One of my favorite holidays of the year is Pee on Earth Day. This delightful holiday is celebrated on the longest day of the year — June 21 in the northern hemisphere, and December 21 in the southern hemisphere.
Why should you pee on earth? If you live in a part of the world where there are no diseases spread through urine (which means most of my readers), peeing on earth is a way to get rid of your urine in a sanitary and ecological manner. Your urine contains valuable nutrients that plants can use, and as long as you don’t eat too much salt, your urine (diluted, or in small amounts) is good for plants. Peeing on earth is a way to remind yourself that you are a part of the great cycle of nature. As Carol puts it, “Don’t throw it away, grow it away!”
Why on the longest day? Because it’s unlikely there will be snow on the ground, and it’s likely the weather will be more conducive to peeing outdoors.
We’ll be on the train from Baltimore back home to Cohasset for much of Pee on Earth Day. I’ll wait to pee on earth until we get home.
