The holiday, dedicated to the day of protection of children, is celebrated on June 1. And this holiday is one of the oldest among those that are of an international character. History tells that in 1925 in Geneva a decision was made to hold this holiday. At this time, there was a conference on the welfare of children.
There is another accompanying version of the appearance of the children's holiday. On the same day and year, the Consul General of China in San Francisco gathered Chinese orphans and organized a festival for them - Dragon Boat Festival or Duan-yi Jie. It so happened that both events took place on June 1, and why they celebrated the International Children's Day on the first summer day.
After the end of World War II, in 1949, a women's congress was held in Paris, the capital of France, where an oath was made about the constant struggle for peace, which is an obvious guarantee of a happy life for children. And a year later in 1950 on June 1, for the first time, a children's holiday was marked - the day of the protection of children. Since then, it has become a tradition that most countries have followed religiously for over sixty years every year.
Holding a holiday
Today, Children's Day is celebrated in more than thirty countries of the world. Various entertainment events, competitions with gifts are arranged. There are a lot of concerts with the participation of world stars. Exhibitions and other cultural and cognitive programs are an integral part of the holiday.
Purpose of the holiday
Children's Day is aimed at solving children's problems, which accumulated a large number in different areas. Children are 20-25% of the population of any country. The dangers that lie in wait for them in different states differ significantly from each other. For example, in developed countries, this is the negative impact of television and excessive addiction to it. Computer games, which turn into computer addiction , so negatively "program" the still weak child's psyche, that they quite freely transfer virtual cruelty to the streets. Western Europe is horrified by the early start of the sexual life of their teens. The Japanese, who honor traditions and their way of life, are extremely negative about the penetration of "Western" values into the market of the "children's" industry. Countries in Africa and Asia are unable to protect the health of children who are threatened by hunger, AIDS. The younger generation does not receive education and is constantly in the zone of armed conflicts.
The Children's Day, as the name of the holiday speaks for itself, is a reminder to all those who have reached adulthood and the older generation about the need to respect children's rights to life, the opportunity to believe and relate themselves to the religion they choose themselves, to receive education, leisure and recreation.
Let every adult, before inflicting any kind of trauma to the child, remember - after all, he also "appeared" from childhood. And he also went through many difficulties, misunderstandings and problems. What did he feel then? How worried? And was there always a person who could help him, who knew how to do it? Children are the future of our planet, and they will have to correct all that the older generation has done because of ignorance and negligence. And only a morally and physically healthy baby can grow into one who embodies all the boldest hopes of his ancestors.