The term "National Day" originally referred to national celebrations, and was first used in the Western Jin Dynasty. In the Western Jin Dynasty, the writer Lu Ji in the "five vassals" in an article there was "National Day alone to enjoy its benefits, the main worry and its harm" record, China's feudal era, the country celebrates the big event, no greater than the emperor's ascension to the throne, the birth of the emperor (the Qing Dynasty called the emperor's birthday for the Hail Mary Festival), and so on. Therefore, in ancient times, the emperor's accession, the birth date is called "national day". Today, the anniversary of the establishment of the country is called National Day.
In September 1949, the first session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) decided to designate October 1 as National Day. The proclamation of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on October 1, 1949, was one of the greatest transformations in Chinese history.At 3 p.m. on October 1, 1949, 300,000 people in Beijing held a grand ceremony in Tiananmen Square to celebrate the founding of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China (CPG). Chairman Mao Zedong solemnly proclaimed the founding of the People's Republic of China and the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China*** and personally raised the first five-star red flag. Chairman Mao read out the Proclamation of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China: "The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China shall be the only lawful government representing the people of the whole country. This Government is willing to establish diplomatic relations with any foreign government that is willing to abide by the principles of equality, mutual benefit and mutual respect for territorial sovereignty." A military parade and mass procession followed. Commander-in-Chief Zhu De inspected the navy, army and air force and announced the "Order of the Headquarters of the Chinese People's Liberation Army", ordering the Chinese People's Liberation Army to quickly purge all remnants of the Kuomintang's armed forces and to liberate all the land yet to be liberated.
The origin of foreign national days
The basis for determining national days in countries all over the world is very strange. According to statistics, there are 35 countries in the world that celebrate their national day on the day of the founding of the country. The day of the occupation of the capital as the national day of Cuba, Cambodia and so on. Some countries take the national independence day as the national day. 1804 January 1, the Haitian people annihilated Napoleon's 60,000 expeditionary force, declared independence in Port-au-Prince, and from then on the first of January every year as the national day. The same is true for Mexico, Ghana and other countries. There are also some countries to the anniversary of the armed uprising as a national holiday. July 14 is the French national day. 1789 this day, the people of Paris captured the Bastille, a symbol of feudal rule, overthrew the monarchy. Some other countries celebrate their national days on the days of major conferences. The United States celebrates July 4, 1776, the day the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, as its national day. Canada celebrates its national day on July 1, 1867, the day the British Parliament passed the North America Act of Great Britain. There are also national days celebrated on the birthdays of heads of state, such as in Nepal, Thailand, Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium and other countries.
National Day is an important holiday in every country, but the name is different. Many countries call it "National Day" or "National Day", others call it "Independence Day" or "Independence Day", and some call it "Independence Day" or "Independence Day", while others call it "Independence Day" or "Independence Day". ", also called "**** and Day", "**** and National Day", "Revolution Day", "Liberation Day ", "National Rehabilitation Day", "Constitution Day", etc. There are also those that directly add "day" to the name of the country, such as " Australia Day", "Pakistan Day", some of the king's birthday or enthronement day for the national day, such as the king change, the specific date of the national day also changed. Every national day, countries have to hold different forms of celebrations, in order to strengthen the patriotic consciousness of the people of their own country, and enhance the cohesion of the country. All countries also congratulate each other. Every five or ten national days, some have to expand the scale of celebration. To celebrate the national day, governments usually hold a national day reception, hosted by the head of state, head of government or foreign ministers, and invite the local envoys and other important foreign guests to participate. But some countries do not hold a reception, such as the United States, the United Kingdom do not hold a reception.