Children's Day, or simply Children's Day, is celebrated in October 12th Throughout the national territory.
On this date, we honor children from all over the country and, therefore, several children's events take place on that day.
In addition to the festivities, the date alerts to many problems faced by children around the world. The lack of education, work, exploitation and child abuse, or even hunger and malnutrition, deserve to be highlighted.
Messages for Children's Day
Being a child is being happy and enjoying intensely every moment of life. Happy Children's Day!
Children's Day also serves to remind us that childhood is the best time in our lives.
Childhood is such a beautiful time that a part of us will always reside in it. Happy Children's Day!
Origin of Children's Day in Brazil
In 1920, Federal Deputy Galdino do Valle Filho proposed the creation of a day to honor children.
Thus, in the government of President Arthur Bernardes, the National Children's Day was instituted through Decree No. 4,867, of November 5, 1924.
October 12th was chosen to honor the date on which Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas. The colonizer himself, who discovered America in 1492, named the continent the “children's continents”, as overseas lands were later discovered.
However, this date began to be celebrated decades later. In 1960, the famous Estrela toy factory and the store dedicated to children's products Johnson & Johnson joined in order to market more products.
Thus, they proposed the creation of a week that became known as “Robust Baby Week”.
It was from that moment that the date (proposed by the old decree) began to be celebrated and is currently one of the most famous in the country.
Today, this period is extremely profitable for many children's stores. Sales increase considerably in the month of October due to the celebration.
Universal Children's Day
More than 100 countries around the world celebrate this date on the day November 20th. It was made official by the UN-United Nations as the “Universal Children's Day”.
The choice was made since the “Declaration of Children's Rights” was approved by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on that day, November 20, 1989.
The Declaration established ten fundamental principles and rights for children:
I - Rights guaranteed, without distinction of color, sex, language, religion or opinion;
II - Protection and right to physical, mental, moral, spiritual and social development;
III - Right to name and nationality;
IV - Right to food, housing and medical assistance;
V - Right to treatment, education and special care for every child with special needs;
VI - Right to love and understanding;
VII - Right to free elementary education;
VIII - Right to be rescued first in disasters;
IX - Right to protection against cruelty and exploitation;
X - Right to protection against acts of discrimination.
Children's Day Activities
The country's schools advertise this date a lot, which is a national holiday. However, the holiday is due to the Day of Our Lady of Aparecida, patron saint of Brazil, celebrated on the same day.
There are many activities that include games, parties and gifts for children. Check out some activities to do that day with the little ones below:
- walk in the park
- have a picnic
- Ride a bike
- cook with the kids
- do a puppet theater
- produce masks
- Singing, drawing, painting and reading
- To play hide-and-seek
- play treasure hunt
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Curiosities about children's day
Some countries that celebrate this date on the day November 20th are: Canada, France, Egypt, Finland, Trinidad and Tobago, among others.
Other countries celebrate Children's Day in June 1st: Portugal, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Ethiopia, China, Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Romania, Czech Republic, Poland, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Slovakia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
This date was chosen because in 1925 the “World Conference for the Welfare of the Child” took place in Geneva (Switzerland). At this meeting, it was established that the “International Children's Day” would be celebrated on June 1st.
In English-speaking countries the name of this date is children's day. In the United States, Children's Day is celebrated in the 1st Sunday in June, although that date may vary from state to state.
In South American countries, dates also vary:
- In Ecuador it is celebrated on June 1st;
- In Argentina and Chile it is celebrated in the second sunday in august;
- In Peru it is celebrated in the third sunday of august;
- In Uruguay the celebration takes place on the day January 6th;
- In Venezuela it is celebrated in the third sunday of july;
It is interesting to note that in Japan the Children's Day celebration is divided into: May 5th - Children's Day, and March 3 - Girls' Day.
See too: October commemorative dates.
