These works are all based on the theme of national public holiday, presenting historical memories in the form of literature and art, and conveying the aspiration of remembering history and cherishing peace. National Public Sacrifice Day refers to a national commemorative activity set up by the state to commemorate the major national disasters that have occurred, which is decided by the state power organs.
20 14 on February 27th, the 7th session of the 12th the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) adopted a decision to set 65438+February 13 as the national day of public sacrifice for the victims of the Nanjing massacre. On February 1967 and 15, after the Japanese army captured the Lion City on February 1942, Singapore launched a massacre against the people of China, and erected a "Monument to the People Killed during the Japanese Occupation".
February 15 every year is designated as "general defense day" to commemorate the compatriots who died during this period. And remind the younger generation of Singapore to remember the tragic days of Japanese rule and let them know the value of freedom and peace and the importance of comprehensive defense.
On February 15 every year, an official commemorative event is held in front of the "Monument to the Victims of the Japanese Occupation Period". Representatives from the Singapore government, police, religious groups, the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and the families of the victims attended the mourning ceremony. 1995, Germany passed a law to designate 65438+1October 27th as the memorial day for the victims of the Holocaust.
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After the Second World War, most of the governments of the major participating countries set up national mourning days. It has become an international practice to pay homage to the dead nationals in the form of national public sacrifices to enhance the memory of the history of war disasters. In 2005, the 60th UN General Assembly unanimously adopted a decision to designate the annual date of 65438+1October 27th as "international holocaust remembrance day".
This is to commemorate1945 65438+1October 27th, when Soviet troops liberated Auschwitz, the largest Nazi death camp in Poland. During World War II, more than 165438+ ten thousand people were massacred here by the Nazis. It also opposes any attempt to deny the historical facts of the Nazi Holocaust and calls on all countries to educate and help the next generation understand the crimes related to genocide.