What is the origin of Children's Day?

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. The situation of children is even worse, and some are infected with infectious diseases and die in batches; Others are forced to work as child laborers, tortured, and their lives are not guaranteed.

In order to fight for the children's rights of survival, safety and education all over the world, and to strengthen the friendship among children in various countries, the International Democratic Women's Federation held an executive committee in Moscow on June 1 June 9491/and formally decided that June1was the International Children's Day.

China's Children's Day is held in 193 1 as early as April 4th every year at the suggestion of the Salesian Society of China. After the founding of New China, the working people became the masters of the country, and the children also became the small masters of the country. In order to cultivate children's internationalism, the old April 4th Children's Day was cancelled in February 1949, and June 1 was adopted as the Children's Day in China.

Japan celebrates Children's Day the most times in the world. They celebrate Children's Day three times a year in an interesting and Japanese way.

March 3rd Girls' Day: This festival is specially set up for little girls. On this day, parents with daughters will set up a display stand at home to show beautiful female dolls wearing Japanese kimonos as holiday gifts for their daughters.

165438+1October 15 "Children's Day": In Japanese customs, children are three, five and seven years old, so this day is specially celebrated for these three age groups every year. On this day, children will wear the best traditional kimono and carry a small paper bag with patterns of pine trees, turtles or cranes on their backs. The paper bag is full of candy and toys bought by their parents.