The Origin and Customs of National Day

The term "National Day" originally refers to a national celebration, which was first seen in the Western Jin Dynasty. Lu Ji, a writer in the Western Jin Dynasty, once recorded in the article "On the Five Permanent Members" that "the National Day is only beneficial, and the main worry is not harmful". In the feudal era of our country, the great events celebrated by the whole country were nothing more than the emperor's accession to the throne and his birthday (the Qing Dynasty called the emperor's birthday Long live the festival). Therefore, in ancient China, the emperor's accession to the throne and birthday were called "National Day". Today, the National Day is called National Day.

10 On 9 October, the first National Committee of China People's Political Consultative Conference held its first meeting. Commissioner Xu Guangping spoke: "Commissioner Ma Xulun can't come on leave. He asked me to say that the establishment of People's Republic of China (PRC) should have a national day, so I hope this Council will decide to designate 10+ 1 as the national day. "

Commissioner Lin also made a speech, seconded it and asked for discussion and decision. On the same day, the meeting passed the motion of "asking the government to designate October 1st as the National Day of China people to replace the old October 10th National Day" and sent it to the Central People's Government for implementation.

Second, the National Day custom

(1) Decorate with lanterns.

Every National Day holiday in China, enterprises and institutions will hang lanterns or banners and play slogans such as "Celebrate the National Day" to celebrate the National Day. Bonsai and balloons with slogans are placed in the square to welcome the National Day with a happy atmosphere.

(2) National Day holiday

Every year, 65438+ 10 1 is the national day of China. 1999, China revised and issued the National Festival and Remembrance Day, which merged the National Day and the adjacent Saturday and Sunday into a 7-day National Day holiday, called the National Day Golden Week. Through the holiday situation, people can feel the happiness of National Day together.

(3) Freeways are free.

With the improvement of people's living standards and the increasing popularity of private cars, people usually use the 7-day National Day holiday to visit the great rivers and mountains of the motherland. Therefore, from 20 12, the expressway is free for private cars during the National Day. 20 12 national day holiday is free from 00: 00 on September 30th to 24: 00 on October 7th, 10.

National Day is an important festival in every country, but its name is different:

National Day is an important festival in every country, but its name is different. Many countries call it National Day or National Day, some call it Independence Day or Independence Day, and some call it Peace Day, National Day, Revolution Day, Liberation Day, National Rejuvenation Day and Constitution Day.

Some countries directly add "day" before the name of the country, such as "Australia Day" and "Pakistan Day", and some take the birthday of the king or the day of his accession to the throne as the national day. In case of a change of king, the specific date of National Day will also be changed.

Every National Day, every country should hold different forms of celebration activities to strengthen the patriotic consciousness of its own people and enhance the cohesion of the country. Countries should also congratulate each other. On the National Day every Friday and 10, some people have to expand the scale of celebration.

To celebrate the National Day, governments usually hold a National Day reception, presided over by the head of state, government or foreign minister, and invite local ambassadors and other important foreign guests to attend. However, some countries do not hold receptions, such as the United States and Britain.

Refer to the above? Baidu Encyclopedia-People's Republic of China (PRC) National Day