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World Vegetarian Day

Hey there! World Vegetarian Day happens every year on October 1st. It's a day where we celebrate eating healthy foods that don't have meat in them.

When we talk about being a vegetarian, it means that we don't eat meat. Meat comes from animals like cows, pigs, and chickens. So instead of eating things like burgers or chicken nuggets, we eat foods like vegetables, fruits, beans, and nuts that make us strong and healthy.

On World Vegetarian Day, we talk about why it's important to eat more vegetables and less meat. Eating lots of vegetables and fruits helps give our bodies the vitamins and minerals we need to stay healthy, like growing tall and strong, keeping our eyes and bones healthy, and having lots of energy to play and learn.

Plus, eating more vegetables and fruits is good for the environment because it takes a lot of water and energy to raise animals for meat, and sometimes the farm animals produce a lot of pollution that can be harmful to our Earth. So being a vegetarian is not only good for our bodies but it's also good for our planet, too!

That's pretty much what World Vegetarian Day is all about: celebrating healthy eating, thinking about ways to live a healthier and greener life, and having fun learning about new, delicious foods.