January 1 New Year’s Day: New Year’s Day, January 1 of the Gregorian calendar, is commonly known as the New Year in most countries in the world. Yuan refers to the beginning, and the beginning of any number is called Yuan; Dan refers to the day. New Year's Day means the first day. New Year's Day is also called the Three Yuan, that is, the Yuan of the year, the Yuan of the month, and the Yuan of the hour.
Valentine’s Day on February 14th: Valentine’s Day is also called St. Valentine’s Day or St. Valentine’s Day, which falls on February 14th every year. It is one of the traditional festivals in Western countries and originated from Christianity. . This is a festival about love, romance, flowers, chocolates, and greeting cards. Men and women send gifts to each other on this day to express love or friendship.
March 8 International Women’s Day: International Women’s Day is also known as “International Women’s Day”, March 8th Day and March 8th Women’s Day in China. It is a holiday established on March 8 every year to celebrate the important contributions and great achievements made by women in the economic, political and social fields.
World Health Day, April 7: To commemorate the adoption day of the organization’s charter, in June 1948, the World Health Organization was formally established at the First World Health Assembly of the United Nations in Geneva, and decided to organize the annual April 7 is designated as World Health Day, and countries are encouraged to hold various commemorative activities.
May 1st International Labor Day: International Labor Day, also known as May Day International Labor Day and International Demonstration Day, is a national holiday in more than 80 countries in the world. It is held on May 1st every year. It is a festival shared by working people all over the world.
June 23 International Olympic Day: It commemorates the birth of the modern Olympic Games on June 23, 1894 in the Sorbonne, Paris. The purpose of the anniversary is to encourage all people in the world to participate in sports activities, regardless of gender, age or sports skill level.
July 7? Memorial Day of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression: Broadly speaking, it refers to a series of anniversaries of the Anti-Japanese War. The anti-Japanese anniversaries related to statutory holidays promulgated in the "National Holidays and Anniversary Holidays Measures" include the "July 7" Anti-Japanese War Memorial Day, the "September 3rd" Anti-Japanese War Victory Day, and the "September 18th" Memorial Day.
August 1st, Army Day of the Chinese People's Liberation Army: Army Day is the anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. It is held on August 1st every year. It was established by the Chinese People's Revolutionary Military Commission to commemorate The festival of the founding of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army.
September 8 International Journalists (Solidarity) Day:. "The Secretariat of the International Association of Journalists held a meeting on June 26, 1985, and determined that September 8 of each year will be the "International Journalist Solidarity Day", referred to as "World Journalists' Day".
October 1 National Day: They are usually the country's independence, the signing of the constitution, the birthday of the head of state or other significant anniversaries; some are also the saint's day of the country's patron saint.
November. China Journalists' Day on the 8th: It is a holiday for China's 550,000 journalists. The State Council has officially designated November 8 as "Journalists' Day".
December 1st is World AIDS Day. : In order to raise people's awareness of AIDS, the World Health Organization designated December 1 every year as World AIDS Day in January 1988, calling on countries and international organizations around the world to hold relevant activities on this day to publicize and popularize knowledge about AIDS prevention. .
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Festivals refer to important days worth remembering in life. They are a kind of folk culture created by people all over the world to meet the needs of production and life. , is an important part of the world's folk culture.
Each ethnic group and region has its own festivals. Some festivals are derived from traditional customs, such as the Chinese Spring Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Qingming Festival, and Double Ninth Festival. Some festivals originate from religion, such as Christmas in Christian countries.
Some festivals originate from the commemoration of someone or an event, such as China's Dragon Boat Festival, National Day, Youth Day, etc. There are days designated by movements promoted by international organizations, such as Labor Day, Women's Day, and Mother's Day.
As time goes by, the connotation and celebration methods of the festival are also changing.
Nowadays, festivals are often confused with holidays. In fact, most festivals do not have statutory holidays. For example, some traditional festivals in China still do not have holidays, such as the Double Ninth Festival.
The origin of traditional Chinese festivals
In the ancient times when production was underdeveloped, when people could not explain the mysteries of nature and control their own destiny, many taboos and superstitious concepts arose. . The Spring Festival is the largest traditional festival in China. The original intention of setting off firecrackers was to ward off mandrills and evil spirits. Later, it was added to include ancestor worship, offerings to gods, reunions, entertainment, etc.
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