6.1 The Origin of Children's Day

The establishment of International Children's Day is related to a famous massacre during World War II. In June 1942, German fascists shot and killed more than 14 male citizens over the age of 16 and all their babies in Tekeli Ditze village, and took women and 9 children to concentration camps. Houses and buildings in the village were burned down, and a good village was destroyed by German fascists. After the end of World War II, the world economy was depressed, and thousands of workers lost their jobs and lived a life of hunger and cold. Children's situation is even worse, and some have contracted infectious diseases and died in batches; Others are forced to be child laborers, tortured and their lives and lives are not guaranteed. In order to mourn the children who died in the fascist war of aggression in Lidice village and all over the world, in November 1949, the International Democratic Women's Federation held a board meeting in Moscow. In order to guarantee the right to life, health care and education of children all over the world, and to improve children's lives, the meeting decided to take the first day of June when Lidice village was massacred as International Children's Day. At that time, many countries agreed, especially socialist countries. Many countries in the world have designated June 1st as a children's festival, especially in socialist countries. In Europe and America, the dates of Children's Day are different, and public celebrations are rarely held. Therefore, some people misunderstand that only socialist countries will designate June 1 as International Children's Day. In order to protect the rights and interests of children all over the world, in November 1949, the Executive Committee of the International Democratic Women's Federation held a meeting in Moscow, and decided to take June 1st every year as International Children's Day. After the founding of New China, the State Council of the Central People's Government stipulated on December 23, 1949 that Children's Day in China should be unified with International Children's Day.

The concept of "International Children's Day" was first put forward at the international conference on children's welfare held in Geneva, Switzerland in August p>1925. Children's Day

Representatives from 54 countries gathered in Geneva, Switzerland to hold the "International Conference on Children's Happiness" and adopted the Geneva Declaration on Protecting Children. In the declaration, there are heated discussions on children's spiritual enjoyment, the relief for poor children, the avoidance of dangerous work for children, the opportunity for children to earn a living, and how to save and raise children. Since this congress, on the one hand, in order to inspire children and make them feel happy, on the other hand, in order to attract social attention and love, governments of various countries have successively stipulated "Children's Day". In November, 1949, the International Democratic Women's Federation held an executive committee in Moscow, and formally decided that June 1st every year would be a festival for children all over the world, that is, International Children's Day.

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Historical development

Childhood in the smoke of Children's Day in old China is inevitably painful and angry, but the suffering childhood is also bright and enthusiastic. The establishment of China Anti-Japanese Children's League made the children in the mountains have their own festival-Children's Day, but it was April 4th. In War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, there are hundreds of thousands of anti-Japanese children's league members in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei border region of China, including Wang Erxiao, a famous anti-Japanese hero, and Dong Cunrui, a martyr in the liberation war. Many more children's league members have become the backbone of socialist construction after the magnificent new-democratic revolution. The old children's league members recalled that on Children's Day, as long as the Japanese didn't come to "mop up", all counties and districts would organize activities and hold conferences. Sometimes singing competitions are held, sometimes drills are organized, and children's groups in several villages are still struggling to see who sings well and drills neatly, and there are prizes if they win, usually pencils. In order to improve the ability to deal with the enemy, military training is also an important part of the children's league. Summer camps were organized in the border areas, and the backbones of children's groups were gathered in the deep mountains for training. They learned how to shoot guns, stab people and lay mines, and they also conducted training, air defense exercises and fire prevention exercises. In order to improve the anti-"mopping-up" ability, the Children's League also organized the "Charge Month" activity, where children were gathered every night, lived together, and had an emergency gathering in the middle of the night, backpacking and running across the forest. Children's Day after the founding of New China

[1] Since 1949, the People's Republic of China has officially designated June 1st as International Children's Day. Schools generally organize related group activities for this purpose, and require students to dress formally (white shirts and blue pants before the popularization of school uniforms). Although Hong Kong is a part of China, the date of Children's Day in Hong Kong is the same as that of Children's Day in Taiwan Province, China, that is, April 4. The way of folk celebration is to give toys and gifts to children, or to accompany children out for a big meal or play.

Celebrating for the first time

On June 1st, 195, the first International Children's Day was celebrated by the small owners in New China. Children are the future of the motherland. However, before liberation, the children of the working people were deprived of the right to receive education and a happy childhood. After the founding of New China, the Party and the government attached great importance to the healthy growth of children. Despite the lack of material conditions and difficulties in the early days of liberation, the CPC Central Committee still attached importance to the all-round development of children. In November 1949, the Council of the International Democratic Women's Federation decided that June 1st would be the International Children's Day. The newly established Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China has decided to designate this day as a festival for children in China. The CPC Central Committee attaches great importance to the first Children's Day in New China. In order to prepare for the celebration of Children's Day on June 1st, in response to the appeal of "Defending Children's Rights and Striving for Peace" issued by the Democratic Women's Federation and other organizations, 11 people's organizations and relevant departments of the Central People's Government in China have specially formed a preparatory committee. Mao Zedong wrote an inscription: "Celebrate Children's Day". Commander-in-Chief Zhu earnestly hoped: "The children of the new China should love the motherland, science and labor, and be prepared to build a new China." Liu Shaoqi, Zhou Enlai, Soong Ching Ling, Deng Yingchao and other party and state leaders also wrote inscriptions for the children. On this day, 5, children gathered in the concert hall of Zhongshan Park in Beijing to celebrate their festival. Children and mothers from the Soviet Union, North Korea and other countries were also invited to attend the party. Commander-in-Chief Zhu is very concerned about the healthy growth of children. He said: "your is still young, but we should study hard, learn all kinds of scientific knowledge, and exercise ourselves to be strong, ready to participate in the work of building a new China, and turn poor and backward China into China with a strong industrial base with high culture." On this day, children all over the country also held get-together activities. Since then, every June 1st, all parts of the country have organized various kinds of activities to celebrate children's festivals. The Party and the government are very concerned about the healthy growth of children, creating a good environment for their life and study, and the children in New China are thriving under the Party's sunshine.

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Children are the future of the country and the hope of the nation. It has always been the goal of all countries in the world to create a good family, social and learning environment for all children and let them grow up healthily, happily and happily. The annual "Children's Day" is a festival specially set up for children.

Russia

Russia's Children's Day is completely "in tune" with the world, just on June 1st. Whenever Children's Day comes, children all over Russia will happily celebrate their festivals, perform some folk songs and dances, and hold celebrations in schools. In fact, speaking of the origin of Children's Day has an important connection with Russia. In November 1949, the International Democratic Women's Federation held a board meeting in Moscow, and representatives of various countries angrily exposed the crimes of imperialists and reactionaries in various countries killing and poisoning children. In order to protect children's rights to survival, health care and education in all countries of the world and improve their lives, the meeting decided to take June 1 every year as International Children's Day.

Germany

During the Cold War, East and West Germany did very different things on Children's Day. First of all, the dates are different: East Germany is scheduled for June 1 and West Germany is scheduled for September 2; Its names are also different: East Germany is called "International Children's Day" and West Germany is called "World Children's Day". In addition, there are differences in the traditions of festivals. In GDR, Children's Day began in 195, and since then, this day has been the happiest day of the year for children. Parents' blessings and gifts are often received, and special celebrations, such as outings, are also held in schools. In the Federal Republic of Germany, Children's Day has no special significance, and many people don't even know the existence of this festival.

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Sincere greetings. In my life, many people have given me knowledge and filled my heart with the source of wisdom. There are many people who give me happiness and make me grow into a cartoon related to International Children's Day < P > in health. Here, I sincerely wish everyone around me happy every day and everything goes well! Full of joy, "June 1" has finally arrived, which belongs to our festival. I wish children all over the world grow up healthily and spend every day happily! The most personalized greeting "June 1"? Hehe, this is a good holiday, friends with worries, forget your troubles! Let today be only transparent joy, and let today be only "sweet" joy! Come on, friends, bless "June 1" and get together! There are 365 days in a year, 1 days are weekends, and 1 days are holidays. Except for 816 hours when you are eating, subtract 3,12 hours when you are taking a lunch break and taking a night off. You may be happy to have a holiday, eat and sleep, but you must never tell me that you will be unhappy on the remaining day-Children's Day. Let's move, my friend! The most emotional greeting "June 1st" is a paradise for children, which will make you happy, your expectation, your passion and family happiness. In short, "June 1st" will make you extremely excited and happy! On this "June 1st", I made three wishes: In our motherland, there are still many children who can't go to school because of their poor families. My first wish is for them to return to school as soon as possible; The "5.12" earthquake claimed the lives of many children. May they also have Children's Day on June 1 in heaven; The third wish is for the children in the disaster area, wishing them to get out of the shadow of the earthquake as soon as possible and live a healthy and happy life!

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Nine suggestions for adults to celebrate Children's Day: suggestion 1: Climb naked happily in your own room; suggestion 2: Jumping wildly in your own bed with your shoes on; suggestion 3: Put a sheet on your body, run happily in the street and tell others that you are flying; suggestion 4: Kiss your favorite MM's mouth, and then tell her that your childlike heart needs care on June 1st when she is angry; suggestion 5: Book a MM's children's playground. And deliberately spilled coke everywhere, call the waiter mm who came to help you clean up. Suggestion 6: Draw a circle on the bed and wet it at night. Suggestion 7: Pretend to get lost, or cry helplessly on the roadside. When someone comes to ask you, tell him/her that you can't find your mother. Suggestion 8: Call your mother and ask her how you got here. Suggestion 9: Dance while singing "Our motherland is a garden".

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International Children's Day

On December 14th, 1954, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization designated November 2th as the International Children's Day. The resolution calls for the protection of children's rights to survival, health care and education in all countries of the world. It is pointed out that all democratic groups and adult men and women in the world should fight against the phenomenon of employing male and female children, and the state should protect children's health and meet their needs by cutting military spending.

World Children's Day

In p>1986, Funda Karagozler, a 9-year-old Turkish schoolgirl, and another classmate wrote to the children of the world, saying, "We hope everyone in the community will treat each other equally, and we hope to live in a peaceful world. Although we are children, we can improve the world. " This letter was sent to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and to the representatives of the United Nations, which aroused strong repercussions. April 27th of the same year was designated as "World Children's Day", and at the same time, Funda Karagozler became the honorary chairman of the organization. Since then, on the fourth Sunday of April every year, children's representatives from all over the world have come to the United Nations Headquarters in new york to express their wishes for a better world and their contributions to their communities.

Other Children's Days

Singapore Children's Day: October 1st, China Children's Day: June 1st, China Hong Kong Children's Day: April 4th, Korea Children's Day: May 5th, Britain Children's Day: July 14th, Japan Children's Day: Boys May 5th, Girls March 3rd, Russia Children's Day: June 1st, Indonesia Children's Day: July 23rd, Thailand Children's Day: the second Saturday of January every year

Edit this related anecdote. This is also a public holiday in Korea, which is scheduled for May 5th every year. Parents usually take their children to parks, zoos or other amusement facilities on this day to let them spend their holidays happily. India regards November 14th, the birthday of the first Prime Minister after independence, as Children's Day. On this special day, Indian children will have various dances and music performances with strong ethnic flavor, and the government will also come forward to organize some celebrations. Most Islamic countries have designated the 14th day after Ramadan as "Candy Festival", which is also the happiest Children's Day for children. The "Candy Festival" usually lasts for three days, and children go to nearby households to ask for candy in groups of three or five. According to local folk customs, adults can't refuse children's demands, so children can always return home full of food and joy on this day. Children's Day in West Africa is crazy. Most of their countries have special "Children's Carnival", which often lasts for one month. Africans have always been good at singing and dancing. In the "Children's Carnival", although people's living conditions are different, all children will enjoy themselves and be very lively. However, compared with children in the above countries, children in Iraq are much more miserable. When children in many countries are celebrating Children's Day, most Iraqi children simply don't know that there is another festival of their own in the world. They are still as usual, either attending classes at school, working in workshops, or begging in the streets. Some Iraqis revealed that during Saddam's more than 2 years in power, June 1st was designated as the day of oil nationalization in Iraq. On this day, all kinds of celebrations are held throughout Iraq, but it has nothing to do with children, so children have never celebrated Children's Day. In the neglected Children's Day, there is no festive atmosphere in Iraqi kindergartens and primary schools, and naturally there will be no celebrations. Children's Day in Japan, called "Children's Day" (Japanese: こどもの), is a traditional festival. On May 5th every year, Japanese families celebrate their children's growth. Before World War II, this festival was called "Dragon Boat Festival" (Japanese: Dragon Boat Festival), and it was only a boy's festival. In 1948, when it became a public holiday, it became a festival to celebrate the happiness and welfare of all children. On the day of the festival, families in Japan will hang fish-shaped signs on the roofs to symbolize that children can eliminate bad luck, overcome difficulties and grow up smoothly. However, there is a separate Girls' Day in Japan on March 3rd, which is developed from Shangsi Festival, and the Girls' Day is celebrated by placing various dolls. Hanging the carp flag on Men's Day originated from China's "Looking for a Dragon" and "Carp Jumping at the Dragon Gate".