Nowadays, both traditional and modern festivals are trying to reduce their carbon footprints and promote eco friendly practises. Today I'm going to talk about three of them. Now let's look at this photo. Well, this is forest festival or Van Mahotsav in India, a tree planting festival taking place in the first week of July every year since 1950. Its aim is to raise peoples awareness about the importance of forests in India. As part of the festival, thousands of trees are planted by both children and adults all over the country. Next I’ll talk about Tet festival of Vietnamese New Year traditions. As part of the celebration, people release live fish into rivers a week before the festival officially begins. This tradition comes from an ancient story and is believed to bring good luck. It is also used to promote the protection and conservation of freshwater habitats. The event is now monitored by local authorities to ensure fish species are suitable for the ecological conditions of rivers. Music festivals are also becoming eco friendly and one example is Paleo festival in Switzerland which is held in …