What international festivals are there in May 20 17?
Update time: 2016-08-1812: 09 article source: santong mingwang Editor: Dong Miao
Festivals are important memorable days in life. For example, China's National Day commemorates the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the Party Building Day commemorates the establishment of the * * * production party. Every country has its own commemorative festivals, besides national festivals, there are also international festivals, that is, festivals commemorated by more than one country. What international festivals are there in May 20 17? What are their dates? Let's get to know it now.
May 1 International Labor Day International Demonstration Day
May Day, also known as International Labor Day and Labor Day, is the Labor Day of most countries in the world.
This festival originated from the workers' strike in Chicago, USA. In order to commemorate this great workers' movement, 1889, the second international founding conference announced that May 1 day every year would be designated as International Labor Day.
World asthma day on May 3rd.
1998 65438+February 1 1 On the opening day of the Second World Asthma Congress held in Barcelona, Spain, the Global Committee on Asthma Prevention and Control and the European Society of Respiratory Medicine proposed to launch the world asthma day on behalf of the World Health Organization, and that day was regarded as the first world asthma day. Since 2000, related activities have been held every year, but since then, world asthma day has changed to the first Tuesday of May every year instead of 65438+February 1 1.
May 8 World Red Cross Day World Smile Day
World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, which is the same day as the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the 65,438+088 National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
1948, with the approval of the Executive Committee of the International Federation, the birthday of Mr. Henry Dunant, the founder of the Red Cross Society, was designated as Red Cross Day, that is, "World Smile Day". On this day, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and national Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies all commemorate this day in various forms to show the internationality of the Red Cross movement and the characteristics of the Red Cross humanitarian work regardless of race, religion and political views.
Since 1948, the World Mental Health Organization has designated this day as "World Smile Day" every year, hoping to promote human physical and mental health through smiling, and at the same time convey happiness and friendliness among people and promote social harmony.
World Smile Day is the only festival to celebrate the expression of human behavior. This day will become particularly warm. When you smile at others, you will also see the world smile at yourself.
May 12 International Nurses' Day
The International Nurses' Day was established to commemorate Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing and nursing education. Florence nightingale,1May 82012-191August 0 13) is a female nurse in Britain. During the Crimean War from 1854 to 1856, she led 38 nurses to the front line to take part in the nursing of the wounded and sick, established the hospital administrator system, improved the nursing quality, and made the death rate of the wounded and sick drop rapidly. 1860, she founded the first nursing school in Britain, which made the nursing career gradually professional and scientific, and promoted the development of nursing work and nurse education in western European countries and even the whole world.
19 12 in order to commemorate nightingale's contribution to nursing work, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) designated nightingale's birthday on May 12 as the International Nurses' Day.
May 14 Mother's Day
Mother's Day is a festival to thank mothers, which first appeared in ancient Greece. Modern Mother's Day originated in America, and it is the second Sunday in May every year.
Mothers usually receive gifts on this day. Carnation is considered as a flower dedicated to mother, while China's mother flower is Hemerocallis, also known as the girl without sorrow.
May 15 International Family (Consultation) Day
19891989 On February 8th, the 44th UN General Assembly passed a resolution declaring 1994 as the International Year of the Family. The new york Special Conference proposed that May 15 should be designated as the International Day of the Family from 1994.
May 16 International Milk Day
In 1950s, the French Association for Promoting Milk Consumption put forward the idea of celebrating "Milk Day", and 196 1 was adopted by the International Milk Federation, and it was decided that the Tuesday of the third week of May every year would be "International Milk Day". This day is not fixed every year. In 2000, at the suggestion of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), taking into account the dates set by some countries and soliciting the opinions of more than 700 people in the dairy industry around the world, June 1 day was designated as "World Milk Day" every year. In this way, "World Milk Day" was fixed.
May 17 World Telecommunication Day, World Information Society Day
1969 on may 17, the 24th executive board of the international telecommunication union formally passed a resolution, deciding to designate may 17, the founding day of the international telecommunication union, as "world telecommunication day", and requesting member countries to hold commemorative activities every year from may1969.
World Information Society Day was put forward at the preparatory meeting for the second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society in the second half of 2005. The proposal to establish World Information Society Day and celebrate it on May 17 every year was unanimously supported by the participants. The 60th session of the United Nations General Assembly held in March 2006 adopted resolution 60/252, officially approving this proposal, and designated May 17 every year as World Information Society Day.
As it is not clear in the decision whether to use World Information Society Day instead of World Telecommunication Day from now on, ITU decided to celebrate the two festivals simultaneously on May 17, 2006. Whether to continue to celebrate these two festivals at the same time in the future will be decided according to the relevant resolutions of the future United Nations General Assembly. ITU celebrates World Telecommunication Day every May 17 from 1969, and 2007 is the 38th. With the confirmation of World Information Society Day, from 2007, ITU itself will enter a new era, changing from an international telecommunication organization to a leading organization in the field of telecommunications and information and communication technology in the world.
May 18 International Museum Day
International Museum Day is scheduled for May 18 every year, initiated and founded by the International Association of Museums (ICOM). 1977 in order to promote the healthy development of the global museum industry and attract the public's understanding, participation and attention to the museum industry, the international museum association announced to the whole world that1May 977 18 was the first international museum day, and determined the theme of the annual activities.
On this day, museums all over the world will hold various publicity and commemorative activities to celebrate their festivals, let more people know about museums and give full play to their social functions.
May 20th World Metrology Day
On May 20th, 1875, 17 countries signed the Metric Convention in Paris, France, which is an intergovernmental agreement to adopt the international system of units worldwide and ensure the consistency of measurement results. /kloc-for more than 0/00 years, the international metrology convention has played a great role in ensuring the unification of international metrology standards, promoting international trade and accelerating the development of science and technology.
In order to make governments and the public know about metrology, encourage and promote the development of metrology in various countries, and strengthen international exchanges and cooperation in metrology, 199 10 decided to set up World Metrology Day at 10/CGPM, and designated May 20th, the signing date of Metric Convention, as World Metrology Day. Approved and confirmed by the 2nd General Assembly of the International Metrology Committee (CIPM), May 20th, 2006, 5438+0 was designated as the first "World Metrology Day".
Since May 20th, 2000, countries all over the world have started a series of activities to publicize World Metrology Day. The International Organization for Statutory Metrology (OIML) announced at the 2006 54 38+0 OIML Chairman's Council that it would encourage national metrology institutions in various countries to take advantage of World Metrology Day on May 20th to carry out activities. The confirmation of "World Metrology Day" has made mankind's understanding of metrology leap to a new height, and also made the impact of metrology on society enter a new stage.
May 2 1 World Cultural Development Day
May 2 1 day is world day for cultural diversity for dialogue and development. Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, delivered a speech, pointing out that every culture will leave its own unique mark in the vast world cultural park. They coexist with each other and converge into a multifaceted human civilization. However, in the face of major challenges in today's world, the opportunities and fates of various cultures in economic and human development are unequal.
May 25th Africa Liberation Day
1963 On May 25th, the summit of African independent countries adopted the Charter of the Organization of African Unity in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and decided to establish the Organization of African Unity, and designated May 25th as "Africa Liberation Day". Africa Liberation Day is a day for African people to celebrate their liberation from colonial slavery, and many African countries celebrate this day.
May 26th World Challenge Day for Human Survival
World Challenge to the Human Condition Day is also translated as "Challenge to the Human Condition World Day" or "Challenge to the Human Body World Day". May 26th, proposed by the United Nations, is the day when the world challenges the human condition. "Living, watching, thinking and doing is life." Its purpose is to make the physique of all mankind get further attention, improve the level of human physique, and improve the ability to cope with challenges from all sides, so as to avoid the occurrence and development of various disasters. (named www.threetong.com)
May 29th International Peacekeepers Day
"International Peacekeepers' Day" is May 29th every year, which was decided by the United Nations General Assembly in 2002. Used to express gratitude to international peacekeepers for their contributions.
According to the statistics of the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations, in the decades since the United Nations dispatched the Truce Supervision Organization to Palestine on May 29th, 1948, the United Nations has carried out more than 50 peacekeeping operations in various conflict areas, with peacekeeping expenditure exceeding $654.38+09 billion. More than 80 soldiers and civilians participated in peacekeeping operations, and about 654.38+0800 people died in peacekeeping operations. Peacekeeping operations have become one of the important means for the United Nations to maintain international peace and security. United Nations peacekeeping forces won the Nobel Peace Prize 1988. In 2002, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution to designate May 29th as "International Peacekeepers Day" every year.
May 3 1 Day World No Tobacco Day
World No Tobacco Day was founded by the World Health Organization in 1987, and now May 3rd1is the World No Tobacco Day every year. The first World No Tobacco Day is April 7th 1988. Since 1989, World No Tobacco Day has been changed to May 3 1 day every year. The significance of World No Tobacco Day is to promote the concept of smoke-free. Every year, there is a central theme, which shows that tobacco and smoking ban deserve special attention. In response, different types of publicity activities will be held around the world on the same day.