Youth Day
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Youth Day is a holiday dedicated to the youths of a country.
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[edit] International Youth Day
International Youth Day is an international observance on August 12 officially recognized by the United Nations.
[edit] Angola
On 14 April Angola celebrates Youth Day.[1] [2] [3]
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[edit] China
Youth Day (青年节) in the People's Republic of China is on May 4. It was established in December 1949 by the Government Administration Council[4] to commemorate the beginning of the May Fourth Movement in 1919. This day is known as Literary Day (文藝節) in the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Youth Day (青年節) in the Republic of China is on March 29.[5]
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[edit] India
Youth Day India celebrates youth day on 12th January on the occation of Birth Day of Swamy Vivekananda
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[edit] Morocco
Youth Day is celebrated on July 9 in Morocco.[6] [7]
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[edit] South Africa
Youth Day on 16 June in South Africa commemorates the start of the Soweto riots of 1976, initially sparked off by a government edict that all instruction in black schools would be held in Afrikaans. The iconic picture of Hector Pieterson, a black schoolchild shot by the police, brought home to many people within and outside South Africa the brutalities of the Apartheid regime.
[edit] Turkey
Youth and Sports Day (Gençlik ve Spor Bayramı) on May 19 in Turkey is dedicated to the youth. This day is also Atatürk Day (Atatürk'ü Anma), a day of commemoration of Kemal Atatürk, the "Father of Turkey", and the commemoration of the beginning of national liberation movement initiated by Atatürk in 1919
The day is celebrated in honor of the arrival of Kemal Atatürk to Samsun on May 19, 1919; when the Turkish War of Independence was started.
[edit] Venezuela
Youth Day is celebrated on February 12.[8] The holiday was created to commemorate all the teenagers above 12 years old who fought and died in the Battle of La Victoria, during the Venezuelan War of Independence, on February 12, 1814.[9]
[edit] Yugoslavia
Youth Day was celebrated throughout the former Yugoslavia on May 25. This was also a celebration of Josip Broz Tito's birthday.[10] [11] In the weeks proceeding the date youth would run a baton around the country and on his birthday Tito would be presented with it.
[edit] See also
World Youth Day - observed by the Roman Catholic Church
