明天就是六一兒童節(jié)了，在這里先祝天下的小盆友兒童節(jié)快樂！接下來，我們來看一些關于六一兒童節(jié)的英文知識。
兒童節(jié)的起源：
Children's Day is a holiday in many countries around the world; mainly the holiday's purpose is to simply honor children.
International Children's Day
The International Children's Day (ICD) is celebrated in numerous countries, usually (but not always) on June 1 each year.
The ICD had its origin in the World Conference for the Wellbeing of Children in Geneva, Switzerland in 1925. It is not clear as to why June 1 was chosen as the ICD: one theory has it that the Chinese consul-general in San Francisco (USA) gathered a number of Chinese orphans to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival in 1925, which happened to be on June 1 that year, and also coincided with the conference in Geneva.
June 1 has since been observed as the ICD by numerous countries, especially by Communist countries; in the Western world the ICD is usually celebrated on other days of the year (if at all), and there is often little public awareness about these celebrations. (See the section on Germany below for further discussions.) Consequently there is sometimes a misperception that June 1 as the ICD was a Communist invention. Nonetheless, in recent years even some groups within the United States started observing the ICD on June 1.
Universal Children's Day
Since December 14, 1954, United Nations and UNESCO observes 20 November as the Universal Children's Day.
兒童節(jié)是全世界許多國家的假日，此假日的目的完全是為兒童慶賀的。
國際兒童節(jié)
許多國家都慶祝國際兒童節(jié)，通常（但并不全是）在每年6月1日。
國際兒童節(jié)來源于1925年在瑞士日內瓦舉行世界兒童福利大會。6月1日被選作國際兒童節(jié)的原因不得而知：一個說法是中國駐舊金山總領事招集了一批中國孤兒在1925年慶祝端午節(jié)，這個節(jié)日在那年恰好在6月1日，也正好巧遇日內瓦會議。
6月1日后來一直被眾多的國家慶祝，尤其是在共產黨的國家；在西方世界，國際兒童節(jié)通常在其它日子慶祝（如果從根本上說）。這些慶祝通常幾乎不會引起公眾注意。（請看下列進一步討論的德國部分。）從而，有時侯有一種錯誤理解，認為國際兒童節(jié)是共產主義者的創(chuàng)造。雖然如此，在最近幾年，美國的一些團體開始在6月1日慶祝國際兒童節(jié)。
國際兒童日
從1954年12月14日以來，聯(lián)合國和聯(lián)合國教科文組織將11月20日作為國際兒童日來慶祝。
Children's Day in Japan: （日本兒童節(jié)）
National Children's Day in Japan is known as Kodomo no Hi. It is celebrtaed on May5. The family celebrates the festival with Kashiwamochi (rice cakes filled with red beans and wrapped with oak leaves) and Chimaki (rice cakes wrapped with bamboo leaves). According to the Kodansha encyclopedia, the origin of the festival was from China in 839. On May 5, Chinese people hang medical herbs from the eaves of the roof in order to repel disease. When the custom came to Japan, people used Shobu (irises) instead since irises were believed to repel evil spirits. During twelfth century, the custom was influenced by the warrior class. Since another meaning of Shobu is victory or defeat, the practice of giving little boys kites with pictures of warriors on them were spread in Japan. In the Edo period (1600-1868), streamers with pictures of carp were presented to boys. Recently, many families live in apartments not houses. They display samll carp streamers or Kabuto at their homes because of limited space.
兒童節(jié)英文對話：
A: It's Children's Day today. How would you like to celebrate it, dear?
寶貝兒，今天是兒童節(jié)。你想怎么慶祝呢？
B: Hmm…I'd like to go to the amusement park.
嗯…我想去游樂園。
A: OK, no problem. Anything else?
好，沒問題。還想要點兒什么？
B: I want to eat a lot of ice cream.
我還想吃好多冰淇淋。
A: Oh, that can't possibly work. You'll have a stomachache if you eat too much ice cream. But you can eat just a little more than usual.
哦，那可不行，會把肚子吃壞的。不過可以比平時多吃點兒。
B: Thank you, Mom!
謝謝媽媽！
兒童節(jié)的起源：
Children's Day is a holiday in many countries around the world; mainly the holiday's purpose is to simply honor children.
International Children's Day
The International Children's Day (ICD) is celebrated in numerous countries, usually (but not always) on June 1 each year.
The ICD had its origin in the World Conference for the Wellbeing of Children in Geneva, Switzerland in 1925. It is not clear as to why June 1 was chosen as the ICD: one theory has it that the Chinese consul-general in San Francisco (USA) gathered a number of Chinese orphans to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival in 1925, which happened to be on June 1 that year, and also coincided with the conference in Geneva.
June 1 has since been observed as the ICD by numerous countries, especially by Communist countries; in the Western world the ICD is usually celebrated on other days of the year (if at all), and there is often little public awareness about these celebrations. (See the section on Germany below for further discussions.) Consequently there is sometimes a misperception that June 1 as the ICD was a Communist invention. Nonetheless, in recent years even some groups within the United States started observing the ICD on June 1.
Universal Children's Day
Since December 14, 1954, United Nations and UNESCO observes 20 November as the Universal Children's Day.
兒童節(jié)是全世界許多國家的假日，此假日的目的完全是為兒童慶賀的。
國際兒童節(jié)
許多國家都慶祝國際兒童節(jié)，通常（但并不全是）在每年6月1日。
國際兒童節(jié)來源于1925年在瑞士日內瓦舉行世界兒童福利大會。6月1日被選作國際兒童節(jié)的原因不得而知：一個說法是中國駐舊金山總領事招集了一批中國孤兒在1925年慶祝端午節(jié)，這個節(jié)日在那年恰好在6月1日，也正好巧遇日內瓦會議。
6月1日后來一直被眾多的國家慶祝，尤其是在共產黨的國家；在西方世界，國際兒童節(jié)通常在其它日子慶祝（如果從根本上說）。這些慶祝通常幾乎不會引起公眾注意。（請看下列進一步討論的德國部分。）從而，有時侯有一種錯誤理解，認為國際兒童節(jié)是共產主義者的創(chuàng)造。雖然如此，在最近幾年，美國的一些團體開始在6月1日慶祝國際兒童節(jié)。
國際兒童日
從1954年12月14日以來，聯(lián)合國和聯(lián)合國教科文組織將11月20日作為國際兒童日來慶祝。
Children's Day in Japan: （日本兒童節(jié)）
National Children's Day in Japan is known as Kodomo no Hi. It is celebrtaed on May5. The family celebrates the festival with Kashiwamochi (rice cakes filled with red beans and wrapped with oak leaves) and Chimaki (rice cakes wrapped with bamboo leaves). According to the Kodansha encyclopedia, the origin of the festival was from China in 839. On May 5, Chinese people hang medical herbs from the eaves of the roof in order to repel disease. When the custom came to Japan, people used Shobu (irises) instead since irises were believed to repel evil spirits. During twelfth century, the custom was influenced by the warrior class. Since another meaning of Shobu is victory or defeat, the practice of giving little boys kites with pictures of warriors on them were spread in Japan. In the Edo period (1600-1868), streamers with pictures of carp were presented to boys. Recently, many families live in apartments not houses. They display samll carp streamers or Kabuto at their homes because of limited space.
兒童節(jié)英文對話：
A: It's Children's Day today. How would you like to celebrate it, dear?
寶貝兒，今天是兒童節(jié)。你想怎么慶祝呢？
B: Hmm…I'd like to go to the amusement park.
嗯…我想去游樂園。
A: OK, no problem. Anything else?
好，沒問題。還想要點兒什么？
B: I want to eat a lot of ice cream.
我還想吃好多冰淇淋。
A: Oh, that can't possibly work. You'll have a stomachache if you eat too much ice cream. But you can eat just a little more than usual.
哦，那可不行，會把肚子吃壞的。不過可以比平時多吃點兒。
B: Thank you, Mom!
謝謝媽媽！