Children's Day June 1 - the day adults show their love for children
On this day, the Declaration of the Rights of the Child (1959), the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) were signed, with more than 191 countries ratifying. Vietnam is the first country in Asia and the second country in the world to ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
History of birth
At dawnJune 1, 1942, the Nazis surrounded the village of Lidice (Czechoslovakia), they captured 173 men, 196 women and children. Here, they brutally massacred 66 people and sent 104 children to concentration camps, 88 children died in gas chambers, 9 other children were sent to work as henchmen for the fascists.Lidice Villagenot a soul left
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| Vietnam is the first country in Asia and the second country in the world to ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child. |
Two years later, on June 10, 1944, the Nazis surrounded again.town of Oradour(France), they herded 400 people into the church, including many women and more than 100 children, and set it on fire, burning it miserably.
In memory of the hundreds of innocent children who were brutally murdered by the Nazis in 1949Women's International Democratic Federationdecided to take June 1st every year as the international day to protect children, to demand that governments of all countries take responsibility for the lives of children, to demand a reduction in military budgets to increase the budget for education, protection and care of teenagers and children. Since 1950, June 1st every year has become Children's Day.
In fact, June 1st is mostly celebrated in only a few dozen countries according tosocialist regimeIn the past, Vietnam, a member of the Socialist bloc, chose June 1 as International Children's Day. China and the former Soviet Union also chose this day every year to celebrate children and organize programs to protect children's rights.
International Children's Day around the world
In 1954, in order to encourage countries to remember children and protect their rights, the United Nations proposedWorld Children's Dayi held on November 20 every year.
Also on this day, many important events about children in the world took place: The Declaration on the Rights of the Child (1959), the Convention on the Rights of the Child was also signed on this day (1989), with more than 191 countries ratifying. Vietnam is the first country in Asia, the second in the world to sign this Convention.
Although the date was proposed on November 20, the United Nations left it up to member states to organize.Children's Dayof their own country on different days of their choice. And some countries have celebrated November 20th in their home country such as: Canada, Australia, Pakistan, Egypt...
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| International Children's Day is the day parents express their boundless love for their children. Illustrative photo |
International Children's Day in Vietnam
In our country, right after gaining independence,June 1 and Mid-Autumn Festival(15th day of the 8th lunar month) every year has truly become a joyful festival for children across the country. The first International Children's Day (June 1, 1950) was during the period when our nation's resistance war against French colonialism was going through the most fierce and fierce period, butPresident Ho Chi MinhAlways thinking of children across the country and sending congratulatory letters to teenagers and children.
He wrote: "Uncle loves you very much. Uncle promises you that when the day comes when we drive out all the French invaders and the resistance is successful, Uncle, the Government and organizations will try to make it so that you can gradually have enough food, play, study and be happy...
Since then, every year on Children's Day and Mid-Autumn Festival, children across the country happily receive congratulatory letters fromUncle Ho.Uncle Ho always paid great attention to and taught children to be good people. The 5 things Uncle taught children have become educational content for the Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneers Team.
