Father is the person who gives us the most protection in our life and the most solid backing behind us. People often say that father's love is like a mountain and mother's love is like a sea. Father and mother's love for us is the most selfless and greatest. Father's Day originated in the United States. It is set as the third Sunday in June every year. Do you know which day father's Day is in China? This article brings you an introduction to the time and origin of Chinese father's day. Let's have a look.
The time and origin of Chinese father's Day
Father's Day is not a "Polai" festival. China also has its own father's day. The origin of China's father's day can be traced back to the period of the Republic of China. On August 8, 1945, Shanghai launched an activity to celebrate father's day, and the citizens responded immediately. After the victory of the Anti Japanese War, celebrities from all walks of life in Shanghai jointly asked the Shanghai municipal government to transfer it to the central government and set August 8, which is homonymous with "father", as the National Father's day, On father's day, people wear flowers to express their respect and thoughts for their father.
On August 6, 1945, Shanghai Shenbao published an article "the origin of August 8 father's Day". The article said: the United States initiated the creation of mother's day to commemorate the wives and mothers of the soldiers killed in the European war. Now, China should also launch its own father's day. Because the shape of "father" is the same as that of "August 8", and the pronunciation of "August 8" is also the same as that of "father", Shanghai citizens are called on to celebrate "August 8 father's Day". At that time, although the defeat of the Japanese army was decided, it had not yet surrendered, and Shanghai was still under its control. This initiative "secretly expressed the intention of missing the motherland", which was really risky. At the end of the article, there are 10 publicly signed initiators, namely Yan Huiqing, Yuan Xilian, Chen Qingshi, Mei Lanfang, Shi fufu, Yan Duhe, Fei Mu, Lu Ganchen, Fu wenshou and Zhang Yiqu.
The above-mentioned people are celebrities. Although they have been in the enemy occupied areas for a long time, they still have the ambition of patriotism. For example, in the Beiyang era, Yan Huiqing served as the chief of foreign affairs and acting prime minister. In December 1941, Hong Kong fell and was held by the Japanese army. The following year, he was forced to return to Shanghai and insisted on not taking any official posts in the Wang puppet government.
The 'father's Day' activity launched by the people in 1945 has a limited scope of influence. By May 1946, dozens of Shanghai celebrities pan gongzhan, Li Shizeng, song Hanzhang, Wang Xiaolai, Du Yuesheng, Wu Zhihui, Li Denghui (former president of Fudan University) and Qian Yongming jointly requested the national government to designate August 8 as "father's Day" every year. The reasons are:
"After eight years of Anti Japanese War, China finally won the final victory. Countless soldiers and men died in these eight years, and this generation of soldiers and men, one after another, killed the enemy and achieved results, were actually the result of their father's daily education and encouragement at any time. Therefore, my father's influence on the victory of the Anti Japanese war is very great. After the first World War, Ms. gaviran of the United States launched mother's day to commemorate the wives and mothers of the soldiers killed in the European war, because they have made great contributions to the country; We should follow the precedent and stipulate father's day. At the same time, we should commemorate the father and brother of the soldiers killed in this war, because they also have a great impact on the country and bring glory to both father and mother. "
The request was approved by the national government. On August 8 every year, it has become a national legal 'father's Day'. On that day, children wear flowers as a souvenir -- those whose father is alive wear red flowers; Those who die wear white flowers. Relevant promotion work was also carried out subsequently. For example, as one of the initiators of "father's Day", on August 7, 1946, Yan Huiqing was invited to the "Youth Association" to give a speech on "father's Day" and "talk about the status and responsibilities of fathers in different societies". The next day, he wrote in his diary: 'the newspaper is full of information about & lsquo; Father's Day & rsquo; 'report '.