The International Children's Day (ICD) is celebrated in numerous countries, usually (but not always) on June 1 each year.每年众多的国家都会庆祝国际儿童节,但常常(不是总是)不是都在6月1日那一天庆祝。OriginOrigin 起因:The ICD had its origin in the World Conference for the Wellbeingof Children(世界儿童福利大会)in Geneva, Switzerland in 1925. 1925年在瑞士日内瓦召开的关于儿童福利的国际会议上,首次提出了“国际儿童节”的概念。It is not clear as to(关于)why June 1 was chosen as the ICD:one theory has it that the Chinese consul-general总领事 in San Francisco (USA) gathered a number of Chinese orphans to celebrate theDragon Boat Festival(端午节)in 1925, which happened to be on June 1 that year, and also coincided with the conference in Geneva.更多儿童父亲端午节环境日英语作文儿童父亲端午节环境日英语知识作文专题 1 has since been observed as the ICD by numerous countries, especially by Communist countries; in the Western world the ICD is usually celebrated on other days of the year (if at all), and there is often little public awareness about these celebrations. Consequently there is sometimes amisperception(错误观点)that June 1 as the ICD was a Communist invention. Nonetheless, in recent years even some groups within the United States started observing the ICD on June.Children's Day in JapanNational Children's Day in Japan is known asKodomo no Hi(日本儿童节,每年5月5日). It is celebrtaed on May5. The family celebrates the festival withKashiwamochi(rice cakes filled with red beans and wrapped with oak leaves) and Chimaki (rice cakes wrapped with bamboo leaves).According to the Kodansha encyclopedia, the origin of the festival was from China in 839. On May 5, Chinese people hang medical herbs from the eaves of the roof in order to repel disease. When the custom came to Japan, people used Shobu (irises) instead since irises were believed to repel evil spirits.Children's Day in IndiaMost schools have cultural programmes for the day, with the students managing it all. All over the country, various cultural, social, and even corporate, institutions conduct competitions for children.Children's Day is a day for children to engage in fun and frolic. Schools celebrate this day by organising cultural programmes. Teachers of the school perform songs and dances for their students. Various competitions like quizzes, fancy dress competitions, elocutions are organised on this day.Children are also treated to a movie and lunch.Television networks have in the recent years started to air special programmes all day long for kids on November 14, making this day a special treat.各国的儿童节1、中国——6月1日、4月4日中华人民共和国定每年6月1日为国际儿童节。1949年12月23日中央人民政府政务院规定“六一”国际儿童节为中国儿童的节日,并宣布废除国民党政府1931起实行的4月4日为儿童节的规定。中国第一个儿童节是民国二十一年(1932年)的4月4日。民国二十年(1931年),“上海中华慈幼协会”发起建议,希望政府规定每年4月4日为儿童节。随后,教育部制定了儿童节纪念办法,并于隔年的4月4日实施。香港特别行政区,民间在约定俗成下,儿童节的日期保留为4月4日。民间庆祝的方式多以送玩具礼物给小朋友,或陪小孩出外吃大餐或游玩。台湾地区也仍以4月4日为每年的儿童节。2、日本——3月3日“女孩节”;5月5日“男孩节”;11月15日“七五三”儿童节(1)男孩节。日本的儿童节,叫做“儿童的日”(日语:こどもの日),是一个传统节日。在每年的5月5日,日本的家庭都会庆祝孩子的长大。二战前,这个节日被称为“端午节”(日语:端午の节句),并且只是男孩的节日。1948年,当这个节日成为公众假日的时候,便成了庆祝所有儿童幸福和福利的节日。在节日当天,日本的家庭都会在屋顶上悬挂鱼状的标志,用来象征儿童消除厄运,克服困难,顺利成长。(2)女孩节。每年的3月3日则是女孩节。日语中又把此节称为“雏祭”、“桃花节”(因为过去女孩节是在旧历三月三日,正值桃花盛开之时,由此得名)。在家中摆设偶人架是女孩节的传统庆祝活动。这天,凡是有女孩子的家庭都会在客厅里设置一个阶梯状的偶人架,在上面摆放各种穿着日本和服的小偶人(玩具娃娃),以庆祝女孩健康成长。这些小偶人,有自己制作的,也有买的。日本人家只要有女孩降生,父母、祖父母或者亲戚朋友就都会送她一套精致漂亮的小偶人。一套偶人,一般为15个,有皇帝和皇后,3位宫廷贵妇人,5名乐师,2位大臣和3个卫兵。这些小偶人姿态各异,栩栩如生。今天的日本女孩,平时是不穿和服(日本的传统服装)的。但在女孩节这天,她们却都会穿起漂亮的和服,并且邀来自己最亲密的伙伴,大家围坐在偶人架前,尽情地说笑、玩耍,愉快地欢度节日。(3)“七五三”儿童节。11月15日是日本的“七五三”儿童节。在日本习俗里,三岁、五岁和七岁是小朋友特别幸运的三个年纪,所以每年的这一天,会专门为这三个年纪的孩子热闹地庆祝一番。这一天,小朋友会穿上最好的传统和服,还会背上一个画了松树、乌龟或鹤等图案的小纸袋,纸袋里装满了父母买的糖果和玩具。穿戴整齐后,父母会带小朋友上日本神社,祈求并感谢神明给小朋友带来健康和快乐。3、韩国——5月5日韩国的儿童节(朝鲜语:????)开始于1975年,是从“男孩节”演变过来的。这也是韩国的公众假日,定在每年的5月5日。家长们通常会在这一天带孩子去公园、动物园或者其他游乐设施,让孩子开心地度过假日。
Left-behind children in ChinaFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, searchRapid economic development throughout the world has caused a rich poor gap that has forced millions of workers to emigrate from the rural areas in the cities. This has created millions of children left behind in the rural areas under the care of relatives, mostly grandparents with little or no education, family friends, or have to take care of themselves. Often, the caretakers do not have the physical ability, financial means nor possess the knowledge needed to take care of these children. This causes these children to suffer developmental issues, have increased vulnerability to becoming a victim of human trafficking, become involved in criminal activities, or become depressed which often leads to suicide. In China alone, there are 61 million children; 40% of these children are under age 5. 70% of these left behind children in China do not get to see their parents annually. These children reside under the care of relatives, mostly grandparents with little or no education, family friends, or have to take care of themselves.One NGO that helps Left Behind Children is Global Children's Vision.这是维基百科上下的,应该不会错,加油~~~