Pictures of handwritten newspapers celebrating the National Day

The origin of National Day:

At the first session of the Political Consultative Conference in September 1949, it was decided to designate October 1 as National Day.

After more than a hundred years of heroic struggle, the Chinese people, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, completely overthrew the semi-feudal and semi-colonial society and achieved the great victory of the people's revolution. On October 1, 1949, the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China was held in Tiananmen Square, the capital, Beijing. Mao Zedong declared the founding of the People's Republic of China and personally raised the first five-star red flag. The Central People's Government passed the "Resolution on the National Day of the People's Republic of China" and stipulated that October 1st of each year will be the National Day. 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.

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 my country's feudal era, the most important national celebrations were the emperor's enthronement and birthday. wait. Although most countries have similar anniversaries, due to complex political relations, this holiday in some countries is not called a National Day. For example, the United States only has Independence Day and no National Day, but the two have the same meaning.

Customs of National Day:

1. Displaying lanterns and streamers: Every National Day holiday in my country, enterprises and institutions will hang up lanterns or banners with slogans such as "Celebrate National Day". To celebrate the National Day; bonsai with slogans and hydrogen balloons were placed in the square to welcome the National Day with a joyful atmosphere.

2. National Day holiday: October 1st is my country’s National Day every year. In 1999, my country revised and promulgated the “National Festival and Anniversary Holiday Measures”, which combines National Day with adjacent Saturdays and The National Day holiday, which is combined into a seven-day holiday, is called the "National Day Golden Week". It uses the holiday situation to allow the people to jointly experience the joy of National Day.

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 held a national holiday during the National Day. The expressway is free for private vehicles.

The Chinese People’s Revolution and the National Day are a characteristic of the country, which emerged with the emergence of the country and become particularly important. It has become a symbol of an independent country, reflecting the country's national system and political system. Once the special commemoration method of National Day becomes a new, national holiday form, it will carry the function of reflecting the cohesion of the country and the nation. At the same time, the large-scale celebrations on National Day are also a concrete manifestation of the government’s mobilization and appeal. Showing national strength, enhancing national confidence, reflecting cohesion and exerting appeal are the three basic characteristics of the National Day celebration.