National Defense Education Day is a theme activity day designated by the state to carry out large-scale national defense education for all. One of the forms of mass national defense education activities. National defense education day is the third Saturday in September every year, and everyone is free at this time.
Many countries attach great importance to the popularization of national defense education. The United States, Britain, France, Italy, Hungary and other countries have "National Defense Day" similar in nature and function to National Defense Education Day. National defense education day also helps to improve the national defense concept of the whole people. The concept of national defense refers to the views and attitudes towards national security and national defense construction, and is an important driving force for citizens to participate in national defense construction.
The significance of this festival
1, the purpose is to carry forward the spirit of patriotism and popularize national defense education, so that the whole people can enhance their national defense concept, master the necessary national defense knowledge and military skills, consciously fulfill their national defense obligations, and care for, support and participate in national defense construction.
2. First, it is necessary to strengthen national defense education in view of the weakening of people's national defense concept in peacetime; The second is to provide a popular and socialized carrier for the whole people to participate in national defense education activities. Establishing the opportunity for all citizens to receive national defense education together every year according to law can better reflect the characteristics of China's national defense education.
3. National Defense Education Day is of great significance for raising the national defense awareness and national security awareness, enhancing the national concept of the whole people, and improving the national defense concept of the whole people.