National Day is coming soon. National Day is not only a legal holiday in China, but also the most common legal holiday in a year. Therefore, many people are looking forward to the arrival of national day. So how many anniversaries is the National Day this year? What are the customs of China's National Day? This article brings you a detailed introduction. Let's have a look.
New China was founded on October 1, 1949. The National Day in 2019 marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of new China. In China, October 1 is national day, a small celebration in 5 years and Daqing in 10 years. October 1, 2019 is a big national day in China. On this day, we believe that a more grand military parade will be held. October 1 this year will also be the most confident and proud day for our people.
On October 1, 1949, the founding ceremony was held in Tiananmen Square, the capital of Beijing. Amid the rumbling salute, Chairman Mao Zedong of the Central People's government solemnly announced the founding of the people's Republic of China and personally raised the first five-star red flag. 300000 soldiers and civilians gathered in Tiananmen Square for a grand military parade and celebration parade. On October 1, 1949, the people's Republic of China was established, which was one of the greatest changes in Chinese history. At the first session of the CPPCC in September 1949, it was decided to designate October 1 as national day.
The national flag of the people's Republic of China is red, symbolizing the revolution. The five five pointed stars on the flag and their relationship symbolize the great unity of the revolutionary people under the leadership of the Communist Party. The star is yellow in order to show light on the red ground. Each of the four small pentagons has a corner facing the center of the big star, indicating unity around a center. On June 28, 1990, the 14th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Seventh National People's Congress adopted the National Flag Law of the people's Republic of China, which came into force on October 1 of that year.
National Day customs
Every national day, every country will hold various ceremonies to celebrate, so as to strengthen the patriotic consciousness of its people and enhance the cohesion of the country. Countries should also congratulate each other. On the national day of May and October, some have to expand the scale of celebration. In order to celebrate the national day, governments usually hold a National Day reception, which is presided over by the head of state, head of government or foreign minister, and invites local envoys and other important foreign guests to participate. However, some countries do not hold receptions, such as the United States and Britain.
What are the customs of national day in China
1. Decorated with lanterns
Every national day in China, enterprises and institutions will hang lanterns or banners to celebrate the national day with slogans such as "celebrate the National Day"; The square is decorated with bonsai and hydrogen balloons with slogans to welcome the national day with a happy atmosphere.
2. National Day holiday
October 1 of each year is China's national day. In 1999, China revised and issued the measures for the holiday of national annual festival and memorial day, which combines the national day with adjacent Saturdays and days into a 7-day long National Day holiday, known as the 'National Day golden week'. With the holiday situation, people can feel the joy of national day together.
3. Freeway free
With the increasing improvement of people's living standards, private cars have become increasingly popular. People usually use the 7-day National Day holiday to visit the great rivers and mountains of the motherland. Therefore, since 2012, highways during the national day have been free for private cars. The free passage time during 2019 National Day holiday is from 00:00 on October 1 to 24:00 on October 7.
4. National Day parade
Since the founding of the people's Republic of China, there have been 14 National Day military parades. In addition to the military parade at the founding ceremony in 1949, the three National Day military parades that impressed me most were those in 1984, 1999 and 2009. Through the National Day military parade, we can not only celebrate the national day and raise our national prestige, but also show the world China's strong national defense strength, making the people all over the country feel a strong sense of pride.
5. Tiananmen Square Flag Raising Ceremony
On national day, it is the dream of countless people to see the raising of the national flag in Tiananmen Square. Therefore, people who take advantage of the National Day holiday to visit Beijing usually come to Tiananmen Square early to see the soldiers of the national flag class raise the flag to express their great love for the motherland. They are excited to see the five-star red flag rising slowly.
6. National Day party
Before and after the national day, in order to celebrate the national day and carry forward the corporate culture, all enterprises and institutions will organize employees to hold a party to welcome the national day and express the joy of the National Day in the form of literary and artistic performances.