays for Taiwan

Students in my Saturday class had to come up with some new holidays for us here in Taiwan. The assignment was to write a letter to a newspaper editor. It was good to see a few of the kids proposals showed concern for the environment. Here are three:

1. NO PEOPLE DAY

Dear Editor:

Many holidays in Taiwan are boring and useless. It's time we created a new special day. That's why I'm writing to support "No People Day."

For one thing, letting the earth rest a day is a good idea. Also, people can go to other planets to play.

Wouldn't it be great if the earth could be clean again? Just think about it!

"No People Day" is an idea whose time has come.

Sincerely,

Foster Peng

2. DOUBLE-SIDED DAY

Dear Editor:

Many holidays in Taiwan are boring and useless. It's time we created a new holiday. That's why I'm writing to support "Double-Sided Day."

For one thing, the rain forest is almost gone because people cut the trees there to make paper. So we need to protect the forest, or global warming will get worse.

Also, people would learn to cherish having new paper. They would learn that saving paper is very important.

Wouldn't it be great to teach people to face the reality of recycling and reusing paper?

"Double-Sided Day" is an idea whose time has come.

Sincerely,

Kelly Lin


3. NO GAME BOY WEEK

Dear Editor:

Many holidays in Taiwan are boring and useless. It's time we created a new special holiday. That's why I'm writing to support "No Game Boy Week."

For one thing, people could read some good books. Also, people wouldn't become blind and stupid, like many of them are now.

Wouldn't it be great to help a lot of people remember how interesting other things are?

Sincerely,

Amida