In the past, the telephone number of fire alarm in China was "09", because before 1970s, the special communication in China was "0". At the end of 1970s, China's communication service number was changed from "0" to "1 1". According to the requirements of standardized management, the fire alarm telephone number is uniformly set to "1 19", which is the homonym of "to be rescued" in Chinese. Because "1 19" is an annual fire publicity day in China, it has actually become a fire festival in China.
World Fire Festival Japan 65438+1October 26th is a cultural relic fire festival in Japan. 19491On October 26th, an ancient temple, Horyuji, which was built in 747 AD, was destroyed by fire. The temple is one of the earliest large-scale wooden structures in the world, with a total construction area of 6,543,800 square meters. The 12 murals in the temple are all Japanese national treasures. The fire was caused by the burning of combustible materials in the Buddhist temple by fluorescent lamps. In order to remember this lesson, the Japanese government designated 65438+1October 26th as "Cultural Relics Fire Prevention Festival". On this day, the national cultural relics department should carry out fire prevention publicity and inspection, organize fire prevention training, remove flammable garbage and eliminate fire hazards. Monks and clergy in various temples should hold activities such as fire prevention, offering sacrifices to Vulcan and chanting Buddhist scriptures. The fire brigade will drive the ladder truck into the temple and shoot water on the high hall.
August 22nd in ancient Rome was the Vulcan Festival (that is, the fire sacrifice) of the ancient Romans. Ancient Rome is one of the cradles of world culture, and all kinds of buildings are unique. However, the fire brought great disaster to this city. In 390 BC, Gauls invaded Rome and set fire to the city when they retreated. Most of the early buildings, archives and cultural relics books in ancient Rome were destroyed. In 64 AD, another fire broke out, which lasted for six days. In 80 AD, it was robbed by fire and burned for three days, which caused a devastating disaster to this ancient city. Wei Zhu Nair, an ancient Roman satirical poet, once wrote such a satirical poem: "Where is there no fire in Rome, so that I can live with peace of mind?" Where is there no long-distance fire alarm so that I can be quiet at night? "In ancient Rome, there was a saying that there were" more than 2,000 churches ",and later there were only more than 300. In order to avoid fire, ancient Rome built a Vulcan named Vulcan, saying that all kinds of disasters were caused by Vulcan. Therefore, on August 22nd every year, the ancient Romans held Vulcan Festival, lit raging fires, threw small fish and other items, and prayed for Vulcan to avoid fire.
May 4th in Europe is a fire sacrifice in Poland, Hungary, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Britain and Italy. 1On May 4th, 84, florian, the ancient Roman military commander, was sentenced to death for spreading Christianity (sinking into the river). 1 184, florian's body was regarded as a sacred object and was transferred to a church in Krakow, Poland. Unfortunately, on April 24th, 1528, a fire broke out there, and most of the buildings in the city were destroyed, but the church where florian's body was preserved was intact. Since then, there have been many myths about florian's appearance helping to put out the fire. His name became a symbol of fire fighting, and the anniversary of his death became a fireman's holiday. Florian has also become the idol of professionals dealing with fire.
Jinhua, China In the past, Jinhua, Zhejiang held a grand folk torch festival every year, with different dates, some on May 20th, some on May 25th and some on August 1.
Fire Festival is generally held in towns with hoses, and is sponsored by the fire organization Hose Club (commonly known as "Fire Fighting Club"). On the day of the Fire Festival, fire drills or competitions will be organized by hoses. In the early morning of this day, under the command of the "meeting head" of the water dragon club, gong was struck three times first, and then the water dragon was carried to the pond or stream (some of them sacrificed the water dragon with pigs, cows and sheep on the day of "inviting the dragon"). The whole village, men, women and children, acted together, scrambling to draw water from buckets and washbasins into the dragon. The hose is a wooden hydraulic press, which is operated by dozens of young and strong men in turn. A person can spray the hose up and down, left and right, or spray it on people. If there are several hoses at the same time, there will be a competition to see who can spray far and high.
After the exercise, the "head of the Water Dragon Club" distributed a "lucky charm" to all families. The "auspicious symbol" is made of red paper, with the power diagram of dragon spraying water painted on it, and the words "Beware of candlelight" printed in the middle. The word "fire" is written backwards, which means to put out the fire.