Why three minutes of silence?

The first minute is memory first. In this minute, we can quietly recall the touching pictures and every tearful moment during the epidemic period.

The second minute is to feel the present. We can use this minute to think about our hard-won happy life, learn to cherish and learn to be grateful.

Send him away in the third minute. So we can use this last minute to convey our victory and let them leave peacefully.

Mourning (mò 'āi): Stand still with your head down to express your condolences for something or someone.

An example of silence

April 20 10 2 1

On April 2010/4, an earthquake of magnitude 7. 1 occurred in Yushu, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province. On April 20th, the State Council issued an announcement: In order to express the deep condolences of the people of all ethnic groups in China for the victims of the Yushu earthquake in Qinghai, the State Council decided to hold national mourning activities on April 2nd1day and 20th10, with flags flying at half mast at the national and foreign embassies and consulates and public entertainment activities stopped.

20 10 August 15

20 10 from the night of August 7th to the early morning of August 8th, a catastrophic flash flood and debris flow disaster occurred in Zhouqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province, causing heavy casualties.

In order to express the deep condolences of the people of all ethnic groups in China for the victims of the massive mudslide in Zhouqu, Gansu, the State Council decided to hold a national mourning activity on August 10, and the national and foreign embassies and consulates lowered their flags at half mast to stop public entertainment activities. The mourning ceremony in Zhouqu disaster area will be broadcast live.

April 4(th), 2020

In 2020, the COVID-19 epidemic will spread all over China. On April 3rd, the State Council issued an announcement: In order to express the deep condolences of the people of all ethnic groups in China to the martyrs and deceased compatriots who died in the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic, the State Council decided to hold a national mourning activity on April 4th, 2020. During this period, embassies and consulates all over the country and abroad lowered flags at half mast in mourning, and public entertainment activities were stopped all over the country.

On April 4th 10, the people of the whole country observed a three-minute silence, with cars, trains and ships whistling and air defense alarms sounding.

The above content comes from Baidu Encyclopedia-Silence