What are the customs of the National Day

National Day, also known as National Day, is a legal holiday used to honor the country itself.

Customs and traditions: On National Day, all countries hold different forms of celebrations to strengthen the patriotic consciousness of their people and enhance national cohesion. All countries also congratulate each other. Every five years or every ten years of national day, some also want to expand the scale of the celebration. In order to celebrate the national day, governments usually hold a national day reception, hosted by the head of state, head of government or foreign minister, and invite the local envoys and other important foreign guests to attend. But some countries do not hold a reception, such as the United States, Britain do not hold a reception.

National Day customs:

One, lights and colors

China's National Day Festival, enterprises and institutions will hang up lanterns or banners, "celebrate National Day" and other slogans to celebrate the National Day; the square is placed in the slogan of the words of the bonsai and hydrogen balloons, to meet the National Day with the atmosphere of joy.

Two, National Day holiday

October 1 every year is our country's National Day, China in 1999 revised the release of the "National Day and Memorial Day Holiday Measures", will be the National Day and the adjacent Saturday and Sunday combination of seven days of National Day holiday, known as the "National Day Golden Week", with the situation of the holiday, let the people *** with the feeling of the National Day. The people *** with the joy of the National Day.

Three, free highway

With the growing standard of living of the people, private cars have become increasingly popular, people usually use the National Day seven-day holiday to visit the country's great mountains and rivers. Therefore, the country since 2012, the National Day highway to private cars during the free passage. 2013 National Day holiday free passage time for October 1 00:00 to October 7 24:00.

Four, military parade ceremony

Every fifth and tenth anniversary will have a different scale of celebrations and military parades.

The most popular custom: Tiananmen flag-raising ceremony and military parade

Tiananmen flag-raising ceremony: the flag-raising ceremony is completed every day, but in the National Day this day will be particularly concerned about the Chinese People's Republic of China *** and the country's five-starred red flag Yang Yang Yang rising is exciting to the people of the country, marking the revival of the country's formal independence of the special day to see the five-starred red flag blowing has been a custom of the people of the country. become a national custom.

This special way of commemorating the National Day has become a national holiday, which carries the function of reflecting the cohesion and centripetal force of the country, and the grand celebrations held on every fifth and tenth day not only reflect the mobilizing power of the government and its appeal, but also show the comprehensive strength of the country, which is conducive to strengthening the confidence of the people.

Over the National Day, people should first think of the history of the country, the dignity of the nation, through the celebration of the National Day, to recall the past and express patriotic feelings, and enhance national self-confidence and pride, to enhance the national awareness of the country. This is a common practice in many countries. For example, on Independence Day in the United States, people all over the United States will hang the national flag and sing the national anthem on various occasions.

Expanded:

National Day is a national holiday set by a country to honor the country itself. legal holidays. They are usually the anniversary of that country's independence, the signing of its constitution, the birth of its head of state, or other anniversaries of great commemorative significance; and some are the feast days of saints who are the patron saints of that country. Although the vast majority of countries have similar commemorative days, but due to the complex political relations, some countries of this holiday can not be called a national day, for example, the United States has only Independence Day, no national day, but the two have the same significance. In ancient China, the emperor's accession to the throne, the birth date is called "National Day".

The countries of the world to determine the basis of the National Day is very strange. According to statistics, the world to the establishment of the time for the national day of 35 countries. The day of the occupation of the capital for the national day of Cuba, Cambodia and so on. Some countries celebrate their national day on the day of independence.

The term "National Day", which originally referred to national celebrations, first appeared in the Western Jin Dynasty. Western Jin Dynasty writer Lu Ji in the "five vassals" in an article on the "National Day alone to enjoy its benefits, the main worry with its harm" record, China's feudal era, the country celebrated the great event, the emperor's enthronement, the birth of the Emperor (the Qing Dynasty said the emperor's birthday for the festival of long-lasting), and so on. Therefore, in ancient times, the emperor's accession, the birth date is called "national day". Today, the anniversary of the establishment of the country is called National Day.

December 3, 1949, the fourth meeting of the Central People's Government Committee accepted the proposal of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), adopted the "Resolution on the National Day of the Chinese People's Republic of China*** and the State", decided that every year on October 1 for the Chinese People's Republic of China*** and the State proclaimed the founding of the great day of the Chinese People's Republic of China*** and the State's National Day.