H'Hen Nie calls for turning off the lights in response to the Earth Hour campaign

Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 H'Hen Nie attended the lights-off event for Earth Hour on March 23 in Ho Chi Minh City - Photo: PHUONG QUYEN

Earth Hour is an initiative of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), launched in 2007, calling on the community to turn off the lights for one hour, from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on the last Saturday of March every year.

Young people are excited to participate in Earth Hour

Robot performance in response to Earth Hour - Photo: PHUONG QUYEN

Since late afternoon on March 23, young people have filled the seats at the stage of the Youth Cultural House (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City) to wait to watch the program. Nhu Y (student of Ho Chi Minh City University of Education) went with her close friend from high school, Bao Tran (student of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City National University) and were present since early afternoon.

"We visited the Youth Festival, went shopping and prepared to watch Earth Hour. I knew about this event since 2020 and also turned off the lights to respond," Nhu Y shared.

Meanwhile, Bao Tran said that the first year she turned off the lights, her family did not agree because they did not understand the meaning of this action and did not know much about Earth Hour. After that, Tran found information to send to her parents and skillfully persuaded them.

"My mother used to find it inconvenient to turn off the lights and said that there was no power outage around, so why do we have to do that? I explained to her about the impact of turning off the lights for an hour and then she gradually 'went along' with me. Now she is the one who asked me about this year's Earth Hour event," Tran laughed.

Earth Hour aims to raise public awareness about climate change and energy saving around the world. In Vietnam, the lights-off program in response to this year's Earth Hour campaign carries the message "Saving electricity - Make it a habit", within the framework of the Youth Festival in 2024.

Earth Hour is colorful and energetic

Fashion show from recycled fabrics and recycled fibers during the Earth Hour power-off event - Photo: PHUONG QUYEN

From 7:30 p.m., young people who arrived early were stirred up with energy and youthfulness when watching extremely exciting DJ performances to prepare for the upcoming Earth Hour program.

After a screening of a film about WWF's Earth Hour to help young people better understand the event's meaning and journey to create community impact, the program opened with the songs "Save Her Earth" and "Wings".

In addition, beauty queens, runners-up, and artists from the Ho Chi Minh City Artist Volunteer Team also brought the audience a very special fashion show with costumes made from recycled fabrics, recycled fibers, and fish scales by the design team of Viet Hung.

Singer H'Hen Nie performs the song Stop eating wild animals - Photo: PHUONG QUYEN

At exactly 8:30 p.m., the lights-out event officially took place after the ceremony, followed by a series of songs and colorful performances such as "Colorful Painting" , "Living Like Flowers" . Among them, there were many songs loved by young people such as "Our Youth" , "A Drunk Night ", "Sing Up "...

Over time, the purpose of the Earth Hour campaign has expanded to encourage the community to change their living habits, bring benefits to the environment, and use energy more economically and efficiently. In addition to tonight's program, the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union also organizes activities in response to the campaign such as the Green Steps Run.

This year's lights-out event featured the participation of Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 H'Hen Nie and nearly 50 young artists, music and dance groups. The young people conveyed the message of the Earth Hour campaign and responded to the lights-out event worldwide.

Exciting music performances - Photo: PHUONG QUYEN

Activities responding to the Earth Hour campaign have been implemented for many years in Ho Chi Minh City, thereby effectively promoting the spirit of health training, enhancing physical exercise and sports, raising awareness of the city's people, union members and youth, and contributing to the world's common efforts in the issues of energy saving, environmental protection and climate change.

Turning off the lights for 1 hour conveys the message of saving energy and protecting the environment - Photo: PHUONG QUYEN

Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Headquarters (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City) turns off the lights in response to Earth Hour - Photo: TIEN QUOC

Landmark 81 building and other high-rise buildings also turned off their lights during Earth Hour (8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on March 23, 2024) - Photo: TIEN QUOC

Activities in the Youth Festival from March 22 to 24 - Photo: Organizing Committee

Earth Hour in Hanoi: Turn off the lights and enjoy the night of youth

On the evening of March 23, thousands of young people in Hanoi gathered at the Turn Off the Lights and Turn On Ideas 2024 festival to respond to Earth Hour.

This year's festival is a series of activities that lasts all day on March 23 at The Loop shopping center (Cau Giay district, Hanoi). With the message "reduce waste for cleanliness, recycle for green", the festival brings activities to help the community raise awareness about waste classification and environmental protection.

Accompanying the festival for the past 5 years, Meo Tom handmade brings young people a positive view of recycling and reusing fashion products.

Sharing with Tuoi Tre Online , Ms. Nguyen Ha - co-founder of the brand Meo Tom Handmade - said that in recent years, people's awareness of recycling and waste classification has changed a lot.

"In the past, some people wondered why recycled bags used new buttons, new locks... Many people thought that recycling meant using only old materials. But now people have a more correct view of recycling and reuse.

In particular, those who came to the festival this year have become more aware of collecting and classifying waste at the source and appreciate green products more," Ms. Ha confided.

Art performance with recycled materials - Photo: NGUYEN HIEN

Also at the festival, singer My Linh presented the audience with two sweet songs. The singer shared that this was not the first time she had come to Turn Off the Lights and Turn On the Ideas . "Every time I come to the festival, My Linh feels so much energy, because there are only young people here. The energy belongs to you, and the future also belongs to you. So My Linh hopes that your actions will contribute to changing the community's awareness of environmental protection," My Linh said.

Young people in Hanoi during Earth Hour 2024 - Photo: NGUYEN HIEN

Singer My Linh at the event Turn off the lights, turn on ideas - Photo: NGUYEN HIEN

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/h-hen-nie-keu-goi-tat-den-huong-ung-chien-dich-gio-trai-dat-20240323193349832.htm