What are the customs of my country’s National Day?

Customs of my country’s National Day:

1. Enjoy the “National Day Golden Week”

October 1st is my country’s National Day every year. The "National Festival and Anniversary Holiday Measures" were revised and promulgated, and the National Day and adjacent Saturdays and Sundays were combined into a 7-day National Day holiday, which is called the "National Day Golden Week". The holiday situation is used to allow the people to * **Feel the joy of National Day together.

2. 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 National Day holiday in 2016 is from 00:00 on October 1 to 24:00 on October 7.

3. Decorate lanterns to celebrate National Day

Every National Day in our country, enterprises and institutions will hang up lanterns or banners and use slogans such as "Celebrate National Day" to celebrate National Day; squares Bonsai and hydrogen balloons with slogans are placed above, welcoming the National Day with a joyful atmosphere.

Every National Day, various countries hold different forms of celebrations to strengthen their people’s patriotic awareness and enhance national cohesion. Countries should also express congratulations to each other. The National Day falls on every fifth and tenth day, and some even celebrate it on an even larger scale. To celebrate the National Day, governments of various countries usually hold a National Day reception, hosted by the head of state, head of government or foreign minister, and invite envoys from various countries stationed in the local area and other important foreign guests to participate. However, some countries do not hold receptions, such as the United States and the United Kingdom.