What day is Army Day in 2021? Brief introduction to the significance of Army Day

What day is Army Day in 2021? Brief introduction to the significance of Army Day
The Army Day was established by the Chinese People's Revolutionary Military Commission to commemorate the founding of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. So what day is Army Day in 2021? Brief introduction to the significance of Army Day. Let’s take a look at the following content!

What day is Army Day in 2021?

2021 Army Day Date: Sunday, August 1, 2021, the 23rd day of the sixth lunar month
August 1st Army Day is the anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. It is set on August 1st of each year. It was established by the Chinese People's Revolutionary Military Commission to commemorate the founding of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army.
On July 11, 1933, the Provisional Central Government of the Chinese Soviet Republic, based on the proposal of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission on June 30, decided to designate August 1 as the founding anniversary of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. On June 15, 1949, the Chinese People's Revolutionary Military Commission issued an order to use the words "August 1" as the main symbol of the flag and emblem of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, this anniversary was renamed the Chinese People's Liberation Army Day.

Which Army Day is it in 2021?

2021 is the 94th Army Day.
The People's Liberation Army was recognized to be established when the August 1st Nanchang Uprising in 1927 fired the first shot in armed resistance against the Kuomintang reactionaries, announcing the beginning of the Chinese Communist Party's independent leadership of the revolutionary armed forces and the creation of a revolutionary army. So from 1927 to 2021, it is the 94th.
August 1st of every year is the anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, so it is also called the “August 1st” Army Day. On July 11, 1933, the Provisional Central Government of the Chinese Soviet Republic, based on the proposal of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission on June 30, decided to designate August 1 as the founding anniversary of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. On June 15, 1949, the Chinese People's Revolutionary Military Commission issued an order to use the words "August 1" as the main symbol of the flag and emblem of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, this anniversary was renamed the Chinese People's Liberation Army Day.

What activities are there on Army Day?

1. Activities to support the military
The custom of the August 1st Army Day is that government departments and social groups carry out various forms of activities to support the military.
Every year on Army Day, the troops organize grand commemorative activities to celebrate their own holiday. Governments at all levels will also organize grand military-civilian galas or sermons, inviting veterans of the Red Army, retired military cadres, demobilized veterans, disabled revolutionary soldiers, and representatives of martyrs' families to participate. At the same time, we must organize activities to support the army and their families, publicize the glorious traditions of the people's army, and check the implementation of preferential treatment and relief work.
2. Tomb memorial for heroes
On this day, the entire army will hold various events to celebrate their own activities. Some held art performances in the army to showcase their talents; some visited lonely elderly people in the community to offer them the warmth of family love; and some went to the revolutionary martyrs' cemetery to sweep tombs or hold online memorial services to commemorate those heroes who sacrificed their precious lives for the revolution and the people.

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