At present, many countries in the world regard June 1st as a festival for children, so we usually call June 1 children's day as the international children's day. Many parents know that June 1st is children's day, but do you know the origin of children's day? Is it embarrassing to be asked by children?
On March 30, 1950, the old children's day of April 4 was abolished. On June 1, 1951, the international children's Day was named. June 1 is not only children's day, but also world milk day.
The origin of children's Day
Many countries in the world have children's day. In 1925, at the International Conference on children's welfare held in Geneva, Switzerland, the international society for the promotion of children's well-being proposed the establishment of children's day. The United Kingdom, the United States, Japan and other countries responded positively and established their own children's Day successively. The United Kingdom stipulated July 14 as children's day every year, and the United States stipulated May 1 as children's day. Japan's children's Day is very special, divided into men's and women's children's day, May 5, women's day, March 3. In 1931, China also stipulated April 4 as China children's day.
In 1949, the International Federation of democratic women held a meeting in Moscow, during which a resolution was adopted to protect the rights of children all over the world and to oppose the killing and poisoning of children. In order to commemorate all the babies in liditzer village, which was slaughtered by Nazi Germany in June 1942, June 1 was decided to be the international children's day.
Since June 1 was established as the international children's day in 1949, many countries around the world have abolished the original children's day and unified it as "61 International Children's Day". China's central government announced in December 1949 that "61 International Children's Day" would replace the original "44 children's Day" and provide children with one or seven days off.
June 1 is a children's day in many countries in the world, especially in socialist countries. In Europe and the United States, children's Day dates vary, and there are often few public celebrations. It is often misunderstood that only socialist countries have designated June 1 as children's day. In fact, some organizations in the United States have begun to consider setting children's day on June 1.