What is the origin of Teachers' Day? When did it start?

The origin of Teachers' Day: In China's recent history, it has been celebrated as Teachers' Day several times on different dates. It was not until January 21, 1985, that the ninth meeting of the Standing Committee of the Sixth National People's Congress passed the State Council's motion on the establishment of Teachers' Day, which determined that September 10th of each year would be designated as Teachers' Day in China.

The Teachers' Day therefore began on September 10, 1985, and by September 10, 2020 it will be the 36th Teachers' Day in China.

Prior to 1997, Teachers' Day in Hong Kong, China, was celebrated on September 28th of each year (the birth anniversary of Confucius), and after the handover, it was changed to September 10th each year with the regulations of the Chinese mainland. In Taiwan, China, since 1952, September 28 every year for the birthday of Confucius and Teachers' Day, and does not change with the Chinese mainland Teachers' Day date change.

The Teachers' Day, which aims to recognize the contributions made by teachers to the cause of education. In fact, honoring teachers and religion is a fine tradition in China since ancient times. As early as the 11th century BC, that is, the Western Zhou Dynasty? The disciple serves the teacher, respect is the same as the father? The saying. Ancient educator Confucius even left behind? There is no such thing as a teacher without a class. The ancient great educator Confucius even left behind the saying, "There is no difference between teaching and learning. "Learn from the past and know the new". The first is to teach the students to learn from the past, and the second is to learn from the past. "I'll be your teacher if you do what I do. What do you mean, "I'm a teacher"? Learning from time to time? and a series of other wise sayings about learning and education. Teachers are known as the engineers of human souls by Chinese people, and they are also compared to the hard-working gardeners. gardener?

Since Teachers' Day is not a traditional Chinese holiday and celebrations vary from place to place every year, there is not a unified and fixed situation in the country. Generally, schools will organize their own Teachers' Day celebrations and commendation assemblies, awarding certificates and prizes to the year's outstanding teachers; some schools will also organize cultural performances by school students, dedicating songs and dances to the teachers, and will also organize activities such as collective oath-taking for newly recruited teachers. As students, most of them will write their blessings to their teachers on the school's board or buy flowers to dedicate to their teachers.

All in all, although there is no unified way to celebrate Teachers' Day in our country, everyone shows their respect to teachers on Teachers' Day.