December 13 is the national public memorial day. Many people don't know what the public memorial day is, the origin of the national public memorial day and who to pay tribute to. Maybe some Chinese don't know very well. Let's answer this question today.
12.13 the full name of the National Memorial Day is:
The National Memorial Day for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre is mainly to honor the victims of the Nanjing Massacre and all the victims (including comfort women) killed by the Japanese invaders during the Japanese imperialist war of aggression against China.
The origin of the National Memorial Day for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre:
On December 13, 1937, the Japanese invaders began to massacre Chinese compatriots for more than 40 days in Nanjing, China. More than 300000 people were killed, creating the Nanjing massacre that shocked China and the world. This atrocious act in flagrant violation of international law and the Geneva Conventions is irrefutable. The trials of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East and the Nanjing Military Tribunal for the trial of war criminals established after the second world war have long drawn historical conclusions and legal conclusions.
In order to expose the war crimes of the Japanese aggressors, bear in mind the profound disasters caused by the war of aggression to the Chinese people and the people of the world, and show the Chinese people's firm stand against the war of aggression, safeguarding human dignity and safeguarding world peace.
On December 13, 2014, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, held the first national memorial ceremony for the victims of the Nanjing massacre in Nanjing.
The memorial hall for the compatriots killed in the Nanjing Massacre of the Japanese invaders is located at the site of the former mass graves. The main venue of the public sacrifice will be here. In addition to the public sacrifice at the main venue, monuments are still built in Nanjing, and the remaining 17 mass graves offer public sacrifices to the victims at the same time.
National Memorial Day for victims of Nanjing Massacre in 2018:
December 13, 2018 is China's Fifth National Memorial Day for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre. At 7:00 a.m. today, the national flag was raised and lowered at half mast at the assembly square of the memorial hall of the victims of the Nanjing Massacre of the Japanese invaders.
At 10 a.m., the national public memorial ceremony for the victims of the Nanjing massacre will be held at the memorial hall of the victims of the Nanjing Massacre of the Japanese invaders.
This year is 81 years since the Nanjing Massacre.