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Children's Day (Norway)
Children's Day is a commemorative date celebrated annually in honour of children, whose date of observance varies by country. In 1925, International Children's Day was first proclaimed in Geneva during the World Conference on Child Welfare. Since 1950, it is celebrated on 1 June in many countries that were part of Eastern Bloc and Non-Aligned Movement, which follow the suggestion from Women's International Democratic Federation. World Children's Day is celebrated on 20 November to commemorate the issuance of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child by the United Nations General Assembly, UN General Assembly on 20 November 1959, along with the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child on that date in 1989. In some countries, it is Children's Week and not Children's Day. History Origins Children's Day began on the second Sunday of June in 1857 by Reverend Dr. Charles Leonard, pastor of the Universalist Church of the Redeemer in Chelsea, Massachusetts: Leonard he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Minor Secular Observances
Lists of holidays by various categorizations. Religious holidays Abrahamic holidays (Middle Eastern) Christian holidays *Christmas (Nativity of Jesus, Nativity of Jesus Christ, the beginning of Christmastide) *Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God * Epiphany (holiday), Epiphany of the Lord * Palm Sunday (Commemoration of the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem) * Paschal Triduum, Easter Vigil (first liturgical celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus) and Easter. (The beginning of Eastertide) * Feast of the Ascension * Pentecost (descent of the Holy Spirit) * Feast of Corpus Christi * Feast of the Transfiguration * Assumption of Mary, Feast of the Assumption * Feast of the Cross, The Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Holy Rood Day) (commemorates the finding and annual elevation of the cross used in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to the people) * Reformation Day * All Saints' Day * Solemnity of Christ the King * Totensonntag * Feast of the Immaculate Conception * All S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
