What are the ceremonies and activities for National Day?

The National Day is coming soon. On the National Day, all countries will hold different forms of celebrations to strengthen the patriotic awareness of their people and enhance the cohesion of the country. With the improvement of people's living standards, private cars have become increasingly popular. People usually use the 7-day National Day holiday to visit the beautiful mountains and rivers of the motherland. Today I will mainly share with you some safety precautions for the National Day holiday. I hope everyone will have a wonderful holiday.

Contents of this article

1. What are the ceremonies for National Day?

2. What activities are there during the National Day?

3. Safety precautions during the National Day holiday

4. What are the traditional activities of National Day?

5. What to eat during National Day

What are the ceremonies for National Day?

There is a military parade on National Day, and there are celebrations and parades of varying sizes on every fifth and tenth anniversary. The seven major military parades that have had the greatest influence and are the most representative in history are the founding ceremony, the fifth, tenth, 35th, 50th, 60th, and 70th anniversaries of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The grand military parade held on National Day in 2019 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China is the first National Day military parade since socialism with Chinese characteristics entered a new era, and the first concentrated appearance of the People's Liberation Army after its reform and reshaping, striving to highlight the characteristics of the times.

On National Day, all countries hold different forms of celebrations to strengthen the patriotic awareness of their people and enhance the cohesion of the country. Countries also congratulate each other. Every five or ten years, some countries will expand the scale of celebration. To celebrate National Day, governments usually hold a National Day reception hosted by the head of state, government or foreign minister, and invite envoys and other important foreign guests stationed in the country to attend. However, some countries do not hold receptions, such as the United States and the United Kingdom.

What activities are there during National Day?

1. Military Parade: There will be celebrations and military parades of varying scales every fifth and tenth anniversary. The seven most influential and representative military parades in history are the founding ceremony, the fifth anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the National Day propaganda poster anniversary, the 10th anniversary, the 35th anniversary, and the 50th, 60th and 70th anniversaries.

2. Decorations: Every National Day in my country, enterprises and institutions will hang lanterns or banners with slogans such as "Happy National Day" to celebrate the National Day. Bonsai and hydrogen balloons with slogans are placed on the square to welcome the National Day with a joyful atmosphere.

3. National Day holiday: October 1st of every year is my country's National Day. In 1999, my country revised and promulgated the "National Holidays and Memorial Day Holidays Regulations", combining the National Day with the adjacent Saturday and Sunday into a 7-day National Day holiday, known as the National Day Golden Week. The holiday is used to allow the people to experience the joy of the National Day together.

4. Free highways: With the improvement of people's living standards, private cars have become increasingly popular. People usually use the 7-day National Day holiday to visit the beautiful mountains and rivers of the motherland. Therefore, since 2012, the country has allowed free access to private cars on highways during the National Day. The free access time during the 2021 National Day holiday is from 00:00 on October 1 to 24:00 on October 7.

The term "National Day" originally refers to national celebrations and was first seen in the Western Jin Dynasty. In his article "On the Five Ranks of Princes", Lu Ji, a writer of the Western Jin Dynasty, once recorded that the National Day is the only benefit for the country, and the emperor is worried about no harm. In my country's feudal era, the most important national celebration was the enthronement and birthday of the emperor. Therefore, in ancient my country, the enthronement and birthday of the emperor were called National Day. Today, the anniversary of the establishment of a country is called National Day.

Safety precautions during the National Day holiday

1. Traffic safety: When taking a chartered tourist vehicle, you must fasten your seat belt throughout the trip and do not bring inflammable, explosive or other prohibited items on board. When traveling by car, you must strictly abide by road traffic regulations and do not overload, exceed speed limits or drive while fatigued.

2. Travel safety: Before traveling, you should keep abreast of traffic conditions, weather changes and other information at the destination, strengthen risk assessment, choose appropriate travel methods, and plan your itinerary reasonably.

3. Fire safety: Pay attention to the safety of fire, electricity and gas at home during holidays. Do not pile up debris on balconies, walkways, etc. to avoid causing fires.

4. Forest and grassland fire prevention: It is strictly forbidden to use fire in the wild. Do not smoke, barbecue, light bonfires, set off firecrackers, burn incense and paper in forest areas and grasslands. Do not bring fire or other items that may easily cause forest and grassland fires into the fire-prohibited areas.

5. Production safety: Enterprises must clearly recognize the extreme importance of current production safety work, do a solid job in the production safety inspection during the "holiday" period, and have a real sense of responsibility and urgency in safety prevention work.

What are the traditional activities of National Day?

1. Raising the national flag and singing the national anthem: Every National Day, a grand flag-raising ceremony is held in Tiananmen Square in the capital, and the central government also delivers a message.

2. National Day military parade: This is the biggest and most grand custom of China's National Day, usually held once every ten years. The seven major military parades with the greatest influence and the most representative significance in history are the founding ceremony, the 5th, 10th, 35th, 50th, 60th and 70th anniversaries of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

3. Holidays: Since 1999, the National Day has become the "Golden Week" holiday for the Chinese. In addition to the statutory three-day holiday, the two weekends before and after will be combined to make a total of 7 days off.

4. National Day Gala: Only a stable country can allow its people to live and work in peace and contentment, and at the same time, the joy of National Day can be expressed through artistic performances.

5. Decorations: During the National Day, all enterprises and institutions will hang up lanterns or banners and use slogans such as "Happy National Day" to celebrate the National Day.

What to eat during National Day

The custom of eating hairy crabs, rice wine, lotus roots, yam, chestnuts, apples, grapes, grapefruits, etc. on National Day is also the time when crabs are just on the market. At this time, the crabs have full roe and tender meat, which is very delicious. Hairy crabs are the first choice for eating crabs. They are one of the most authentic freshwater crabs in my country. There is a poem that says, "If Yangcheng crabs are not delicious, why would I live in Suzhou in this life?"

The National Day is also the best time for lotus roots to mature. After growing and settling in the summer, lotus roots are rich in starch and are very suitable for steaming. They are soft and sticky and especially delicious. Glutinous rice sweet lotus roots are the most delicious. Autumn is the season for harvesting yam. The newly produced yam is the softest and has a strong fragrance. Yam is also a high-starch food, suitable for steaming, boiling, frying and other cooking methods. If you have a special liking for yam, you can use the National Day to satisfy yourself.