Julie早教说丨"我不想长大！"——在儿童节我要像个孩子一样

julie wolf is an educator,foodie and globe trotter who loves to write about helping expat families make the most of their adventures

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When I first heard about China’s tradition of celebrating International Children’s Day, my initial thought was, “Why have I never heard about this?” I’m an expat teacher…international children are literally my job. So I decided to do a quick search and see what I could find about the history of this much-loved holiday here in China.

当我第一次听说中国有庆祝国际儿童节的传统时，我最初的想法是，"为什么我从来没有听说过这个？" 作为一名外籍教师......国际儿童实际上是我的工作。所以我决定快速搜索，看看我能找到什么关于这个在中国备受喜爱的节日的历史。

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Depending on who you ask, its inception is different. Some people claim it began at a Massachusetts Universalist Church way back in 1857. But most sources cite its beginning at The World Conference on Child Welfare in Geneva in 1925. The original intent was to bring awareness to human rights for children and foster better solutions to worldwide childhood health and well-being issues like poverty and disease.

根据不同地方，所说的起源是不同的。有些人认为它开始于1857年的马萨诸塞州普世教会。但大多数资料显示，它开始于1925年在日内瓦举行的世界儿童福利会议。其初衷是提高对儿童人权的认识，促进更好地解决世界范围内的儿童健康和福利问题，如贫困和疾病。

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From there it gets a bit more fragmented and convoluted. Essentially, while everyone seemed to enjoy the idea of a Children’s Day, no one could agree on a date or even a name. The United Nations proclaimed World Children’s day to be Nov 20. However, Turkey established Children’s Day as Apr 23. Meanwhile, the US has had several iterations over the years starting with Rose Day – which was first rebranded as Flower Day before finally landing on the title of… surprise surprise – Children’s Day, which now falls on the second Sunday of June. Even still, more than 100 countries around the world have a Children’s Day on at least three dozen different dates.

Somewhere along the way, the day intended to be about protecting our youngest citizens morphed into a more general celebration of childhood. In China, children often spend the morning of Children’s Day at school where they participate in pageants or field trips, and are given the rest of the day off to spend with family and friends.

从这开始，情况变得更加零散和复杂。基本上，虽然每个人似乎都喜欢儿童节的想法，但没有人能够就日期甚至名称达成一致。联合国宣布11月20日为世界儿童日。然而，土耳其将儿童节定为4月23日。同时，美国多年来有过几次迭代，从玫瑰日开始--它首先被改名为鲜花日，最后落到了......令人惊讶的标题--儿童节，现在是6月的第二个星期日。即使如此，世界上仍有100多个国家在至少30多个不同的日期设立了儿童节。

在某种程度上，这个旨在保护我们最年轻的公民的节日演变成了一个更普遍的童年庆祝活动。在中国，儿童节当天上午，孩子们通常在学校参加学校活动，其余时间则与家人和朋友一起度过。

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Many youngsters also receive treats and gifts similar to the Western holidays of Christmas or Hanukah, but without the religious aspect.

In general, it’s just an occasion to celebrate being a kid. But as a friend pointed out, “Isn’t every day Children’s Day for kids?” I agree. And so I am suggesting a new holiday.

Grown-Up Day! For all of us who are successfully adulting, or just not outright failing at it, I suggest a half-day off from work spent doing the stuff we wish we had taken advantage of – or perhaps not taken for granted – as a child. Here’s my fantasy of how I wish to spend this new holiday:

类似于西方节日圣诞节或光明节，许多年轻人在这天也会收到的礼物，但没有宗教方面的含义。

一般来说，这只是一个庆祝成为孩子的场合。但正如一位朋友指出的，"不是每天都是孩子们的儿童节吗？" 我同意。因此，我建议设立一个新的节日。

成年人日!对于我们所有成人，或者只是年纪成人，我建议放半天假，用来做我们希望在童年时想做但是没有做过的事。以下是我对如何度过成人节的想法。

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Someone else would prepare me a high-calorie meal like Ayi’s Recipes: Steamed Pork and Spring Onion Baozi, which my youthful metabolism would have had no problem processing back in the day. This would be followed by a mid-afternoon nap from which I wake to find that the laundry, dishes, and vacuuming have been magically finished, allowing me to relax and watch cartoons on TV or play with friends in the park until it was time for another high-calorie dinner with a tiramisu on the side.

How would you wish to spend Grown-up Day? Let us know in the comments!

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别人给我准备了高热量的饭菜，就像阿姨的食谱：蒸猪肉和葱包子，我年轻时的新陈代谢在白天处理起来没有问题。接下来是午睡，醒来后我发现洗衣、洗碗和吸尘都神奇地完成了，让我放松一下，在电视上看动画片或在公园里和朋友一起玩，直到时间到了另一个高热量的晚餐，旁边有提拉米苏。

你希望如何度过成人节？欢迎在评论区告诉我们！