第二次世界大戰(zhàn)結(jié)束后，世界各地經(jīng)濟(jì)蕭條，成千上萬的工人失業(yè)，過著饑寒交迫的生活。兒童的處境更糟，有的得了傳染病，一批批地死去;有的則被迫當(dāng)童工，受盡折磨，生活和生命得不到保障。為了給全世界兒童爭取生存、保障和受教育的權(quán)利，加強(qiáng)各國兒童的友誼，國際民主婦女聯(lián)合會于1949年11月在莫斯科召開了執(zhí)委會，正式?jīng)Q定6月1日為國際兒童節(jié)。

我國兒童節(jié)，早期為每年的4月4日，是1931年根據(jù)中華慈幼協(xié)會的建議設(shè)立的。新中國成立后，勞動人民成為國家的主人，廣大少年兒童也成了國家的小主人，為了培養(yǎng)廣大兒童的國際主義思想，1949年12月，中央六一兒童節(jié)手抄報人民政府政務(wù)院發(fā)出通令，廢除舊的“4?4”兒童節(jié)，將6月1日作為我國的兒童節(jié)。與“六一”國際兒童節(jié)統(tǒng)一起來。從此，每年的這一天，全國少年兒童都要舉行各種活動，歡慶自己的節(jié)日。許多公共娛樂場所特地為孩子們免費(fèi)開放，各機(jī)關(guān)、團(tuán)體、企業(yè)在這天還向本單位職工的子女和幼兒園的小朋友饋贈禮物，這是孩子們最愉快的一天。

Six one "the international children's Day is children's day all over the world, but also the whole world peace, for child survival, health and rights struggle of life education. 1925, "International Children's happiness will promote" held the first International Congress, later published issues relating to child welfare principle, some countries have regulations on children's day, such as the United States in October 31st, the British set for July 1st.

After the Second World War, the world economic recession, tens of thousands of workers unemployed, lived a life suffer hunger and cold. Children are worse, some got infectious diseases, batch to die; some were forced to as a child, suffering, life and life is not guaranteed. In order to give the world's children fight for survival, security and the right to education, strengthening national children's friendship, the International Democratic women's Federation in 1949 November held in Moscow in the Executive Committee, formally decided to June 1st as the international children's day.

China children's day, the early year of April 4th, was established in 1931 according to the suggestion of the Salesian society. After the founding of new China, the working people to become masters of the country, the majority of children has become a national master of small, in order r to cultivate the children's internationalism, 1949 December, children's day, the Central People's government issued a circular, the abolition of the old "4 ? 4" children's day, June 1st as China children's day. With the "six one" International Children's day together. Since then, every year on this day, the National Children's activities are held to celebrate their own festival. Many places of public entertainment specifically for children free of charge, the organs, organizations, enterprises in this day also to the employees of the children and kindergarten children gifts, this is the most happy children's day.
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