What celebrations do people hold every National Day?

1. Celebrations held by people every National Day:

(1) Display of lanterns and festoons

Every National Day in our country, all enterprises and institutions Lanterns or banners will be hung up to celebrate the National Day with slogans such as "Celebrate National Day"; bonsai and hydrogen balloons with slogans are placed on the square to welcome the National Day with a joyful atmosphere.

(2) National Day Holiday

October 1st every year is my country’s National Day. In 1999, my country revised and promulgated the “National Holidays and Anniversary Holiday Measures” to include the National Day holiday. The National Day holiday is combined with the adjacent Saturdays and Sundays to form a seven-day National Day holiday, which is called the "National Day Golden Week". It uses the holiday situation to allow people to feel the joy of National Day together.

(3) Free highways

With the improvement of people’s living standards, private cars have become increasingly popular. People usually use the 7-day National Day holiday to visit the great rivers and mountains of the motherland. Therefore, since 2012, the country has made highways free of charge for private cars during the National Day. The free passage period during the 2013 National Day holiday is from 00:00 on October 1 to 24:00 on October 7.

(4) Military Parade Ceremony

Every fifth or tenth anniversary there will be celebrations and military parades of different sizes. The most influential and representative ones in history are the founding ceremony and the founding of the People’s Republic of China. There are six military parades in the 5th week, the National Day poster year, the 10th anniversary, the 35th anniversary, the 50th anniversary, and the 60th anniversary.

2. National Day is a legal holiday established by a country to commemorate the country itself. 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. Although most countries have similar anniversaries, due to complex political relations, this holiday in some countries cannot be called a 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". Today, the National Day of the People's Republic of China specifically refers to October 1, the anniversary of the official founding of the People's Republic of China. The oldest National Day in the history of the world is that of San Marino. As far back as AD 301, San Marino designated September 3 as its National Day.

3. The term "National Day" originally refers to national celebrations and was first seen in the Western Jin Dynasty. Lu Ji, a writer in the Western Jin Dynasty, once recorded in his article "On the Five Classes of Princes" that "On National Day, we only enjoy its benefits, and we should not worry about its harm." In China's feudal era, the most important national celebrations were the emperor's enthronement and birthday. (The Qing Dynasty called the emperor’s birthday Long Live Festival) and so on. Therefore, in ancient China, the emperor's accession to the throne and birthday were called "National Day". The anniversary of the founding of the country is now called National Day.

4. National Day is the most politically charged holiday in a country. However, the names and dates of National Days vary from country to country.