If today nature has given a warm sunny day, then it becomes doubly joyful — because on the first day of summer, many countries celebrate International Children's Day.
International Children's Day — is one of the oldest international holidays. The decision to hold it was made in 1925 at the World Conference on the Welfare of Children in Geneva. History is silent about why it was decided to celebrate this children's holiday on June 1st.
According to one version, in 1925, the Chinese Consul General in San Francisco gathered a group of Chinese orphans and organized a celebration for them of the Duan-wu jie (Dragon Boat Festival), the date of which fell on June 1. By luck, the day coincided with the time of the «children's» conference in Geneva.
After World War II, when the problems of preserving the health and well-being of children were more relevant than ever, a women's congress was held in Paris in 1949, at which an oath was made to tirelessly fight for lasting peace, as the only guarantee of the happiness of children. In the same year, at the Moscow session of the Council of the International Democratic Federation of Women, in accordance with the decisions of its 2nd Congress, today's holiday was established. A year later, in 1950, the first International Children's Day was held on June 1, after which this holiday is held annually.
It is interesting that this holiday was actively supported in countries that chose the socialist path of development. During the era of the Soviet Union, summer holidays began in schools on June 1. International Children's Day was celebrated with speeches and discussions on the rights and welfare of children, new children's feature films and television shows were shown, and sports competitions were organized for children, often inviting parents to participate. And today in many countries many mass, entertainment and cultural events for children take place on this day.
But Children's Day — is not only a fun holiday for the children themselves, it is also a reminder to society of the need to protect the rights of the child so that all children grow up happy, study, do what they love and in the future become wonderful parents and citizens of their country.
After all, now all over the world children often become victims of aggressive behavior of adults and are exposed to various dangers. This is also the detrimental effect of modern television and aggressive computer games on the physical and mental health of children; in many Asian and African countries, children go hungry and die before their fifth birthday. Many are threatened by AIDS, illiteracy and endless wars.
Let us remind you that November 20 is World Children's Day.
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