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Around
the globe
Children's Day is also celebrated around the world in various ways.
Here is all the lowdown of how and where:
Universal Children's Day: Observed
on November 20th each year. In 1954, the UN General Assembly recommended
that all countries should establish a Universal Children's Day on
an "appropriate"day. We are not sure, but perhaps each
country did.....at various different dates during the year. The
resolution was adopted on November 20, 1954.
International Children's Day- The second Sunday in December. This
is a joint initiative between UNICEF and the International Academy
of Television Arts and Sciences. It's a day when broadcasters "tune
in to kids".
World Children's Day: This
is a day McDonald's uses as a fundraiser for Ronald McDonald House
Charities. We are not sure of the date each year or the origin of
this day.
Children's Day in Japan: This
is a national holiday in Japan celebrated on May 5th. Started in
1948, Children's Day is a festive day to celebrate your child's
life. The holiday is believed to have begun in china where they
would hang medicinal herbs to ward off childhood diseases. 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".
(click
here for more on Children's Day in Japan)
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