1 June - International Children's Day

Dracula
By Dracula

The International Children's Day had its origin in Turkey in 1920 (April 23, 1920) and later in the World Conference for the Well-being of Children in Geneva, Switzerland in 1925.
It is not clear as to why June 1 was chosen as the International Children's Day: 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.

Children's Day is celebrated on 1 June each year. It is usually marked with speeches on children's rights and wellbeing, children TV programs, parties, various actions involving or dedicated to children, families going out etc.

By MAJID• 2 Jun 2008 14:36
MAJID

thanx every 1

By kismet• 1 Jun 2008 17:15
kismet

qatarisun, all of them are mine :)

And I have no problem with additional ice cream :)

Kismet

By Dracula• 1 Jun 2008 17:02
Dracula

... omg qsun... :)

Punishment: buy on huge ice cream for kismet's baby!

Panimaiesh?

By qatarisun• 1 Jun 2008 16:59
qatarisun

is that YOUR baby in your post??

By kismet• 1 Jun 2008 16:50
Rating: 4/5
kismet

I don't think many people do celebrate this day though.. maybe because they don't know...

I took my baby for ice cream, to the playground, and I bought my baby a lovely toy.

And my mum also smsed me with flowers, because after all, we are ALL CHILDREN...

Kismet

By hotfilipino4u• 1 Jun 2008 16:40
hotfilipino4u

The only Little girl in my life!

By Dracula• 1 Jun 2008 16:32
Dracula

Happy B-Day child!

By qatarisun• 1 Jun 2008 16:28
qatarisun

By MAJID• 1 Jun 2008 16:26
MAJID

and my birthday 1 june

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