祝大家儿童节快乐 。。Children's Day
bababardwan
June 01, 2010, 04:35 AM posted in General Discussion我刚才听过今天在中国是儿童节。谁知道？儿童节怎么样？我想要一个中文播客课程关于这个话题。Wikipedia：
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Day
说：
“Hong Kong SAR
Children's Day is celebrated on June 1st (兒童節), having been established in 1931 at the same time as the Republic of China. The practice is still observed by the public after the handover in 1997, even though this festival has never been a public holiday.[11][12][13]
[edit] Mainland China
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" (Simplified Chinese: 六一国际儿童节; pinyin: lìu yī guó jì ér tóng jié). When the People's Republic of China was first established in 1949, the State Council (Cabinet) 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[14]. Schools usually hold activities such as camping trips or free movies on Children's Day to allow students to have fun, and children of civil servants might also receive small gifts from the government. Entrance ceremonies of the Young Pioneers of China (similar to boy scouts in the West) are usually held on June 1 as well. However on June 1, 2008 the day was made even more memorable, as many people remembered the children who died in the earthquake just a few weeks before.”
bababardwan
小腓力‘
我觉得在澳大利亚是这样。
根据Wikipedia：
Australia
Australia celebrates Universal Children's Day on November 20. Some also celebrate a private Children's Day on the 1st Sunday in July every year. The latter Children's Day is a registered trade mark.
。。不过我觉得很多澳大利亚人不知道这个。也许在那天澳大利亚人听听【比如在收音机】是儿童节，以后忘了。虽然我们也不庆祝儿童节，我觉得每天是儿童节，呵呵。你发现在中国怎么庆祝呢？
xiaophil
Baba,
Switching to English for time considerations. There were a bunch of kids out and about in Shanghai today. Many of them, especially little girls, were dressed up in their best. I saw quite a few kids being spoiled with junk food, including of course the all time fave, KFC. I also saw some kids walking around with new toys in hand. I saw kids running around with each other. I particularly liked watching kids play with their parents. I'm sure this is a day that many Children look forward to here, especially if the ones who have parents that celebrate birthdays the traditional way, only a big bowl of noodles! (Haha, no offense to Chinese traditions, but if I were a kid, I would prefer presents over a bowl of noodles.) I kind of feel that Children's Day suits Chinese culture, and what I am talking about is the communal aspect. All-in-all, it seems pretty fun to me.
nicholasxjp
我们买礼物给他们，给他们放假，陪他们玩，让他们高兴，顺便自己也会回归一下童年。
bababardwan
感谢小腓力你分享你的经验，观察而见解
xiaophil
June 01, 2010, 07:42 AMBaba
我想问你一下，你们澳大利亚人有自己庆祝的儿童节吗？美国人不会庆祝任何儿童节。我告诉过我中国学生这个，然后他们觉得很奇怪，甚至认为美国人有点不关心小孩。我对他们说，在美国，小孩的生日和圣诞节就是一种儿童节差不多，美国父母买不起另外一个对小孩特意造的节日，哈哈。澳大利亚也是不是这样？