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When I was a kid, June 1st was one of my favorite days because we didnβt have school. I mean, we did go to school, but it was to participate in all the awesome fun activities rather than to study.
What is so special about June 1st?
June 1st is Childrenβs Day in China.
εΏη«₯θ (Γ©r tΓ³ng jiΓ©) Children's Day
εΏη«₯ (Γ©r tΓ³ng) child
θ (jiΓ©) festival; holiday
Multiple Names
εΏη«₯θ (Γ©r tΓ³ng jiΓ©) is one of my favorite translations because it is the shortest.
The slightly longer version is ε δΈεΏη«₯θ (liΓΉ yΔ« Γ©r tΓ³ng jiΓ©).
ε
(liΓΉ) six
δΈ (yΔ«) one
ε
δΈ (liΓΉ yΔ«) six, one
ε
δΈ is β6, 1β literally, but here it stands for June 1st.
εΏη«₯θ (Γ©r tΓ³ng jiΓ©) Children's Day
If this is not long enough for you, you are more than welcome to go for ε δΈε½ι εΏη«₯θ (liΓΉ yΔ« guΓ³ jΓ¬ Γ©r tΓ³ng jiΓ© kuΓ i lΓ¨).
ε
δΈεΏη«₯θ (liΓΉ yΔ« Γ©r tΓ³ng jiΓ©) June 1st Children's Day
ε½ι
(guó jì) international
ε
δΈε½ι
εΏη«₯θεΏ«δΉ
liù yī guó jì ér tóng jié kuà i lè
June 1 International Children's Day
How to say Happy Children's Day
To wish a child Happy Childrenβs Day, you add εΏ«δΉ (kuΓ i lΓ¨) at the end of the festival name.
εΏ«δΉ (kuΓ i lΓ¨) happy
You can say:
εΏη«₯θεΏ«δΉ
ér tóng jié kuà i lè
Happy Children's Day
ε
δΈεΏη«₯θεΏ«δΉ
liù yī ér tóng jié kuà i lè
Happy June 1st Children's Day
ε
δΈε½ι
εΏη«₯θεΏ«δΉ
liù yī guó jì ér tóng jié kuà i lè
Happy June 1st International Children's Day
If you know me, I prefer the shortest one ha.
What did we do on June 1st?
When I was a kid, we would go to school on June 1st. Each class would be responsible for setting up an event or activity, like dance performance, singing, throwing darts blindfolded, raffles, and all kinds of fun activities that children would enjoy participating in.
Each classroom would rotate the students to manage the activity so that all students could check out and participate in other events.
What if you are no longer a child?
Well, we can always celebrate our “inner child” π Get some hugs (self patting works too), toys, or books.
What about you?
Do you have Childrenβs Day? If you do, what do you do that day? I would love to know! Send me a DM on Instagram or let us know in the comment section below. I am ChineseMandarinCafe on Instagram.
εΏη«₯θεΏ«δΉ
ér tóng jié kuà i lè
Happy Children's Day
