International Children's Day History 1/6

Besides the Mid-Autumn Festival, the International Children's Day 1/6 has long been considered a special New Year for children. This is an opportunity for children to play, receive meaningful gifts as well as special attention from families and the whole society.

Children are the future children of the Fatherland, so we want to protect and care for children better than ever before. Today, on the occasion of International Children's Day 1/6, let us take a look back at the history of the Children's Day 1 - 6 of the previous day to add value as well as to try to keep the young smile of the day. now on.

1. History of the International Children's Day

In the morning of June 1, 1942, the Nazis surrounded the village of Li-fiber (Czechoslovakia), they captured 173 men, 196 women and children. Here, they brutally massacred 66 people and brought 104 children into concentration camps, 88 were killed in the gas chambers, 9 others were taken to the Nazis. The village of Lebanon has no more people. Two years later, on June 10, 1944, the Nazis again besieged the town of O-ra-racing (France), which cornered 400 people into the church, including many women and more than 100 children, launched. Fire burns miserably.

With its sacred and noble responsibility, in 1949 the International Democratic Women's Federation decided to take the annual 1/6 day as an international day to protect children, to demand that governments of all countries take responsibility. about children's life, demanding to reduce the military budget to increase the budget for education, protection and care of children and youth.

Next, in April 1952 in Vienna (Austrian Capital), there was an international meeting to protect children. This conference required all governments to set their own laws to ensure the well-being of mothers and children, to ban the use of scientific inventions for war purposes.

By 1955, the meeting of mothers of most countries in the world meeting in Moscow (Russia) accused the imperialists of conspiring to cause war again and urged mothers across five continents to tighten their ranks. pictures for a sustainable peace in the country.

Since then, the organizations of young women in the countries have taken June 1 as a day of praising the forces fighting against the forces that cause war to protect the happiness of mothers and children in the world. gender.

2. International Children's Day in Vietnam

Vietnam is the first Asian country and the second in the world to ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child. In the first International legal document, comprehensive mention of children's rights is based on principles such as the right to special care, protection and assistance. And from May 15 to June 30 is considered the month of action for Vietnamese children.

Our country, after gaining independence from the Party and State, was very interested in the children and took on June 1, 1950 as the first day to organize fun activities for the children. During this time, our country is going through a period of struggle against French colonialism, but President Ho Chi Minh still thinks about the children in the whole country, and on the first International Children's Day. In Vietnam, I sent a letter to congratulate the children and teenagers.

In the letter he wrote: "I love you very much, I promise you that when it comes to chasing away the French invaders, the resistance is successful, I and the Government and unions will try to make you gradually better. being warm, having fun, learning, being happy . ".

Since then, every year on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Children's New Year, all over the country have been happy to celebrate this day together, taking the time to take care of young and young children like President Ho Chi Minh's wish.