international children’s day
the international children’s day (icd) is celebrated in numerous countries usually (but not always) on june 1 each year
the icd had its origin in the world conference for the wellbeing of children in geneva switzerland in 1925 it is not clear as to why june 1 was chosen as the icd one theory has it that the chinese consulgeneral in san francisco (usa) gathered a number of chinese orphans to celebrate the dragon boat festival in 1925 which happened to be on june 1 that year and also coincided with the conference in geneva
june 1 has since been observed as the icd by numerous countries especially by communist countries in the western world the icd is usually celebrated on other days of the year (if at all) and there is often little public awareness about these celebrations (see the section on germany below for further discussions) consequently there is sometimes a misperception that june 1 as the icd was a communist invention nonetheless in recent years even some groups within the united states started observing the icd on june 1
germany
during the cold war the children’s day (kindertag) was handled quite differently in the two states so the date was different (gdr june 1st frg september 20th) the name was slightly different (gdr international children’s day (internationaler kindertag) frg world children’s day (weltkindertag)) and most notably the customs were different
in the gdr the holiday was introduced in 1950 and was from then on a yearly highlight for the children on this day of the year one typically received congratulations and presents from one’s parents and did special activities in school such as field trips and the like in the frg children’s day did not have such meaning to the children and was even mostly unknown to many people
since the affiliation in 1990 the date and name used in the frg have become the official ones for the former gdr as well this however was not accepted by large parts of the former gdr population so that still many parents celebrate with their kids on the former date june 1st and even children’s day public events take place on the old date
hong kong
the children’s day is celebrated on april 4 each year in hong kong
india
jawaharlal nehru distributing sweets to children at the salesian oratory at nongpohin india the birthday of jawaharlal nehru is celebrated as children’s day every year on november 14
japan
main article kodomo no hi
children’s day (こどもの日 kodomo no hi) is one of the holidays in japan it is celebrated on may 5 each year when japan celebrate their children’s growth on that day before world war ii it was called as tangonosekku (端午の节句) and it was a festival for boys but in 1948 when the festival became an official holiday it became a holiday for wishing all children’s happiness and welfare
children’s day is commemorated in japan by flying flags in the shape of carp against the wind symbolizing a child’s determination to thrive against adversities
poland
in poland children’s day is celebrated on june 1
south korea
south korean children’s day (어린이날 eorininal) was created in 1975 as a change from boy’s day it is an official holiday throughout the republic of korea this is celebrated on may 5 families usually make outings to children’s parks amusement parks zoos or other child friendly locations
singapore
october 1 is the day which singapore officially celebrates children’s day a similar event celebrated every year is youth day which is celebrated on the first sunday of july each year
taiwan (republic of china)
the republic of china (taiwan) designates children’s day (童节) on april 4 pursuant to article 5 of the order to implement commemoration days and holidays (纪念日节日实施办法) related institutions groups and schools often hold celebrating actitivies it is not a legal holiday
thailand
the second saturday of january is children’s day in thailand
turkey
april 23 is the national sovereignty and children’s day in turkey the date commemorates the opening of turkish national assembly in 1920 during the turkish independence war the designation of children’s day came in 1929 upon the recommendation of the institution of children’s protection since 1986 the turkish government organizes an international children’s festival on april 23
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