National Holiday

On October 1, 1949, the founding ceremony of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China, that is, the founding ceremony, was grandly held in Tiananmen Square, Beijing.

"The first person to propose 'National Day' was Mr. Ma Xulun, then a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and chief representative of the Democratic Progressive."

On October 9, 1949, the first National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference held its first meeting. Member Xu Guangping made a speech: "Member Ma Xulun can't come to ask for leave. He asked me to say that the founding of the People's Republic of China should have a National Day, so I hope this Council will decide to set October 1 as the National Day." Member Lin Boqu also made a second speech, Ask to discuss the decision. On the same day, the meeting passed the proposal "Please make October 1st the National Day of the People's Republic of China to replace the old National Day on October 10th", and sent it to the Central People's Government for implementation.

National Day of the People's Republic of China

On December 2, 1949, the resolution passed by the fourth meeting of the Central People's Government Committee pointed out: "The Central People's Government Committee hereby declares that starting from 1950, that is, on October 1 every year, that is, the great greatness of the People's Republic of China proclaimed. The day is the National Day of the People's Republic of China."

This is the origin of identifying "October 1" as the "birthday" of the People's Republic of China, that is, "National Day". Since 1950, October 1 every year has become a grand festival celebrated by people of all ethnic groups in China.

Holiday meaning

Folded national symbols

The National Day of the People's Republic of China is a symbol of the country, which appears with the appearance of the country and becomes particularly important. It became the symbol of an independent country, reflecting the state and polity of the country.

Reflection of the folding function

Once the special commemorative method of National Day becomes a new and national holiday form, it will carry the function of reflecting the cohesion of the country and the nation. At the same time, the large-scale celebrations on National Day are also a concrete manifestation of the government's mobilization and appeal.

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Showing national strength, enhancing national confidence, embodying cohesion, and exerting appeal are the three basic characteristics of National Day celebrations.