The history and customs of Chinese National Day
October 1st is the National Day of our country, why make this day a National Day? After more than one hundred years of heroic struggle, the Chinese people, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, won the great victory of the people's revolution. On October 1, 1949, the People's Republic of China was proclaimed, which was one of the greatest changes in Chinese history. In September 1949, a session of the CPPCC decided to set October 1 as the National Day.
First, the origin of National Day
The term "National Day", which refers to the national festival, was first seen in the Western Jin Dynasty. Lu Ji, a writer of the Western Jin Dynasty, wrote in his "Theory of the Five Princes" that "the National Day is only for its benefit, while the main sorrow is not for its harm". In the feudal age of China, the nation is pleased to celebrate the event, great in emperor mount the throne, birthday, etc. As a result the ancient times of our country ascends the throne the emperor, the birthday is called "great occasion of nation". Today will be the anniversary of the founding of the country for the National Day.
October 1, 1949, is the anniversary of the founding of New China. It should be noted here that in the impression of many people, on October L, 1949 in Beijing Tian 'anmen Square held hundreds of thousands of military and civilian participation in the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China. In fact, this impression in people's minds is not accurate. Because, on October 1, 1949, the ceremony held in Tian 'anmen Square is the central People's government of the People's Republic of China establishment ceremony, rather than the founding ceremony. In fact, the "founding of the People's Republic of China", that is to say, the founding of the People's Republic of China, as early as October 1 in those years before a week had been announced. It was not called "the founding ceremony", but called "the founding ceremony". The date was September 21, 1949.
So what about the National Day on October 1? In the first session of the first National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Xu Guangping said: "Ma Xulun member leave can not come, he asked me to say, the founding of the People's Republic of China, there should be a National Day, so I hope this association decided on October 1 as the National Day."
On October 2, 1949, the central People's government passed the "resolution on the National Day of the People's Republic of China", stipulating that every year on October 1 for the National Day, and to this day as the declaration of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Since then, every year on October 1 has become a grand festival celebrated by the people of all ethnic groups. National Day this special way of commemoration once become a new, national festival form, it carries the function of reflecting the cohesion of the country, the nation. At the same time the National Day on the large-scale celebration activities, but also the government mobilization and appeal of the concrete embodiment. Show strength, enhance the confidence of the people, reflect cohesion, play the appeal, that is the main content of the National Day celebration.
Second, National Day customs
(a) decorated with lights
Every National Day festival in China, enterprises and institutions will hang lanterns or banners, with the slogan of "celebrate the National Day" to celebrate the National Day; The square is placed on the slogan words bonsai and balloons, with a happy atmosphere to meet the National Day.
(2) National Day holiday
Every October 1 is the National Day of our country, our country revised in 1999 issued "the whole nation year section and memorial day have a holiday method", will the National Day and adjacent Saturday, day combination for the 7-day National Day long vacations, was called "National Day golden week", with the situation of a holiday, let common people feel the joy of National Day.
(3) The expressway is free of charge
With the increasing improvement of people's living standards, private cars have become increasingly popular. People usually use the seven-day National Day holiday to visit the great rivers and mountains of the motherland. Therefore, the country since 2012, the National Day period of the highway to private cars free passage. The free passage time of the 2012 National Day holiday is from 00:00 on September 30 to 24:00 on October 7
(4) National Day Parade
Since the founding of China's National Day, there have been 14 National Day parades. In addition to the 1949 National Day parade, I was most impressed by the three National Day parades in 1984, 1999 and 2009. Through the National Day parade, we can not only celebrate the National Day, enhance our country's prestige, but also show the world our strong national defense force. Made the nation feel a strong sense of pride.
5. Flag-raising ceremony at Tian 'anmen Square
Every National Day, go to Tian 'anmen Square to see the national flag is the dream of countless people. Therefore, the use of the National Day holiday to visit people in Beijing, usually early to Tiananmen Square to see the national flag of the soldiers raising the flag, to express the love of the motherland, watching the five-star red flag slowly rising, the heart of excitement beyond words.
(6) National Day party
Before and after the National Day, all enterprises and institutions in order to celebrate the National Day, promote corporate culture, will organize employees to carry out the National Day party, in the form of artistic performances to express the joy of the National Day.
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