The origin of National Day?

The term "National Day" originally refers to a national celebration, which was first seen in the Western Jin Dynasty. Lu Ji, a writer in the Western Jin Dynasty, once recorded in the article "On the Five Permanent Members" that "the National Day is only beneficial, and the main worry is not harmful". In the feudal era of our country, the great events celebrated by the whole country were nothing more than the emperor's accession to the throne and his birthday (the Qing Dynasty called the emperor's birthday Long live the festival). Therefore, in ancient China, the emperor's accession to the throne and birthday were called "National Day". Today, the National Day is called the National Day, which is the biggest change in the history of China.

1 949 65438+1October1At 3 pm, 300,000 people in Beijing held a grand ceremony in Tiananmen Square to celebrate the establishment of the people of China and the Central People's Government. President Mao Zedong solemnly announced the establishment of People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Central People's Government, and raised the first five-star red flag. However, when founding ceremony was held, the leaders of New China had not considered the issue of "National Day".

First proposed "National Day"

"The first person who proposed' National Day' was Mr. Ma Xulun, then a member of the CPPCC and the chief representative of Democratic Progressive Party."

10 On 9 October, the first National Committee of China People's Political Consultative Conference held its first meeting. Commissioner Xu Guangping spoke: "Commissioner Ma Xulun can't come on leave. He asked me to say that the establishment of People's Republic of China (PRC) should have a national day, so I hope this Council will decide to designate 10 1 as the national day. " Commissioner Lin also made a speech, seconded it and asked for discussion and decision. On the same day, the meeting passed the motion of "asking the government to designate October 1st as the National Day of China people to replace the old October 10th National Day" and sent it to the Central People's Government for implementation.

Ma Xulun (first from left)

A resolution was passed on National Day.

1949 65438+On February 2, the resolution adopted at the fourth meeting of the Central People's Government Committee pointed out: "The Central People's Government Committee hereby declares that People's Republic of China (PRC) is a great day for the people of China from 1950 every year, that is, 10."

Since 1950, the annual 65438+ 10 1 has become a grand festival celebrated by people of all ethnic groups in China.

The first national day holiday

1949: 7 days in total and 2 days in National Day.

1949, 1949 On February 23rd, the State Council issued the National Legal Holidays and Remembrance Day, which formed the basic pattern of legal holidays in China at present: New Year's Day 1 day, Spring Festival for 3 days, May Day 1 day, 11th and 12th days, and national legal holidays for * * 7 days.

1999: The Golden Week of November is coming.

1In September, 1999, the State Council reformed and introduced a new legal holiday system, and the annual legal holidays of Spring Festival, Labor Day and National Day were set to three days. That is, from the "Eleventh" this year, the concept of "Golden Week of Tourism" was born gradually.

For the arrangement of compensatory time off, version 1999 stipulates that all citizens' holidays, if they fall on Saturday and Sunday, will be compensatory time off on working days; Some citizens' holidays will not be compensated if they fall on Saturdays and Sundays. This is different from the situation that 1949 stipulates that holidays are only taken on Mondays, which also leads to the phenomenon of shift work before and after holidays. In fact, there are two "seven-day long holidays" every year.