What festival is August 1st?

The first day of August is not horse racing day, but army day.

Army Day is the anniversary of the founding of China People's Liberation Army. It is designated as August 1 day every year, which is established by the People's Revolutionary Military Commission of China to commemorate the founding of the Chinese Red Army of Workers and Peasants.

In July 1933, 1 1, the Chinese Soviet * * and the provisional central government of People's Republic of China (PRC) decided on August 1 day as the anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Red Army of Workers and Peasants on the basis of the proposal of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission on June 30th.

1On June 5th, 949, the People's Revolutionary Military Commission of China issued an order, taking the word "August 1st" as the main symbol of the flag and emblem of the China People's Liberation Army. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), this anniversary was renamed the Army Day of China People's Liberation Army.

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Festival celebration

On August 1 2020, People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Ministry of National Defense warmly celebrated the 93rd anniversary of the founding of the China People's Liberation Army! August 1 2020 is the 93rd anniversary of the founding of China People's Liberation Army.

From defending the border to training, from epidemic prevention and control to flood fighting and disaster relief, from training and preparing for war to helping the poor, from international peacekeeping to ocean escort ... where there is fighting, there is a battlefield for the people's army to fight; Where there is a need, there are soldiers from the front.

On the eve of August 1st last year, the people of China and the Ministry of National Defense held a grand reception in the Great Hall of the People to celebrate the August 1st Army Day. In 2020, affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, we could not get together with all our friends at the scene as usual. Here, I extend my holiday greetings to you!