Abstract: The August 1st Army Day is a festival set up to commemorate the August 1st Nanchang Uprising and the establishment of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army. It is of great historical significance. On this day, all the military and civilians will hold a grand military support event to commemorate this event. In addition to other festivals, on Army Day, all soldiers and civilians will also carry out activities such as sweeping graves to pay homage to heroes, visiting old comrades and showing love to poor families. Let us enter the Army Day together. 1. The origin of Army Day

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 founding of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. festival.

On April 12 and July 15, 1927, Chiang Kai-shek and Wang Jingwei launched the "Qing ***" operations in Nanjing and Wuhan successively, massacring Communist Party members. On August 1 of the same year, Zhou Enlai Various rebel armies commanded by Zhu De, He Long, Ye Ting, Liu Bocheng and others launched the Nanchang Uprising. After more than four hours of fierce fighting, they completely wiped out the enemy and occupied Nanchang City. The Nanchang Uprising fired the first shot of armed resistance against the Kuomintang reactionaries. It was also the first time that the Communist Party of China independently took control of the armed forces. To commemorate this event, on June 26, 1933, the Central Bureau of the Soviet Area of ??China issued the "About The "August 1st" International Anti-War Struggle Day and the Founding Anniversary of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army" determined August 1 as the day to commemorate the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, that is, the August 1st Army Day.

2. Activities on Army Day

1. Activities to support the army

Every year on Army Day, the army organizes grand commemorative activities to celebrate its own festival . Governments at all levels will also organize grand military-civilian galas or symposiums, inviting veterans of the Red Army, retired military cadres, demobilized veterans, disabled revolutionary servicemen and representatives of the families of fallen soldiers to participate. At the same time, it is also necessary to organize activities to support the military and provide preferential treatment to their dependents, promote the glorious tradition of the people's army, and inspect the implementation of the preferential care work. Middle school league organizations can also organize military support activities before and after Army Day, and experience the glory of becoming a PLA through the "One Day in the Military Camp" activity.

2. Sweep the graves of heroes and pay tribute to heroes

On Army Day, go to the Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery to sweep the graves or hold online memorials to commemorate the heroes who sacrificed their precious lives for the revolution and the people. , expressing the cherishment of the happy life now. The procedures during the memorial ceremony usually include cleaning, offering fruits and delicacies, or planting trees, laying wreaths, saying prayers, etc. Later, some military units will visit the families of the martyrs and listen to teachings from the living. In today's technologically advanced society, they can also conduct online memorial services through the Internet.

3. Visit and express condolences to veteran comrades

Visit and express condolences to retired military comrades and cadres, and extend holiday greetings and good wishes to them. I would like to express my gratitude to the veteran comrades in the army for their contributions during the revolutionary war years and their long-term care and support for local economic and social development. I wish them health and longevity, happiness in their later years, and happiness for their families.

4. Show love to poor families

In some remote areas or areas where conditions are not very good, during the Army Day, the military visits the poor to inquire about their sufferings and provide the greatest support to poor families. It is also a major activity to provide assistance and effectively solve the practical difficulties of poor families.

3. The significance of Army Day

Army Day was established on August 1st to celebrate the founding of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army and to symbolize the official start of the armed resistance against the Kuomintang reactionaries. It also declared the firm position of the Communist Party of China to carry out the Chinese revolution to the end, and marked the beginning of the Communist Party of China's independent creation of a revolutionary army and leadership of the revolutionary war.

Without the bloody battles of the military martyrs, we would not have the happy life we ??have today. We should cherish the hard-won peace and say "Thank you for your hard work" to the comrades in the military!