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United Nations holidays

United Nations festivals include New Year's Day, Labor Day, International Happiness Day, Christmas, Spring Festival and so on.

1, New Year's Day

New Year's Day, namely 1 on the Gregorian calendar, is commonly known as "Chinese New Year" in most countries in the world. Yuan means "start", and the beginning of each number is called "yuan"; Dan means "day"; New Year's Day means "the first day". "New Year's Day" usually refers to the first day of the first month in the calendar.

2. Labor Day

International Labor Day is scheduled on May 1 day every year, which is a festival shared by working people all over the world. On this day every year, the whole country celebrates. People wear festive costumes and happily gather in parks, theaters and squares to participate in various celebration gatherings or cultural and recreational activities to commend workers who have made outstanding contributions.

3. International Day of Happiness

20 12 On June 28th, the 66th United Nations General Assembly announced that the pursuit of happiness is a basic goal of mankind, and that happiness and well-being are the universal goals and expectations of human life all over the world, and decided to designate March 20th every year as "International Happiness Day".

4. Christmas

Every year, 65438+February 25th is the day when Christians commemorate the birth of Jesus, which is called Christmas. During the festival, Christians from all over the world will hold grand commemorative ceremonies. Christmas was originally a Christian holiday. Because people attach great importance to it, it has become a national festival. The biggest festival of the year in China can be compared with the Chinese New Year, which is similar to the Chinese New Year.

5. Spring Festival

The Spring Festival, that is, the China Lunar New Year, is a folk festival that integrates the old and the new, offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors, praying for evil spirits, reuniting relatives and friends, celebrating entertainment and eating. 65438 local time+February 22nd, 2023, the 78th UN General Assembly designated the Spring Festival (Lunar New Year) as a UN holiday.

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