The history of the Children's Day holiday is very unusual

All of us once were babies - defenseless, tender and mischievous. And each of us remembers that childhood is a time when a person can be happy simply because he is a child. It is the preservation of such happiness that is one of the most global and paramount tasks that people around the world are engaged in. And even the holiday of childhood is called not somehow, but the International Children's Day. About him and will go today speech.

The history of the Day of Child Protection goes back to its origins in the first half of the 20th century. At the World Conference in Geneva, which was held in 1925 and was entirely devoted to the welfare of young citizens, it was decided to create a holiday in their honor.

Celebrate June 1, the Children's Day began also in 1925. According to one version, this was due to Chinese diplomats. It was they who organized the Dragon Boat Festival specially for small Chinese orphans living in the United States on June 1, 1925 in San Francisco. The idea has pleased many heads of state, and now the history of the Children's Day holiday can safely start counting from this date. However, its full development took place only in 1949, when the Second World War was over. Despite the fact that 24 years have passed since the Geneva Conference, the problems of protecting children have remained the same. After the war, many children remained orphans, suffered all the hardships of this hard time. They lost the most elementary - food and shelter. In this regard, the Women's Congress in Paris for the first time sounded an oath to fight for peace throughout the world, as well as for the welfare of small citizens as its basis. And the international color of the Children's Day holiday was acquired in 1951. It was then that he was taken under the auspices of the United Nations and awarded this triumph international status.

The history of the Children's Day holiday is especially bright in the countries that have chosen socialism as the main direction of development. So, in the USSR on this day the summer holidays began , and the children were given a magnificent celebration with sports parades, showing new films in theaters, gifts and refreshments.

To date, worldwide, also on June 1, there are festive events - children's art exhibitions, charity events and concerts aimed at helping babies from disadvantaged regions, sick children and those who for one reason or another have not been cared for by their parents. In addition, the mass media actively include in their programs programs and films for such an audience. Many trading companies arrange distribution of prizes and gifts for small citizens of their country.

This is a long and interesting story of the holiday. Children's Day is now celebrated in 61 countries around the world. He even has his own flag - on a green background, five children's figures of different colors are located around a stylized globe. It symbolizes tolerance and friendship between peoples, because we all live on the same planet.