- International Surfing Day
International Surfing Day, held annually on or near the date of the
summer solstice [http://www.newtimesslo.com/strokes-and-plugs/428/surfs-up/ Surf's up] by Jen Ingan, New Times, Strokes and Plugs, June 19, 2008, access date June 27, 2008] — usuallyJune 20 [http://www.surfingthemag.com/ISD/ About] , International Surfing Day, access date June 25, 2008] (the 21st of June on leap years) — is an unofficial, environmentally-conscious sports-centered holiday that celebrates the sport ofsurfing and the surfing lifestyle and the sustainability of ocean resources. [http://www.surfingthemag.com/news/surfing-pulse/2008-international-surfing-day-061308/ The Third Annual International Surfing Day is back Friday June 20th] , by Nicole DeJesus, access date June 27, 2008] [http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?f8fb1c8d-ae4c-4c19-99fc-be0ba7d381f6 International Surfing Day Clean Up Set for June 21] , By Jenna Ishii, 6/9/2008, Hawaii Reporter, access date June 27, 2008] The holiday has been criticized for being overly corporate. [http://surfing.about.com/b/2008/06/17/international-surfing-day-and-nascar.htm International Surfing Day and NASCAR?] , by Jay DiMartino, About.com, access date June 25, 2008] Contests and prizes [http://www.surfersvillage.com/surfing/34735/news.htm International Surfing Day announces challenges & prizes] , SurfersVillage, 16 June, 2008, access date June 27, 2008] are also part of the celebration with surfing related industries donating prizes such as surfboards and wetsuits. [http://www.surfline.com/surfnews/surfwire.cfm?id=16202 International Surfing Day Gets Challenging] , Surfline, Press Release, June 16, 2008, access date June 26, 2008] Another purpose of the celebration is to promote the popularity of surfing and attracting new participants.en icon & fr icon [http://www.surfersvillage.com/surfing/34892/news.htm Surfing Day celebrated on beaches throughout Europe/UNE VAGUE SANS FRONTIERES !] , June 25, 2008, Surfers Village, access date June 30, 2008]History
Established in 2004 [http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080622/NEWS02/806220412/1070Beach-replenishment projects focus of Surf Day petition] , by Sarah Webster, APP.com, June 22, 2008, access date June 25, 2008] by "
Surfing Magazine " [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/126/story/187098.html O.C., A.C. celebrate surfing 'holiday' today] by Jon Coen, For The Press/PressOfAtalnticCity.com, June 20, 2008, access date June 25, 2008] [http://www.surfline.com/surfnews/surfwire.cfm?id=16202 International Surfing Day Gets Challenging] , June 16, 2008, access date June 25, 2008] andThe Surfrider Foundation , International Surfing Day is a world-widees icon [http://www.lacapitalnet.com.ar/hoy/LaCiudad/Noticias/200806152122.html Conciencia ecológica en el Día Mundial del Surf] , La Capital (newspaper), access date June 27, 2008] celebration of the sport of surfing. The day is observed with surf contests, barbecues, [http://www.newportnewstimes.com/articles/2008/06/20/sports/sports05.txt 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, [http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080621/NEWS/806210331/-1/PUBLICRECORDS05 Surfers have global mission] , SeaCoastOnline, access date June 22, 2008] [http://www.sun-sentinel.com/community/news/palmbeach/sfl-flpdig06164pnjun16,0,6735567.story Lake Worth: International Surfing Day to be marked at city beach] , June 16, 2008, Lake Worth Sun-Sentinel, access date June 26, 2008] [http://www.kauaiworld.com/articles/2008/06/22/news/news01.txt Harbor 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, orNaupaka planting in Hawaii. [http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/505026.html?nav=15 Surfrider Foundation hosts Hookipa cleanup] , 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. [http://www.sas.org.uk/pr/2008/environmental-education-day-1.php SAS celebrate International Surfing Day at the Gold Coast Festival] , 20 June, 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 , [http://www.surfingthemag.com/ISD/get-involved.html International Surfing Day Event Locations] , SurfriderTheMag, access date June 27, 2008] andPeru . Also in the Southern Hemisphere the holiday is observed in the Oceanian nations ofAustralia [http://www.driftmagazine.co.uk/surf_news_read~id~1313.htm News International Surfing Day] by Richard Hardy, June 19, 2008, Drift Surf Magazine, access date June 26, 2008] andNew Zealand . The day is also widely observed in the American state ofHawaii , also in Oceania.In North America the surfing day is most widely observed and celebrations may be found in
Canada ,Costa Rica , theFrench Antilles ,El Salvador , [http://www.surfingthemag.com/news/surfing-pulse/el-salvador-072905/ El Salvador Takes International Surfing Day To New Heights] , by Emilia Estrada, Surfing Magazine, access date June 27, 2008]Mexico ,es icon [http://www.surfeando.com.mx/noticia.php?id_noticia=272 El viernes 20 de Junio se celebra el Día Internacional del Surf 2008] , by Carlos Cohen, Surfeando, 18 June 2008, access date June 27, 2008] and in the majority of coastal states of theUnited States ,Connecticut ,New York ,North Carolina ,Virginia ,Maryland ,District of Columbia ,Maine ,Texas ,New Jersey , [http://bulletin.gmnews.com/news/2008/0619/bulletin_board/029.html Brick Beach III to hold International Surf Day] , Brick Township Bulletin, access date June 26, 2008]California ,Oregon ,South Carolina , [http://www.moultrienews.com/news/Surf-Celebration International Surfing Day on Friday - Summer of Surf Celebration This Weekend on Folly Beach] , Moultrie News, June 18, 2008, access date June 27, 2008]Florida , [http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2008/jun/19/justin-beard-board-meeting/ Justin Beard: Board Meeting] , by Justin Beard, June 19, 2008, access date June 27, 2008] and Georgia. [http://www.transworldsurf.com/article.jsp?ID=1000062085 ESA Georgia Surf Contest This Weekend] , TransWorldSurf, June 24, 2008, access date June 25, 2008]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 inFrance ,Italy , theUnited Kingdom [includingEngland andCornwall ] ,Portugal ,Spain , andBelgium . Further European celebrations are held inNorway , in addition to many of the EU nations overseas possessions.In Africa, the two French territories of:
Réunion andMayotte hold annual festivities alongsideMorocco ,Ghana ,Fact|date=July 2008 the Spanish insular area of theCanary Islands andSouth Africa . The day has also taken hold in some Asian countries likeIsrael ,Japan , andKorea .Fact|date=July 2008ee also
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