The origin of National Day:? 10/day at 3 pm, 1 949, 300,000 people in Beijing held a grand ceremony in Tiananmen Square to celebrate the establishment of the people of China and the Central People's Government. Chairman Zhuang Yan of Mao Zedong announced the establishment of People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Central People's Government, and personally raised the first five-star red flag. Chairman Mao read the Proclamation of the Central People's Government of People's Republic of China (PRC): "The Central People's Governments of People's Republic of China (PRC) and People's Republic of China (PRC) are the only legitimate governments representing the people of People's Republic of China (PRC) and the whole country. The government is willing to establish diplomatic relations with any foreign government willing to abide by the principles of equality, mutual benefit and mutual respect for territorial sovereignty. " Then a military parade and a mass parade were held. Commander-in-Chief Zhu De reviewed the armed forces of the army, navy and air force, and announced the order of the headquarters of the People's Liberation Army in China, ordering the People's Liberation Army in China to quickly eliminate all the remaining Kuomintang armed forces and liberate all the land that has not yet been liberated. On the same day, Beijing Xinhua Radio broadcasted the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC) and founding ceremony in Tiananmen Square. This is the first large-scale live broadcast in the history of China People's Broadcasting, which is broadcast by the National People's Broadcasting Station. 1949 10 On February 2nd, the Central People's Government passed the Resolution on China People's National Day, stipulating that 10/0 is the National Day every year, and this day is the day when the people of China are declared to be founded. Since then, the annual 10 June 1 has become a grand festival celebrated by people of all ethnic groups in China.
The significance of National Day is to celebrate the establishment and birth of a country.
National symbol
National Day is a feature of modern nation-state, which appears with the emergence of modern nation-state and becomes particularly important. It has become a symbol of an independent country, reflecting the country's state system and polity.
Functional embodiment
Once the National Day, a special commemorative way, becomes a new and national holiday form, it will carry the function of reflecting the cohesion of this country and nation. At the same time, the large-scale celebration of the National Day is also a concrete manifestation of the government's mobilization and call.
basic feature
Showing national strength, enhancing people's confidence, embodying people's cohesion and exerting appeal are the three basic characteristics of National Day celebrations.
National Day is a national statutory holiday to commemorate the country itself.
They are usually the independence of this country, the signing of the constitution, the birthday of the head of state or other significant anniversaries; Some are saints' day, the patron saint of this country.
Although most countries have similar anniversaries, due to complicated political relations, this festival in some countries cannot be called National Day. For example, the United States only has independence day and no national day, but the two have the same meaning.
In ancient China, the emperor's accession to the throne and birthday were called "National Day".
Countries all over the world have various bases for determining National Day. According to statistics, 35 countries in the world celebrate the National Day when the People's Republic of China is founded. Cuba, Cambodia, etc. Take the day when the capital is occupied as the National Day. Some countries regard National Independence Day as their national day.
1804 65438+ 10/0/day, the Haitian people annihilated Napoleon's 60,000 expeditionary force and declared independence in Port-au-Prince. Since then, 65438+1 October1has been designated as the national day every year. The same is true of countries such as Mexico and Ghana. Some countries regard the anniversary of the armed uprising as the national day. July 14 is the national day of France. [2]?
1789 On this day, the people of Paris captured the Bastille, a symbol of feudal rule, and overthrew the monarchy. Other countries regard major conference days as national holidays.
The United States designated July 4th, when the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, as the National Day. [3]?
Canada regards July 1867, when the British Parliament passed the Bill of Great Britain and North America, as a national day. There are also countries that celebrate the birthday of the head of state, such as Nepal, Thailand, Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark and Belgium.
National Day is an important festival in every country, but its name is different. Many countries call it National Day or National Day, some call it Independence Day or Independence Day, and some call it Peace Day, National Day, Revolution Day, Liberation Day, National Rejuvenation Day and Constitution Day. Even directly add "Constitution Day" to the country name.