The Origin of China Festivals

1 month 1 day, New Year's Day

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Laba Festival is a Buddhist festival. This day is the day when Sakyamuni became a Buddha, also known as "Taoist Festival". The most important activity on this day is to eat Laba porridge. The earliest Laba porridge only added adzuki beans to rice porridge, and later it evolved into a very complicated and exquisite one. The main ingredients are dozens of kinds such as white rice, yellow rice, glutinous rice, millet and water chestnut rice. , as well as walnuts, almonds, melon seeds, peanuts, pine nuts, raisins, longan, lilies, lotus seeds and so on. The fragrance floated for miles. In addition to Laba porridge, there are Laba noodles, Laba garlic and other flavor foods. On the day of Laba, people also soaked peeled garlic cloves in rice vinegar, sealed them in jars and put them in warmer places. After 20 days, the vinegar is dark red, slightly sour and slightly spicy, and it is called "Laba vinegar" and "Laba garlic".

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The first day of the first lunar month is the Spring Festival.

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According to legend, there was a monster named Nian in ancient China, with long tentacles and a ferocious face. Nian lived on the seabed for many years, and climbed ashore every New Year's Eve, devouring livestock and killing people. Therefore, every New Year's Eve, people in the village fled to the deep mountains to avoid the harm of the "Nian" beast.

On New Year's Eve this year, people in Taohua Village were taking refuge in the mountains when an old beggar came from outside the village. He was leaning on crutches, carrying a bag on his arm, with elegant silver whiskers and staring at Matthew. Some villagers sealed windows and locked doors, some packed their bags, some herded cattle and drove sheep, and people shouted hisses everywhere, which was a scene of panic. At this time, who still has the mind to take care of this begging old man?

Only an old woman in the east of the village gave the old man some food and suggested that he go up the mountain quickly to avoid Nian beast. The old man smiled and said, "If my mother-in-law lets me stay at home for one night, I will definitely drive Nian beast away.

When the old woman looked at him carefully, she found that he was young, healthy, energetic and had an extraordinary world outlook. But she continued to persuade and begged the old man to laugh without saying a word. My mother-in-law had no choice but to leave home and take refuge in the mountains.

At midnight, Nian beast broke into the village. It found that the atmosphere in the village was different from previous years: the old woman at the east end of the village had red paper on her door and the room was brightly lit. The beast Nian trembled and let out a long whistle. Nian stared at her mother-in-law's house for a while, then screamed and rushed over. When we were near the door, there was a sudden explosion in the yard, and Nian trembled and dared not go any further.

It turns out that Nian was most afraid of red, fire and explosion. At this time, my mother-in-law's door was wide open, and I saw an old man in a red robe laughing in the hospital. "Nian" was frightened to disgrace and fled in confusion.

The next day was the first day of the first month, and the people who came back from refuge were very surprised to see that the village was safe and sound. At this time, the old woman suddenly realized and quickly told the villagers the promise of begging for the elderly. The villagers flocked to the old woman's house, only to find red paper on the door of her mother-in-law's house, a pile of unburned bamboo still exploding in the yard, and several red candles still glowing in the house. ...

In order to celebrate the auspicious arrival, ecstatic villagers put on new clothes and hats one after another and went to their relatives and friends' homes to congratulate and say hello. The story soon spread in the surrounding villages, and people all knew the way to drive away the "Nian" beast.

Since then, every year on New Year's Eve, every family has posted red couplets and set off firecrackers. Every household has a bright candlelight, so it is better to wait for the New Year. In the early morning of the first day, I want to say hello to my relatives and friends. This custom has spread more and more widely, and has become the most solemn traditional festival among the people in China.

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Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month

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The 15th day of the first lunar month is the traditional Lantern Festival in China. The first month is January, and the ancients called the night "Xiao". The fifteenth day is the first full moon night in a year, so the fifteenth day of the first month is called the Lantern Festival. Also known as "Shangyuan Festival". According to the folk tradition in China, the moon is high in the sky and there are 10,000 lanterns on the ground on the festival night of Spring Festival, so people can watch lanterns, solve riddles on the lanterns, eat Yuanxiao and have family reunion.

Lantern Festival originated in the Han Dynasty, and it is said that it was set to commemorate Pinglu when Emperor Wen was in power. After the death of Emperor Liu Ying of the Han Dynasty, Lv Hou usurped power, and the Lushi family dominated the state affairs. After Lv Hou's death, Zhou Bo, Chen Ping and others eliminated the influence of Lv Hou and established Liu Heng as the emperor of China. Because the day to calm Zhu Lu is the fifteenth day of the first month, after that, every year on the fifteenth night of the first month, Wendi will go out of the palace in disguise and have fun with the people as a souvenir. The fifteenth day of the first month is designated as the Lantern Festival. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the sacrificial activities of "Taiyi God" were held on the 15th day of the first month. Sima Qian listed the Lantern Festival as the main festival in taichu calendar.

There is a folk custom of eating Yuanxiao on the Lantern Festival in China. According to folklore, Yuanxiao originated from King Zhao of Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period. On the fifteenth day of the first month, King Chu Zhao crossed the Yangtze River and saw floating objects on the river, which were sweets with white outside and red inside. King Zhao of Chu asked Confucius, and Confucius said, "This duckweed fruit is also a sign of the resurrection of the Lord." Yuanxiao is a kind of holiday food, just like rice cakes in the Spring Festival and zongzi in the Dragon Boat Festival. Eating Yuanxiao, like a full moon, symbolizes family reunion and entrusts people with good wishes for their future life. Yuanxiao is called "Tangyuan", "Zi Yuan", "Floating Zi Yuan" and "Shui Yuan" in the south. It is made of glutinous rice, solid or stuffed. The fillings are red bean paste, sugar, hawthorn and so on. Can be boiled, fried, steamed and fried.

The custom of burning lanterns in the Lantern Festival originated from the "ternary theory" of Taoism. The fifteenth day of the first month is Shangyuan Festival, the fifteenth day of July is Zhongyuan Festival, and the fifteenth day of October is Xiayuan Festival. The three officials in charge of the upper, middle and lower elements are "heaven", "earth" and "man" respectively. The celestial official is happy and lights should be lit on the Lantern Festival. Burning lanterns and setting fire to the Lantern Festival has been a custom since the Han Dynasty, and it was paid more attention to in the Tang Dynasty. It has become a custom to light lanterns on the Lantern Festival. Lu Zeng, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, described the grand occasion of lighting the Lantern Festival in "Watching Lights at Fifteen Nights", saying: "After the stars fell in the Han Dynasty, the balcony seemed to hang on the moon." The custom of burning lanterns in Lantern Festival has been passed down from generation to generation, and there are more and more kinds of lanterns, such as mirror lanterns, phoenix lanterns, glass lanterns and so on. Besides burning lanterns, there will be fireworks on the Lantern Festival.

"Lantern riddle", also known as "playing riddles", is an activity added after the Lantern Festival, which appeared in the Song Dynasty. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Lin 'an, the capital, made riddles every Lantern Festival, and there were many people in solve riddles on the lanterns. At the beginning, it was a busybody who wrote riddles on paper and posted them on colorful lanterns for people to guess. Because riddles are enlightening and interesting, they are welcomed by all walks of life in the process of communication.

Besides celebrating the Lantern Festival, there are also religious activities. That is to say, most of the participants in "taking all kinds of diseases", also known as "baking all kinds of diseases" and "spreading all kinds of diseases" are women. They walk together or against the wall, or cross the bridge through the suburbs, with the aim of driving away diseases and eliminating disasters.

As time goes by, there are more and more activities for the Lantern Festival. In many places, activities such as playing dragon lanterns, playing lions, walking on stilts, rowing dry boats, dancing yangko and playing Taiping drums were also added during the festival.

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February 14 Valentine's Day

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The origin of valentine's day

Valentine's Day, also known as Saint Valentine's Day. Originated in ancient Rome, it is held every February 14, and now it has become a favorite festival for young people in Europe and America. There are different opinions about the origin of the name "Saint Valentine's Day". Some people say this is to commemorate the Christian martyr Valentine. He was arrested and imprisoned for resisting the persecution of Christians by Roman rulers, and was sentenced to death on February 14, AD 270. Before the execution, Valentine wrote a letter to the warden's daughter, showing his open heart and feelings for her. Since then, Christianity has designated February 14 as "Valentine's Day".

The history of Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is a holiday for friends, family and lovers. Just as people in China now spend Christmas with almost fanatical enthusiasm, Valentine's Day has quietly penetrated into the minds of countless young people and become another important festival besides the traditional festivals in China. Most people may not know the origin and significance of Valentine's Day. The following is just one of many legends about Valentine's Day.

In ancient Rome, February 14 was a festival to pay tribute to Jonah. Jonah was the queen of the Roman gods, and the Romans regarded her as the goddess of women and marriage. The following February 15 is called Lupsala Festival to show respect for other gods under the rule of Jonah.

In ancient Rome, the lives of young people and girls were strictly separated. However, on Lupsala Festival, boys can choose the name of a girl they love and carve it on a vase. In this way, during the festival, young people can dance with the girl of their choice to celebrate the festival. If the selected girls are interested in boys, they can always pair up and eventually they will fall in love and get married in church. Therefore, later generations designated February 14 as Valentine's Day.

In the west, Valentine's Day is not only the best time to express love, but also the best time to propose to the one you love. In this regard, Valentine's Day embodies the original intention of the ancient Romans to design this festival.

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The dragon head festival on the first day of the second lunar month.

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According to legend, the second day of the second lunar month is the day when dragons look up. This day is called "Dragon Head Festival" and is one of the traditional festivals in rural areas of China.

In ancient times, people thought that dragons slept underground in winter and walked in the sky from vernal equinox to autumnal equinox. On the second day of the second lunar month, around the vernal equinox, animals that are dormant in winter begin to wake up. People commemorate this day, hoping for a good weather and a good harvest.

In my hometown, there is a proverb: "On February 2, the dragon looks up, the big hoard is full, and the small hoard is flowing." On the morning of Dragon Boat Festival, every household is paddling barns in the threshing floor or yard. This was done by the elders. Some of them use kitchen ashes and some use chaff, and scatter (paint) them into the yard one by one. First, they drew a sharp barn roof, then a bulging barn belly, and finally drew a barn door. Some of them also scattered ashes outside the barn door to form a ladder shape, and the whole barn was about the size of a city. After painting, grab some whole grains and put them in the barn, and finally cover them with boards to prevent chickens and birds from eating them. The custom of painting barns is to pray for a bumper harvest in Man Cang in the new year.

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Flower arranging festival on the eighth day of the second lunar month.

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Flower Festival

Traditional festivals of Yi people in Dayao County, Yunnan Province. It is held every year on the eighth day of the second lunar month for three days. It is a festival to commemorate a pair of young Yi men and women. According to legend, Mi Yinu, a hardworking, brave, beautiful and clever Yi girl, was besieged by jackals when herding sheep on Tan Huashan Mountain in Dayao in ancient times. The young hunter Charleroi killed the jackal and saved the sheep. Mi Yi angrily picked a white cherry blossom and gave it to Charleroi, and then they fell in love. However, in order to occupy Miinu, the brutal local officials in Tanhuashan District built a "fairy garden" and lied that all the girls sent there would be killed. In order to save these girls, Mino collected poisonous white flowers and put them on her head on the eighth day of February, and soaked some white flowers in wine, cleverly persuading local officials to drink them. Local officials believe that Miinu changed his mind and wanted to drink with Miinu. Miinu drank poisoned wine and laid down his life to save lives. Charleroi came back from hunting and chased him to the "Fairy Garden", only finding Minu's body. He held the dead girl in his arms and wept bitterly, wiping away his tears until his eyes shed blood and dyed the azaleas red. In memory of the girl who died heroically, the Yi people in Tan Hua regard the red azaleas as auspicious symbols. On the eighth day of February every year, thousands of people gather in Tanhua Mountain to pick azaleas that cover the whole mountain and plant them in the corners of fields, houses and cowsheds, praying for a bumper harvest of grains and prosperity of six livestock. Young lovers put flowers in their heads to express their loyal love, sing and dance all night in the mountains, bring food and firewood, enjoy their activities for 3 days, and then leave. In recent years, this festival has increased business activities.

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March 8 "March 8" International Women's Day

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A festival for working women all over the world to fight for peace, democracy and liberation. On March 8th, 1909, women workers in Chicago, USA held a large-scale strike demonstration for freedom and equality, which was warmly responded by working women. 19 10 In March, the Second International Socialist Women's Congress was held in Copenhagen, Denmark, and representatives from 17 countries attended the meeting. The central topic of the meeting is to oppose the military expansion of militarism, prepare for war and defend world peace. At the same time, issues such as safeguarding children's rights and interests, striving for an eight-hour working system and women's voting rights were also discussed. Clara Zetkin, a German socialist revolutionary and leader of the international women's movement, proposed at the Second International Socialist Women's Congress that March 8 of each year be designated as the World Women's Struggle Day, and the proposal was unanimously adopted, making March 8 the International Women's Day. The following year, working women in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark and other countries held demonstrations. In the future, activities to commemorate International Women's Day on March 8th will be gradually extended to the whole world. On 1924, China held the first Li Da Hui in Guangzhou to commemorate the March 8th International Working Women, which was presided over by the Women's Department of the Kuomintang of China, and held commemorative activities every year since then. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), the central government of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulated in June1949+February 65438 that March 8th is a festival for women in China every year.

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Arbor Day on March 12

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"Arbor Day" is a festival determined by some countries through legislation to stimulate people's feelings of loving forests and afforestation, promote land greening and protect the ecological environment on which human beings depend.

Arbor Day was first established in modern times in Nebraska, USA. In April 1872, 10, Morton put forward the proposal of establishing strong regulation at a meeting held by the Nebraska Landscape Architecture Association. The state adopted Morton's suggestion, designated April 10 as the state's Arbor Day, and issued the world's first Arbor Day stamp in 1932, showing two children planting trees.

1979 in February, the 6th meeting of the 5th the NPC Standing Committee in China decided to designate March 12 as China Arbor Day. On March 12 of the following year, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued a set of four stamps entitled "Planting Trees and Greening the Motherland". At the initiative of Comrade Deng Xiaoping, the Fourth Session of the Fifth National People's Congress adopted a resolution on launching a nationwide voluntary tree planting campaign. 1990 March 12, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued a set of four stamps for "greening the motherland" again. The first stamp is "voluntary tree planting by the whole people".

According to United Nations statistics, Arbor Day has been established in more than 50 countries in the world. Due to different national conditions and geographical locations, the names and times of Arbor Day are different in different countries, such as Arbor Day and Greening Week in Japan. Israel calls it "the new year of trees"; Myanmar is called "Tree Planting Month"; Yugoslavia is called "Tree Planting Week"; Iceland is called "Student Arbor Day"; India is called National Arbor Day; France calls it National Arbor Day; Canada is called "Forest Week". Arbor Day in some countries is celebrated every month 12 months: Arbor Day in Jordan is 65438+ 10/5; Arbor Day in Spain is February1; Arbor Day in Iraq is March 6th; Arbor Day in North Korea is April 6th; Arbor Day in Australia is the first Friday in May. Arbor Day in Finland is June 24th; Arbor Day in India is the first week of July; Arbor Day in Pakistan is August 9th; Arbor Day in Thailand is September 24th. The arbor day in Cuba is 10 year 10 month10; British Arbor Day is165438+1October 6th to12; Arbor Day in Syria is the last Thursday of June+February in 5438.

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March 15 "3. 15" Consumer Rights Day

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Keyword for "3 15" activity in 200 1

New century, new concept, new life.

Let green go into life.

Change the consumption concept and improve the quality of life.

Save resources and reduce pollution.

Advocate green consumption and care for the living environment.

Green consumption benefits the present and the future.

Green consumption is the common responsibility of the whole society.

Produce green products and protect green homes.

Start with the little things in life and contribute to sustainable consumption.

Cheer for "Olympic bid" with green action.

Advocate green consumption and create a beautiful home.

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March 23rd World Meteorological Day

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1960, the World Meteorological Organization designated March 23rd as "World Meteorological Day" to arouse public attention to meteorological issues.

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April fool's day on April 1 day

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April Fool's Day, also known as April Fool's Day, is a traditional American holiday, which falls on April 1 day every year.

April Fool's Day has been around for hundreds of years, and there are different opinions about its origin. One view is that this custom originated from India's "Interpretation Festival". This section stipulates that every year on March 3 1 day, men, women and children can play jokes on each other and fool each other for entertainment. More generally, it originated in France. 1564, French king Charles IX decided to adopt a new calendar method-Gregorian calendar, with 1 month 1 day as the beginning of the year, which changed the previous calendar with April 1 day as the beginning of the new year. During the implementation of the new calendar, many stubborn conservatives all over the country still used the old calendar and refused to update it. They still give gifts to each other and organize activities to celebrate the New Year on April 1 day. Supporters of the new law scoffed at this unusual move. On April 1 day, they sent fake gifts to the die-hards and invited them to attend a fake celebration, and called these fooled people "April fools" and "fish in the bait". Later, they fooled each other on this day, and it became a custom over time. This festival spread to Britain in the18th century, and was later brought to the United States by British immigrants. In the beginning, any American can concoct shocking news without any moral and legal responsibility, and the government and judicial departments will not pursue it. On the contrary, whoever fabricates the most bizarre lies and who can deceive people the most will win the championship. This practice has brought a lot of confusion to the society, which has caused people's dissatisfaction. Now, everybody? Fooling and cheating during festivals are no longer as outrageous as in the past, but for relaxation and joy.

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May 1 Day International Labor Day

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1884 10.07, because of the long working hours, labor groups in the United States and Canada met in Chicago, USA, and put forward the eight-hour working system of "eight hours of work, eight hours of education and eight hours of rest". In May 1886, Chicago workers began to set up an "eight-hour association" and held a large-scale demonstration, which led to a bloody tragedy. Soon, 200,000 workers in the United States were treated as working 8 hours a day.

By 1889, the motion put forward by the French representative was passed at the "International Labor Union" conference organized by the leaders of the workers' movement in Britain and France, and May 1 day of the workers' movement was designated as Labor Day, which was commemorated from the following year.

Since then, all over the world have followed suit, and workers' groups in various countries held grand celebrations on this day, and industrial and mining manufacturers had a day off.

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Chinese Youth Day

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1920 In May, the Paris Peace Conference decided that all the rights and interests of Germany in Shandong would be inherited by Japan. When the news came, the people of the whole country were filled with indignation. On May 4th, about 3,000 students from various universities in Beijing gathered in Tiananmen Square and held the first student demonstration in the history of China. They petitioned the presidential palace under the slogan of "fighting for national rights abroad and eliminating national thieves" and were suppressed by the warlord government at that time. Become the May 4th Movement. The May 4th Movement is not only a patriotic movement for students, but also a new cultural movement. Later, the promotion of science, democracy and vernacular Chinese was influenced by the May 4th Movement.

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The fifth day of the fifth lunar month is the Dragon Boat Festival.

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Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanyang Festival, has five festivals, which are divided into "Little Duanyang" (the fifth day of May) and "Big Duanyang" (the fifteenth day of May) on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Among them, "Duan" means the beginning, "noon" means the intersection of yin and yang, and "Yang" is an odd number; The ancients wrote "noon month" in May, regarded double noon as "heavy noon", wrote "Dragon Boat Festival" on the fifth day, and wrote "Yang Chen" at noon. With many stories and legends, there are many different festival names and customs, such as hanging Zhong Kui gods, pasting afternoon leaves, hanging calamus and wormwood on the Dragon Boat Festival, etc. Drink realgar wine, calamus wine, children draw realgar, race dragon boats, have competitions, eat salted eggs and zongzi.

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The fifth day of the fifth lunar month is Poet's Day.

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Poet's Day has two meanings: one is to commemorate the great poet Qu Yuan, and the other is to inspire today's literati. For the former, it goes without saying that Qu Yuan's respect for personality and the greatness of his works are the glory of the nation. For the latter, there are two points to be explained: (1) "poet" and "scholar" seem to be different, but in a broad sense, all literary and artistic works that belong to creative imagination can be called poetry; Similarly, anyone who is noble, creative and imaginative can be called a poet, so Poet's Day is really a literary festival, and there is no need for dramatist's day, novelist's day or essayist's day. Shakespeare is famous for his plays, and Tolstoy is famous for his novels. Both of them are called poets, and they deserve it. Those who manage drama novels today should base themselves on their strengths and strive for progress, although they are not for poetry, the quality of poetry is solid; If the blood column is full of blood, it is unwilling to show its shortcomings for poetry, which is just a hollow reputation. Is to buy coffins and return pearls. (2) The so-called poet is not a poet with a little knowledge of skills. A poet must show himself in literature and art, and as a person, he must match poetry. The purpose of poetry is to show justice, understand the truth and express emotions, so a poet must first have a sense of justice, have the courage to sacrifice for the truth, and have the deepest feelings to support his words. If poetry is noble between heaven and earth, poets are noble homes. If you call yourself a poet just by arranging parallel lines and playing with words, then you are not a poem and can't become an adult. What kind of poet can you be? Some people here, not a lifetime rhyme, but aboveboard, bold and noble, have the temperament of a poet, that is, a poet. On the contrary, he is a narrow-minded person, but he is a poet, a peddler, not a poet, all day long, or hunting for fame or business. Here, the initiation of the Poets' Festival is actually related to the whole society-a poetic society does not need everyone to recite poems, but to be able to distinguish right from wrong, be frank and have a good atmosphere.

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May 12 International Nurses' Day

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An Englishman, Ms. Nightingale, was born in Italy on May 1820. She had nursing skills in her teens. 1853, the Crimean war between Britain and Russia broke out with heavy casualties. In the19th century, when medical technology was backward and nurses' status was low, nightingale was willing to give up her aristocratic life and resolutely joined the battlefield rescue work. She led the nurses to work day and night, which relieved a lot of pain for the wounded. After half a year's efforts, the death rate of the wounded dropped from 42% to 2%. Ms nightingale is the founder of modern nursing system. 1883, the British royal family awarded her the medal of super class, which is the highest honor. The nightingale died in 19 10. In order to commemorate her outstanding contribution and nurse spirit, May 12 was designated as International Nurses' Day. Nightingale Award is the highest honor award of nursing profession.

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The second Sunday in May is Mother's Day (this year is May 14).

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As early as more than 200 years ago, there was a festival in Britain to pay tribute to mothers, called "Mother's Sunday". 19 19, Miss Anna Jarvis of the United States saw that the mothers and wives of many soldiers who died in World War I were miserable, so she launched Mother's Day to commemorate their mothers who suffered in the war. Later, the United States Senate passed that the day Jarvis' mother died (the second Sunday in May, 1905) was designated as Mother's Day, and the carnations that Jarvis' mother loved before her death were taken as a symbol of maternal love. It is customary to wear a red carnation at a Mother's Day party and a white carnation when her mother dies to show her respect. Later, after the implementation of Christianity, countries began to adopt it.

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May 17 World Telecommunication Day

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The Origin of International Telecommunication Union

The International Telecommunication Union is a specialized agency of the United Nations and the oldest international organization among United Nations agencies. ITU, ITU or the abbreviation of ITU.

A brief history of ITU

The history of ITU can be traced back to 1865. In order to realize international telegraph communication smoothly, 1865 On May 7th, representatives of 20 European countries, including France, Germany, Russia, Italy and Austria, signed the International Telegraph Convention in Paris, and the International Telegraph Union (ITU) was also proclaimed. With the application and development of telephone and radio, the authority of ITU is expanding. From 65438 to 0906, representatives from 27 countries including Germany, Britain, France, the United States and Japan signed the International Radiotelegraph Convention in Berlin. 1932, representatives of more than 70 countries met in Madrid, Spain, and merged the International Telegraph Convention with the International Radiotelegraph Convention to formulate the International Telecommunication Convention, and decided to officially change its name to "International Telecommunication Union" from 1934 to 1. With the consent of the United Nations, the International Telecommunication Union became a specialized agency of the United Nations on June 5438+0947+1October 15, and its headquarters was moved from Bern, Switzerland to Geneva.

The origin of World Telecommunication Day

1969 may 17, the 24th executive board of the international telecommunication union formally passed a resolution, and decided to designate may 17, the founding day of the international telecommunication union, as the "world telecommunication day", and requested all member states to start from1969, and every may 17. 1973, the international telecommunication union once again passed a resolution, demanding that member States continue to carry out various commemorative activities in various ways. In order to make the commemoration more systematic, there is a theme for World Telecommunication Day every year. Every year, China also holds various activities to commemorate Telecommunications Day.

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Children's Day on June 1st.

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Children's Day all over the world is celebrated on June 1 day of the Gregorian calendar every year. The origin of the festival, the International Democratic Women's Federation held a meeting in Moscow in June 1949 1. In order to ensure the survival, health care and education of children all over the world, we decided to oppose the cruel killing and poisoning of children by imperialist warmongers, and designated June 1 day as International Children's Day every year. In China, from 193 1, according to china charity federation's suggestion, April 4th every year is designated as Children's Day. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC). In order to pay more attention to children's growth, China people and the State Council, the Central People's Government, designated "June 1" International Children's Day as Children's Day in1949 65438+February. Under the care of the China * * * production party, the whole society has assumed the responsibility of protecting and educating children. Children have good living, learning and health care conditions, and live happily and grow up healthily under the socialist sunshine. Whenever Children's Day comes, all localities should celebrate it ceremoniously, so that children can enjoy their own festivals happily.

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June 5th, World Environment Day.

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1972 The United Nations held the "United Nations Conference on the Human Environment" in Stockholm, Sweden, 1 13 countries participated. The meeting discussed the action plan to protect the global environment and adopted the Declaration on the Human Environment. The meeting suggested that the United Nations General Assembly designate June 5th, the opening day of this meeting, as "World Environment Day". In the same year, in June 5438+10, the 27th United Nations General Assembly accepted and adopted this proposal. In the future, every "World Environment Day", all countries in the world will carry out mass environmental publicity and commemorative activities. World Environment Day's role lies in arousing people all over the world to pay attention to protecting the environment on which human beings depend, and consciously take actions to participate in environmental protection. At the same time, it requires governments and United Nations units to contribute to the environmental protection process.

The theme of this year's "6.5" World Environment Day is: Saving the earth is saving the future.

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The third Sunday in June is Father's Day.

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Father's Day was proposed by Mrs. John Bruce Dodd. Mrs. Dodd lost her mother in her early years, and she had five younger brothers. The burden of life for six brothers and sisters falls on her father. My father gets up early every day and cares about the growth of his children in every possible way, while he lives a frugal life. When Dodd grew up, according to his own personal experience, he deeply felt that his father's spirit of self-sacrifice was commendable. Fathers should also, like mothers, have a festival in which the whole society pays tribute to them. So she wrote a sincere letter to the Washington state government, suggesting that her father's birthday, June 5 every year, be regarded as Father's Day. The state government adopted this suggestion, but changed the festival to the third Sunday in June every year. 19 10, the first city-wide Father's Day celebration was held in Boston, Washington, where Mrs. Dodd was located.

With the development and change of society, the divorce rate in the United States is rising, and the number of single-parent children is increasing. In many families, the responsibility of the father is obviously strengthened. On the other hand, with the increase of women's employment, fathers must also undertake more housework. In this case, children's attachment to their father has been increasing, and this festival has gradually spread to the whole country. 1972, under the strong appeal of all parties, US President Nixon signed a parliamentary resolution to establish Father's Day, making it a national holiday. On this day, the children got up early in the morning, cooked a hearty breakfast for their father and delivered it to his bed by hand. Children will also make some beautiful little gifts for their father. Like Mother's Day, on Father's Day, people also wear some flowers on their chests. Generally speaking, wearing a red rose represents love for a living father, while wearing a white rose represents mourning for a dead father.

Festival July 1 Day Party Building Day

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China * * * The anniversary of the founding of the Producers' Party is in July 1 day of the Gregorian calendar every year. 19 17 After the victory of the Russian October Revolution, Marxism quickly spread to China. After the May 4th patriotic movement, the first batch of revolutionary intellectuals who accepted Marxism-Leninism, such as Li Dazhao, Chen Duxiu, Dong, set up * * * production groups in various places to publicize Marxism-Leninism and engage in the workers' movement. With the active help of Lenin's public property international, 192 1 in July, all * * * production groups sent representatives to Shanghai to hold the first congress of China * * * production party. After being discovered by imperialist spies, the meeting was moved to a boat in Nanhu, Jiaxing, Zhejiang to continue. Present at the meeting were Li Da, Li, Dong, Chen Tanqiu, He Shuheng, Chen Gongbo, Bao Huisheng, Zhou Fohai and * * *, representing 57 national champions. Also attending the meeting were Marin, the international representative of * * *, and Nicolschi, the international representative of red workers. The Congress adopted the Party's Articles of Association, elected Chen Duxiu as General Secretary, and announced the establishment of the China Producer Party. Since then, a brand-new working-class political party has emerged in China, with * * * materialism as its purpose and Marxism–Leninism as its guide. The birth of China's * * * production party opened a new era of China's historical development and brought a new look to China's revolution.

During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, due to environmental difficulties, the exact date of the first congress could not be found, so in 194 1 year, the CPC Central Committee decided to hold the first congress as the birthday and anniversary of the party.

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The first Tianjin Beer Festival was held on July 2nd.

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200 1 Overview of China International Beer Festival

200 1 China International Beer Festival was approved by the former State Light Industry Bureau and sponsored by China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Light Industry Branch, China Food Industry (Group) Company and China Light Industry.