Does your country celebrate a Day as Children’s Day?

Hi Sreekala.. you have made me to remember my school days by raising this discussion..Me and my friends were enjoying this day a lot.. there used to be lot of competitions, fun and games for students and as well as our teachers use to play with us that day.. I too am curious to know about other countries..

Since I am from India, it's November 14th for me too. But there's an International Children's Day too. I remember because we celebrated it at school last year (I used to work at an international school). Besides the school, I also organize children's programmes in the apartment complex where I live.

Since I too hail from your country there is not much to say about this. At the same time it will be discourtious to end a discussion with this. Anyway it's nice to devote a day for the children of our country and it is apt to select it as the birthday of a legendary prime minister who loved children a lot. I too used to enjoy this day when I was a school boy wearing white & white with a rose flower popping out of my pocket, waving to the onlookers while parading around the town with peers. Ingenious discussion.You have a special skill to find resources to start a thread even in the minutest things.Happy mylotting.

Hi Sree, it’s nice to learn that your country does celebrate children’s day to please the kids. After reading the info, I then know the reason why children’s day of your place is happened to be on the same day as the birthday of the first Prime Minister of India. all the children here love this special grand day very much. I think the main purpose to have this grand day is to remind parents as well as the society to take good care of children in both the body and mind, as children are the future masters of the nation. Besides Teachers’ and sports day, all the primary schools in our country do celebrate Children’s day as well. It falls on the 16th of October. It’s the happiest day of all the pupils here. Though it’s not a school holiday but there is no class totally, so they don’t have to bring school bags to school. Unlike your son they still have to put on their uniform. The school will hold a children’s day ceremony for that day. They sing the Children’s Day Song in the ceremony. Other than that there are still many interest programs and activities as well, like choir, dances, games, etc. Every kid will receive a special gift prepared by the Parent and Teacher Society. It’s a packet with lollipop, cake, and snacks that kids love. Pupils are allowed to bring their own food and drink to have their tea party in their respective classroom after the ceremony. They enjoy playing games in the class at the same time.I did prepare food for my son to bring to the party when he was in primary school. He always brought back his gift and shared the food together with us then Have a nice day and happy posting

Hi Sree! Good Post! I think celebrating children day on 14th November is a unique idea. We also celebrate Teachers’ Day on 5th September in our country to honor to our teachers. Children are the backbone of society and they are the leaders are torch bearers of tomorrow. We must pay utmost attention towards children and on their education and growth so that our country could progress. I know various school in Delhi organize special programmes to celebrate this day.

hi sree, yeah, childrends is very important and to celebrate with happiness. in india, in every school they celebrate childrens day, this year, it came on saturday, so, most of the school celebrated on friday, in my kids school they are very well, they wore colour dress and went to school, they like to go with colour dress and to participate on childrens day. thanks for your nice topic, have a nice day.

Hi, sreekala. We have the day for children in my country. It is June 1. That day is a special occasion for on that day, adults show their love to their children through various ways. They send their childrens presents, buy them new clothes, take them out to play or do whatever the children like. On that day, adults do not scold children for their making mistakes or do something wrong or foolish. Schools also celebrate the day for children. Special programs and performances are prepared to show people's love and care to children. That day is regarded as children's happiest day for they can do whatever they like without worrying about being beat or blame.

Hi Sree! I don't think we have Children's day in the Philippines and I hope we have because that would be nice. Your Children's day sounds very entertaining for the kids and I hope the kids enjoy every moment of it. I'm also not sure if Egypt has Children's day, I never heard of it, but I'm going to ask my friend and maybe they have.

No we don't have a day for children yet we do celebrate holiday's around our children. For instance, Easter is celebrate with the hiding of easter eggs, etc and the children will hunt for eggs that the easter bunny has hidden. Halloween they dress up as their favorite character and go door to door collecting candy. Well you get the idea. Yet, I like the idea of having a day for children better than celebrating false easter bunnies and Santa's. lol

What a lovely idea.I wish they had a day like that in England but we don't.

In China, June 1 is Children's Day. Around that day, there will be some activities to celebrate the holiday, like parties, performances, etc. They might receive gifts from parents, or be accompanied to visit museums, gardens, and theme parks.

May 1 is the day for children's day in China. I don't know much about the history of that day, I just follow the main stream to celebrate it as it is. We just award the children for their great performance at school, and probably have some sort of party for them at school I guess.

first i would like to wish your children "HAPPY CHILDREN'S DAY". here we too celebrate childrens,and from today here they are going to start childrens filmfare festival.childrens from varouis states participate in this show.and from 1 week before cultural activies,dance shows,talent programs are started in schools.today they conduct fancy dress competition for children and perform variuos programes to entertain them.they distribute gifts and sweets to children.as rememberence of jawharlal nehru all the schools are celebrating children's day all over the country.

In our place, some school are holiday. Some do give salute to our Panditji and distribute sweets and chocolates and roses(mandatory). Political parties do take advantages.

Sadly, the U.S. does not have a National Children's Day, but we should!

Amidst so many 'days', I love Children's day the most. i really feel proud to celebrate this day which I think is only celebrated in our country. A matter of great pride and a feeling of sweetness and innocence that engulfs me all day through. As a kid, we used to prepare for long hours before the d-day. In our school it was celebrated with great pomp just as the teacher's day. Our teachers took part actively and made it a special day for us. Gifts, choc'lates, cakes, coke, recitation, drama, fun , pomp... I have bought some gifts, choc'lates and cakes for the children in our hospital. I wish I could join them in playing as well!

That is a wonderful thing to do! Children are so precious, they are the ones who will run the world and we should appreciate them and let them know it. My country doesn't have a day for children but if it did perhaps parents would realize what treasures they are and pay more attention to them.

Yes, in Turkey there's a special day for children. It's 23rd of April. It's anniversary of the birth of Republic Of Turkey in 1920, when officially remaining ashes of Ottoman Empire was thrown away. This day has been dedicated to children by our republic's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk after 9 years (in 1929) His wish was to forward the new concept; that's to say protecting our government's benefits for every aspects to our children, to our future. Beginning from 1929, this special day is being celebrated as National Independence and Children Day. Yes it's a holiday for us if the day is between monday - friday.:) In that day, every year selected children takes the possession of any governemntal position and give orders :) That's the best part for me. A child directs the board of ministers for instance. And everyone holds the breathes to see what will be his/her order. Yeah, this is the fun part but we have opened this day to all nations and invite other governments to send their children groups to Turkey. Every year on 23rd of April, those visitors perform their traditional dances in a live tv show, broadcasted by national television of our government.

Hi. In my country (Poland) Childeren's Day mean "Dzien Dziecka". I always had fun in school on this day.

Ahhh sadly it doesn't happen to me here :( I would actually be delighted to see this happen. Its only "mothers day" or "fathers day" here.