Is there a holiday on National Memorial Day?

According to current policy, there are no holidays.

The seventh meeting of the Standing Committee of the 12th National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China unanimously adopted the decision to designate December 13 as the National Memorial Day for the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre.

On October 31, 2018, the 7th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 16th Nanjing Municipal People’s Congress voted and passed the “Nanjing Regulations on the Protection of National Public Sacrifice”.

From December 13, 2018, the "Nanjing Regulations on the Protection of National Public Sacrifice" will be officially implemented.

Article 10: The municipal and district people’s governments and the management agencies of Jiangbei New Area shall formulate work plans and establish coordination work mechanisms in accordance with relevant national and provincial requirements to ensure the smooth progress of national public memorial activities. ?

The Municipal People's Government should issue a notice before the national public memorial event to clarify relevant requirements such as sirens, temporary control measures, and behavioral norms. ?

Article 11: Citizens, legal persons and other organizations shall fulfill their social responsibilities and consciously participate in and support national public memorial activities. No unit or individual may interfere with national public memorial activities. ?

Article 12: When the siren is sounded during a national public memorial ceremony, except for special vehicles performing emergency tasks and personnel engaged in special operations, motor vehicles, trains, ships and other personnel shall comply with The following regulations:?

(1) Motor vehicles driving on the roads in the main urban area stop and whistle for one minute in mourning, and trains and ships blow their whistles at the same time;?

( 2) Pedestrians on the road and all people in public places observe a minute of silence on the spot;?

(3) Staff of government agencies, enterprises, institutions and people's organizations, and teachers and students in schools observe a minute of silence on the spot. One minute. ?

The regulations do not provide for holidays.

Extended information

Nanjing Regulations on the Protection of National Public Sacrifice

Article 40: In violation of the provisions of Article 21 of these Regulations, in the management area of ??national public memorial sites Anyone who commits prohibited sexual acts shall be ordered to make corrections by the comprehensive management agency of the national public memorial site management area and punished in accordance with the law. ?

Article 41: Violate the provisions of Articles 28 and 29 of these Regulations, insult and slander others, pick quarrels and stir up trouble, disrupt public order, promote and beautify war of aggression If any act of aggression constitutes a violation of public security management, the public security organs shall impose public security management penalties in accordance with the law; if it constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be pursued in accordance with the law. ?

Article 42: Anyone who violates the provisions of Article 30 of these Regulations and infringes upon the name, portrait, reputation and other legitimate rights and interests of the Nanjing Massacre victims and survivors shall bear civil liability in accordance with the law. ?

If the close relatives of the victims of the Nanjing Massacre or the survivors of the Nanjing Massacre file a lawsuit with the People's Court, the legal aid agency determined by the municipal or district people's government shall provide legal services free of charge.

Article 43: Anyone who violates these Regulations on the protection of national public sacrifices, the protection and management of national public sacrifice facilities, and other relevant provisions, constituting a violation of public security management, shall be given public security management penalties by the public security organs in accordance with the law; constitute a violation of public security management. Anyone who commits a crime shall be held criminally responsible in accordance with the law. ?

Article 44: Staff members of relevant municipal and district administrative departments and national public memorial facilities protection and management units fail to perform their duties as stipulated in these regulations, and engage in dereliction of duty, abuse of power, and malpractice for personal gain. , the relevant units or supervisory authorities shall impose sanctions in accordance with the law; if a crime is constituted, criminal liability shall be pursued in accordance with the law.

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Baidu Encyclopedia—National Public Memorial Day

Jiangsu People’s Congress Network—Nanjing National Public Memorial Day Protection Regulations