The origin of June 1 Children's Day and countries' concern for children

Children's Day on June 1 is a holiday to guarantee the right to survival, health care and education of children in all countries of the world, in order to improve the lives of children, and in order to oppose child abuse and poisoning.

Currently, many countries in the world designate June 1 as a children's holiday, so we usually call June 1 Children's Day as International Children's Day. on March 30, 1950, the old April 4 Children's Day was abolished. on June 1, 1951, the International Children's Day was named. June 1 is not only the International Children's Day, but also the "World Milk Day. "

The first day of June is not only Children's Day, but also World Milk Day.

The following is the degree of attention to Children's Day in various countries:

1. Britain

August 1925, representatives of 54 countries held the "International Congress for the Happiness of Children" in Geneva, Switzerland, and adopted the "Geneva Declaration on the Protection of Children". The Declaration made a fervent appeal for children's spiritual enjoyment, relief for poor children, and access to livelihood opportunities for children. After the General Assembly, governments of various countries successively set their own "Children's Day" to inspire children and make them feel great, happy and joyful, and also to make members of the community pay attention to and care for children. The British government set July 14th as Children's Day in Britain.

2, Germany

During the Cold War, East and West Germany had very different practices on Children's Day. First of all, the date is different: East Germany on June 1, West Germany on September 20; its name is also different: East Germany called "International Children's Day" (internationaler Kindertag), West Germany called "World Children's Day" (Weltkindertag). In East Germany it is called "internationaler Kindertag" and in West Germany "Weltkindertag" (World Children's Day). There are also differences in the traditions of the holiday.

In the GDR, Children's Day began in 1950, and every year since then it has been the happiest day of the year for children. They often received wishes and gifts from their parents, and special celebrations, such as field trips, were held at school. In the Federal Republic of Germany, Children's Day has no special significance, and many people don't even know it exists.

With the reunification of Germany in 1990, the date and name of Children's Day in West Germany became officially standardized across the country. In many parts of East Germany, however, people were still unable to change the old customs and designations. As a result, many parents still celebrate Children's Day with their children on June 1 every year.

3. Singapore

The first article of Singapore's holiday regulations states that not only children but also all adults will be given a holiday on Children's Day, October 1st. The reason for this is that if only children are given a vacation, adults will go out to work and no one will play with the children, so the poor children can only watch TV at home on Children's Day. In addition, Singapore is an exceptionally high welfare country, but it has a very small population, and this Children's Day legislation will also help to promote those young couples who love to go on vacation and get more vacation time by having more children.

What's more, Singapore's largest national amusement park has a special rule for Children's Day, which requires children to buy a full ticket and adults to buy a half ticket. This way, not only let the children happy to experience the feeling of being a small adult, but also let the adults to re-find the long-lost childhood time. And, because of this special provisions, but also once made a section of Singaporeans hilarious .