What is the custom of Youth Day

According to the published Measures for National Holidays on Annual Festivals and Commemorative Days, "more than 300 million young people between the ages of 14 and 28 years old will be able to enjoy a half-day vacation on Youth Day in accordance with the law, and feel the love and care of society for young people. In addition, rich and colorful commemorative activities will be held all over China during the Youth Day, and young people will also focus on a variety of social voluntary and social practice activities, while many other places will hold coming-of-age ceremonies during the Youth Day.

The Origin of May Fourth Youth Day

May Fourth Youth Day was established to commemorate the May Fourth Movement that broke out on May 4, 1919. It originated from the anti-imperialist and patriotic May Fourth Movement in 1919, and in 1939, the Northwest Youth Salvation Federation of the Shanxi-Gansu-Ning Border Region established May 4 as the Chinese Youth Day, and in December 1949, the State Council of the Central People's Government of China formally proclaimed May 4 as the Chinese Youth Day. During the Youth Day, rich and colorful commemorative activities are held in all parts of China, and young people also focus on all kinds of social voluntary and social practice activities, and there are many places that hold coming-of-age ceremonies during the Youth Day. The core content of the May Fourth spirit is "patriotism, progress, democracy and science".

The May Fourth Movement was a thorough and uncompromising anti-imperialist and anti-feudal patriotic movement. It promoted the combination of Marxism and the Chinese workers' movement, created a group of intellectuals with a preliminary ****productivist ideology, and made ideological and cadre preparations for the establishment of the Chinese ****productivist Party. The May Fourth Movement opened the prelude to China's new democratic revolution, and this patriotic movement pushed forward the course of Chinese history and promoted the widespread spread of Marxism in China. In order to inherit and carry forward the glorious revolutionary traditions of Chinese youth since the May Fourth Movement, in 1939, the Northwest Youth Salvation Federation in the Shanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region designated May 4 as Youth Day, and in December 1949, the State Council of the Central People's Government formally proclaimed this regulation. The spirit of "patriotism, progress, democracy and science" advocated by the May Fourth Movement is still respected by contemporary young people.

The cultural significance of May Fourth Youth Day

"May Fourth Youth Day" has actually been fixed as a cultural symbol with symbolic meaning. Its symbolic meaning is mainly the responsibility for the destiny of the country, the passion to solve social problems, and the awakening and creation of all walks of life. In different historical periods of China's revolution and construction, they all contain the spirit and inspiration of the times, guiding the direction of the development of China's youth movement. "May Fourth Youth Day is celebrated once a year, either grandly or simply, but its significance is always there. "May Fourth Youth Day" contains two meanings: one is to commemorate the "May Fourth Movement", and the other is as a youth festival. Both **** with the spiritual impetus containing deep historical and practical connotations, it is not only the commitment to the history of the bearer, but also to the realization of the society and the life of the knocking, but also to the future of the history of the observation.

What groups are included in the May 4th Youth Day

The so-called Youth Day, as the name suggests, is for young people. The group of May 4th Youth Day includes young people aged 14 - 28 years old. Because it is a holiday for some groups, it is more special when the holiday is arranged, if it meets the weekend is not additionally compensated. Under normal circumstances, some units will rest half a day.