A little history of National holiday
The National Day of the People’s Republic of China, sometimes abbreviated as National Day, is a festival established to commemorate the founding of the People’s Republic of China. On October 1, 1949, the founding ceremony of the People’s Republic of China was held in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, and the Central People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China was formally established.
The festival is a legal holiday or public holiday in mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau. The legal National Day holiday in mainland China is 7 days from October 1st to October 3rd, but it is adjusted according to the day of the week that the National Day is. Generally, the weekend breaks of other weeks are adjusted to be before and after the 3-day legal holiday, and then connected with the weekend of the week, thus forming a 7-day long holiday. In case of other statutory holidays such as the Mid-Autumn Festival, it is used for 8 consecutive days of leave; in Hong Kong, the statutory holiday was 2 days in 1997 and 1998, and then changed to 1 day; in Macau, it is 2 days.
On October 9, 1949, the first meeting of the first National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference was held in Qinzheng Hall, Zhongnanhai. Ma Xulun, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, entrusted Xu Guangping, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference due to illness, to propose to the meeting, “please the government clearly set October 1 for China. The National Day of the People’s Republic of China shall replace the old National Day on October 10”, the meeting decided to send it to the Central People’s Government for implementation.
What we will do on National holiday?
During National Day, various commemorative activities will be held to commemorate the revolutionary martyrs of the People’s Republic of China. Since 2008, every National Day, party and state leaders have presented flower baskets to the Monument to the People’s Heroes in Tiananmen Square. Overseas Chinese communities around the world will also hold celebrations, parades, or flag-raising ceremonies to celebrate.
This year, Mattzon office will close from 1st October to 7th October, please properly arrange your orders and delivery. Wish all of you have a great holiday!
