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National Day is a national statutory holiday to commemorate the country itself. They are usually the independence of this country, the signing of the constitution, the birthday of the head of state or other significant anniversaries; Some are saints' day, the patron saint of this country.
In 2023, the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays will be "combined into one", with 8 days off from September 29th to June 6th. 10. During the National Day, highways are free.
Evolutionary history:
The term "National Day" originally refers to a national celebration, which was first seen in the Western Jin Dynasty. Lu Ji, a writer in the Western Jin Dynasty, once recorded in the article "On the Wuchang" that "National Day is only for its benefit, and the main worry is not for its harm". In the feudal era of China, the events celebrated by the whole country were nothing more than the emperor's accession to the throne and his birthday. Therefore, in ancient China, the emperor's accession to the throne and birthday were called "National Day". Today, the National Day is called National Day.
1949 65438+On February 2, the fourth meeting of the Central People's Government Committee accepted the recommendation of the China People's Political Consultative Conference and adopted a resolution on People's Republic of China (PRC)'s National Day, and decided that 10 1 every year would be the great day when People's Republic of China (PRC) was proclaimed and the National Day of People's Republic of China (PRC).
1949 10 1 After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), the forms of celebrating the National Day have changed several times. In the early days of the founding of New China, large-scale celebrations and military parades were held every National Day. 1960 In September, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council decided to reform the National Day system in line with the principle of building the country through thrift. Since then, from 1960 to 1970, a grand assembly and mass procession have been held in front of Tiananmen Square every year, but no military parade has been held.
From 197 1 to 1983, every year, 10 and 1, Beijing celebrates the National Day in the form of large-scale garden parties, and there are no mass demonstrations. 1984, the 35th anniversary of the National Day, held a grand National Day military parade and mass celebration parade.
In the following ten years, other forms were used to celebrate the National Day, and no national day military parade and mass celebration parade were held. 1999 10 1, the 50th anniversary of the national day, held a grand national day military parade and mass celebration parade. This is the last grand National Day celebration held by People's Republic of China (PRC) (China) in the 20th century.
Since the founding of New China, there have been 15 military parades in the National Day celebrations. 1times from 1949 to 1959 and1984 35th anniversary,1999 50th anniversary, 2009 60th anniversary, 201979 respectively.