What are the origins and customs of Children's Day?

What are the origins and customs of Children's Day:

1. The establishment of International Children's Day is related to the Lidice tragedy, a massacre that took place during World War II.On June 10, 1942, German fascists shot and killed men over 16 years of age from the Czech village of Lidice citizens over the age of 16, more than 140 of them and all of their infants, and took the women and 90 children to a concentration camp. The houses and buildings of the village were burned down, and a nice village was destroyed by the German fascists in a tragic way.

2. At the end of the Second World War, there was economic depression all over the world, and thousands of workers were unemployed and living in hunger and cold. The situation of children was even worse. Some were infected with contagious diseases and died in droves; others were forced to work as child laborers and suffered, with no protection for their lives and livelihoods.

3. In order to commemorate the tragedy of Lidice and all the children who died in the war all over the world, to oppose the killing and poisoning of children, and to safeguard the rights of the child, the Women's International Democratic Federation (WIDF) held a council meeting in Moscow in November 1949, where the representatives of all countries angrily exposed the crimes of killing and poisoning of children by the imperialists and the reactionaries of various countries.

4. In order to guarantee the right to survival, health care and education of children in all countries of the world, and in order to improve the lives of children, the conference decided to designate June 1 every year as International Children's Day. Many countries at the time agreed, especially the socialist countries.

5. June 1 has been designated as a children's day in many countries of the world, especially in the socialist countries. Therefore, some people misunderstand that only socialist countries designate June 1 as International Children's Day. But in fact, in some European and American countries, the date of Children's Day varies, and often there are few public celebrations.

6, Colombian customs, Colombia will be July 4 every year as Children's Day. In this festival, the nation's campuses are to organize a variety of lively celebrations, children often wear a forest of masks, dressed as clowns in the posture of the streets, very happy.

7, Brazilian customs, Brazil's Children's Day on August 15, this day is also the Brazilian "National Epidemic Prevention Day". So, every time this day, doctors around the world have to treat the children, but also to the children under 5 years old to prevent polio vaccine, marking the government is very concerned about the children's well-being. In addition, Brazil's "Virgin Mary Apparition Day" on October 12 is often celebrated as Children's Day, with a number of celebrations.

8, Sweden custom, Sweden also divided into children's day is relatively fine, August 7 every year is "Boys' Day", also known as "Lobster Festival", meaning to encourage the country's young boys to learn the bravery of the lobster. On this day, the children should be dressed in the posture of the lobster, play some very lively and lovely program.