First, World Book Day.

April 23rd is World Reading Day and National Reading Day in China.

1995165438+10 In October, the 28th General Conference of UNESCO passed a resolution declaring April 23rd as World Book and Copyright Day. Its purpose is to promote reading and writing to the public and publicize the copyright consciousness closely related to reading. ?

Second, the China Navy Festival.

The PLA Navy Army Day refers to the anniversary of the establishment of the East China Military Region Navy, the predecessor of China Navy, on April 23rd every year. China Naval Festival was established on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the founding of China Navy.

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First, the inspiration for UNESCO to choose April 23rd as World Reading Day comes from a beautiful legend.

April 23rd is Saint George's Day in Catalonia, Spain. It is said that the beautiful princess was trapped in the mountains by the dragon, and the warrior George defeated the dragon alone and rescued the princess. The present that the princess gave George was a book. Become a symbol of courage and strength from this book. On this day, Catalan women will send a book to their husbands or boyfriends, and men will return a rose.

Second, the origin of China Naval Festival

The People's Navy was born on1April 23rd, 949. Unfortunately, in 2008, the People's Navy did not have a festival of its own. Wang, deputy to the National People's Congress and political commissar of the Naval Equipment Department, suggested that April 23rd of each year be designated as China Naval Day.

Deputy Wang believes that the ocean is an important space for the sustainable development of the country. Many countries in the world, such as the United States, Russia, Japan, India, South Korea and North Korea. There are festivals dedicated to the navy, which shows the importance attached to the development of the navy.

The purpose of setting up the Navy Festival is to further enhance the people's awareness of maritime territory and maritime rights and interests, further enhance the sense of mission and honor of all naval officers and men, and further enhance the people's enthusiasm for supporting naval construction by publicizing China's marine island culture and demonstrating the development level of naval construction.

In 2009, the Central Committee of China, the State Council and the Central Military Commission decided to designate April 23rd of each year as the Naval Festival.

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Wang, representative of China. com: It is suggested that April 23rd every year be designated as China Naval Festival.