The Origin of National Day

The phrase "National Day", which originally referred to the matter of national festival, can be traced back to the west Jin at the earliest stage. The literary figure Lu Ji of the Western Jin Dynasty once recorded in his article "On the Five Feudal Lords" that "during the National Day, one should enjoy the benefits alone, and not worry about harm". In the feudal era of our country, there was no greater event of national celebration than the coronation and birthday of an emperor. Therefore, in ancient China, the enthronement and birthday of the emperor were called "National Day". Today marks the anniversary of the founding of the country as National Day.

October 1, 1949, the anniversary of the founding of New China. It should be clear that, in many people's minds, l October 1949 at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians to participate at the founding ceremony of the PRC. In fact, the impression in people's minds is not accurate. Because, October 1, 1949 ceremony, held in Tiananmen Square is the establishment ceremony of the Central People's Government, not the founding ceremony. In fact, the Republic of China "a nation", meaning that the establishment of the People's Republic early in the year prior to October 1 has been announced a week before. Was not called the "founding ceremony," but as "the founding ceremony. Time is September 21, 1949. On that day, Chairman Mao Zedong of the Preparatory Committee for the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference announced the birth of the new China in his opening speech at the first session of the CPPCC.

So what is the National Day on October 1st? At the first meeting of the First National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Xu Guangping said, "Commissioner Ma Xulun can't come on leave. He asked me to say that the founding of the People's Republic of China should have National Day, so he hoped that the Council would decide to designate October 1 as National Day." Mao Zedong said, "We should make a proposal to the government, which will decide."

On October 2, 1949, the Central People's Government passed the Resolution on the National Day of the People's Republic of China, which designated October 1 as the National Day of the People's Republic of China and used it as the day to declare the establishment of the People's Republic of China. Since then, every year on Oct. 1 to become the grand people of all nationalities to celebrate the festival. Once National Day becomes a new and universal holiday form, it carries the function of reflecting the cohesion of the country and the nation. The large-scale celebration activities on National Day are also a concrete manifestation of the government's mobilization and appeal. Displaying strength, enhancing national confidence, reflecting cohesion, and exerting appeal are the main contents of the National Day celebration.

 National Day customs

（1） Set up lanterns and decorate with colorful decorations

During the National Day holiday in our country, various enterprises and institutions hang lanterns or banners, using slogans such as "Celebrating National Day" to celebrate the holiday; On the square, there are potted plants and balloons with slogans and words, welcoming the National Day with a joyful atmosphere.

（2） National Day holiday

October 1st every year is China's National Day. In 1999, China revised and released the "National Holiday and Memorial Day Holiday Measures", which combined the National Day with adjacent Saturdays and Sundays into a 7-day National Day holiday, known as the "National Day Golden Week". With the holiday situation, the people can experience the joy of National Day together.

National Day of various countries around the world

(Updated on August 30, 2016)

Cuba: Day of the National Liberation of Cuba, January 1st

Sudan: Independence Day of Sudan, January 1st

Myanmar: Independence Day of Myanmar, January 4th

Australia: Australia Day, January 26th

India: Republic Day of India, January 26th

Sri Lanka: Independence and National Day of Sri Lanka, February 4th

New Zealand: Waitangi Day of New Zealand, February 6th

Grenada: National Day of Grenada, February 7th

Iran: Anniversary of the Victory of the Islamic Revolution of Iran, February 11th

Serbia: National Day of Serbia, February 15th

Lithuania: Independence Day of Lithuania, February 16th

Brunei: National Day of Brunei, February 23rd

Guyana: Republic Day of Guyana, February 23rd

Estonia: Independence Day of Estonia, February 24th

Kuwait: National Day of Kuwait, February 25th

Bulgaria: National Day of Bulgaria, March 3rd

Ghana: Independence Day of Ghana, March 6th

Mauritius: National Day of Mauritius, March 12th

Ireland: National Day of Ireland, March 17th

Tunisia: Independence Day of Tunisia, March 20th

Namibia: Independence Day of Namibia, March 21st

Pakistan: Pakistan Day, March 23rd

Greece: National Day of Greece, March 25th

Bangladesh: Independence and National Day of Bangladesh, March 26th

Senegal: National Day of Senegal, April 4th

Syria: National Day of Syria, April 17th

Zimbabwe: Independence Day of Zimbabwe, April 18th

Tanzania: Union Day of Tanzania, April 26th

Netherlands: King's Day of the Netherlands, April 27th

Sierra Leone: Independence Day of Sierra Leone, April 27th

South Africa: Freedom Day of South Africa, April 27th

Togo: Independence Day of Togo, April 27th

Poland: National Day of Poland, May 3rd

Israel: Independence Day of Israel, May 12th

Norway: Constitution Day of Norway, May 17th

Cameroon: National Day of Cameroon, May 20th

Montenegro: Independence Day of Montenegro, May 21st

Yemen: National Day of Yemen, May 22nd

Eritrea: Independence Day of Eritrea, May 24th

Argentina: 25th of May Revolution (1810 of Argentina)

Jordan: Independence Day of Jordan, May 25th

Georgia: Independence Day of Georgia, May 26th

Guyana: Independence Day of Guyana, May 26th

Azerbaijan: National Day of Azerbaijan, May 28th

Ethiopia: National Day of Ethiopia, May 28th

Nepal: National Day of Nepal, May 28th

Samoa: Independence Day of Samoa, June 1st

Italy: Foundation of the Republic of Italy, June 2nd

Denmark: Constitution Day of Denmark, June 5th

Sweden: National Day of Sweden, June 6th

Portugal: National Day of Portugal, June 10th

UK: Birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, June 11th

Philippines: Independence Day of the Philippines, June 12th

Russia: The Day of Russia, June 12th

Iceland: Anniversary of the Proclamation of the Republic of Iceland, June 17th

Luxembourg: National Day of Luxembourg, June 23rd

Croatia: National Day of Croatia, June 25th

Mozambique: Independence Day of Mozambique, June 25th

Slovenia: National Day of Slovenia, June 25th

Madagascar: Independence Day of Madagascar, June 26th

Djibouti: Independence Day of Djibouti, June 27th

Seychelles: Nanational Day of Seychelles, June 29th

Democratic Republic of Congo [14]: Independence Day of D. R. Congo, June 30th

Burundi: July 1, National Day of Burundi

Canada: Canada Day, July 1st

Rwanda: Independence Day of Rwanda, July 1st

Somalia: Independence Day of Somalia, July 1st

Belarus: Independence Day of Belarus, July 3rd

Independence Day of the United States, July 4th

Cape Verde: National Day of Cape Verde, July 5th

Venezuela: Independence Day of Venezuela, July 5th

Comoros: Independence Day of Comoros, July 6th

Malawi: National Day of Malawi, July 6th

South Sudan: The Independent Day of South Sudan, July 9th

Bahamas: Independence Day of The Bahamas, July 10th

Mongolia: Anniversary of the People's Revolution of Mongolia, July 11th

Montenegro: National Day of Montenegro, July 13th

France: National Day of France, July 14th

Colombia: National Day of Colombia, July 20th

Belgium: National Day of Belgium, July 21st

Egypt: Independence Day of Egypt, July 23rd

Liberia: Independence Day of Liberia, July 26th

Maldives: Independence Day of Maldives, July 26th

Peru: Independence Day of Peru, July 28th

Morocco: Enthronement Day of Morocco, July 30th

Vanuatu: Independence Day of Vanuatu, July 30th

Benin: Independence Day of Benin, August 1st

Switzerland: Foundation of the Swiss Confederation, August 1st

Bolivia: National Day of Bolivia, August 6th

Jamaica: Independence Day of Jamaica, August 6th

Ivory Coast: Independence Day of Cote d'Ivoire, August 7th

Singapore: National Day of Singapore, August 9th

Ecuador: Independence Day of Ecuador, August 10th

Republic of Congo [15]: National Day of the Republic of Congo, August 15th

Gabon: National Day of Gabon, August 17th

Indonesia: National Day of Indonesia, August 17th

Afghanistan: National Day of Afghanistan, August 19th

Hungary: National Day of Hungary, August 20th

Ukraine: Independence Day of Ukraine, August 24th

Uruguay: Independence Day of Uruguay, August 25th

Moldova: Independence Day of Moldova, August 27th

Kyrgyzstan: Independence Day of Kyrgyzstan, August 31st

Malaysia: National Day of Malaysia, August 31st

Trinidad and Tobago: Independence Day of Trinidad and Tobago, August 31st

Slovakia: National Day of Slovakia, September 1st

Uzbekistan: Independence Day of Uzbekistan, September 1st

Vietnam: National Day of Vietnam, September 2nd

San Marino: National Day of San Marino, September 3rd

Brazil: Independence Day of Brazil, September 7th

North Macedonia: Independence Day of Macedonia, September 8th

North Korea: Day of the Founding of the D.P.R.K. September 9th

Tajikistan: Independence Day of Tajikistan, September 9th

Costa Rica: National Day of Costa Rica, September 15th

Mexico: Independence Day of Mexico, September 16th

Papua New Guinea: Independence Day of Papua New Guinea, September 16th

Chile: Independence Day