International Children's Day
      The World Conference for the Well-being of Children in Geneva, Switzerland proclaimed  
June 1   to be International Children's Day in 1925. It is not clear as to why June 1 was  
chosen as the International Children's Day: one theory has it that the Chinese  
consul-general in San Francisco (USA) gathered a number of Chinese orphans to celebrate the  
Dragon Boat Festival in 1925, which happened to be on June 1 that year, and also coincided  
with the conference in Geneva.
The holiday is celebrated on 1 June each year. It is usually marked with speeches on  
children's rights and wellbeing, children TV programs, parties, various actions involving or  
dedicated to children, families going out, etc.
     
      1925年，在瑞士日内瓦召开的为儿童谋福利的世界会议，宣布了每年的六月一号位国际儿童节，而
这一天之所以被选为国际儿童节尚不清楚。有一种说法是，1925年，旧金山的中国总领事召集了一些孤儿
来庆祝端午节，而那一年的端午节恰好是六月一日，并和此年在日内瓦召开的会议相巧合。
      国际儿童节于每年六月一日举行。这一天，通常会有各种关于儿童权利及福利的演讲，播放各种关
于儿童的电视节目，举行各种有关儿童的集会，以及种种和儿童相关的活动，如举家外出游玩等等。

Observance around the world
     中国：6月1日
     In the People's Republic of China, Children's Day is celebrated on June 1 and is  
formally known as "the June 1 International Children's Day".When the People's Republic of  
China was first established in 1949, the State Council designated a half-day holiday for all  
primary schools on June 1. This was later made into a full day's break in 1956 with The  
announcement by the State Council to make June 1 Children's Day a One-Day Holiday.
     每年的6月1日，世界大多数国家都要举办各种形式的活动，来纪念这一节日。新中国成立后，中央人
民政府政务院于1949年12月23日规定，将中国的儿童节与国际儿童节统一起来。 

香港：4月4日
     Children's Day is celebrated on April 4 each year. The practice is still observed by the  
public after the handover in 1997, though this festival has not been a public holiday before  
the handover. However, the celebration of the International Children's Day on 1 June is  
increasingly popular in recent years.
     香港儿童节的日期仍然是中华民国时期定下的4月4日。但香港回归后，庆祝六一儿童节也渐渐开始流
行了起来。

美国：2001年前毫无规律，01年-07年为6月第一个周末，2009年被定为6月第二个周末（6月14日）。
     新加坡：10月1日
     October 1 is the day which Singapore officially celebrates Children's Day, a similar  
event celebrated every year is Youth Day which is celebrated on the first Sunday of July  
each year.
     澳大利亚: 每年7月第一个周日
     Australia celebrates Children's Day on the 1st Sunday in July every year. Children's Day  
is a registered trade mark.

日本：5月5日（亦称男孩节），然在3月3日有单独的女孩节
     This is a national holiday in Japan celebrated on May 5th. Started in 1948. The holiday  
is believed to have begun in China. In Japan it is often celebrated by giving children kites  
and hanging streamers. In Japan, the Children's Festival was originally called the "Boy's  
Festival" while the girls had the "Doll Festival".
     韩国: 5月5日
     Children's Day is celebrated on May 5. In 1923, Bang Jung-Hwan, a social educator,  
suggested that May 1 should be established as Children's day, and he made it public via  
campaigns. There was no Children's day before that. In 1946, the Children's day was just  
moved to May 5.
     德国：9月20日
     俄罗斯（前苏联分裂前的所有国家）：6月1日

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