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11 hours ago · Children's Day is a commemorative date celebrated annually in honor 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 June 1 in many Second World countries. [1]
- Universal Children's Day
- Cultural, commercial
- World Children's Day
- Liù Yī Guójì Értóng Jié
11 hours ago · The English word Christmas is a shortened form of 'Christ's Mass'. The word is recorded as Crīstesmæsse in 1038 and Cristes-messe in 1131. Crīst (genitive Crīstes) is from the Greek Χριστός (Khrīstos, 'Christ'), a translation of the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (Māšîaḥ, 'Messiah'), meaning 'anointed'; and mæsse is from the Latin missa, the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Gift-giving, family and other social gatherings, symbolic decoration, feasting etc.
- Church services
- Christians, many non-Christians
- Commemoration of the nativity of Jesus
