Children’s Day: Quick Facts

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Five Chinese children in matching uniforms hold hands while riding unicycles in formation during a performance, with traditional Chinese architecture in the background.

A boy dressed as Jawaharlal Nehru distributes candy to children in colorful costumes during a Children's Day celebration at a school in Amritsar, India.

Jawaharlal Nehru, c. 1930s

Two children stand beneath a tall pole with colorful carp-shaped windsocks flying above, in a rural Japanese setting at sunset, celebrating Children's Day.

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