世界節(jié)假日博覽 第158期:世界和平日

The International Day of Peace should be one of the most important days of the year. It occurs annually on September 21st. It is dedicated to peace as well as the absence of war. This day also serves as a global ceasefire day. Many countries, political groups and military groups observe it. The day starts when the U.N. rings the “Peace Bell“ at its New York headquarters. This bell was a gift from the people of Japan. There is a message on the side of the bell that says: “Long live absolute world peace.“ The U.N. said: “Peace Day should be devoted to commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace [and] that our permanent commitment, above all interests or differences of any kind, is to peace.“

世界和平日是一年中最重要的節(jié)日之一。這一節(jié)日通常是在每年的9月21日。世界和平日致力于維護(hù)和平，反對戰(zhàn)爭。這一節(jié)日也是全球止戰(zhàn)日。許多國家、政治團(tuán)體和軍事組織都慶祝這一節(jié)日。這一節(jié)日始于聯(lián)合國在紐約總部搖響“和平鈴”的時刻。“和平鈴”是日本人民的獻(xiàn)禮。“和平鈴”的一側(cè)寫著“愿世界永久和平。”的字樣。聯(lián)合國稱：“世界和平日應(yīng)致力于慶祝和加強(qiáng)和平的理想信念，這是我們的永久承諾。和平建立在所有利益和分歧之上。”


Thousands of Peace Day events take place around the world every year. These include concerts involving rock superstars to football tournaments for peace and baking cakes for peace. Many organizations hold educational workshops in schools, especially those in war-torn countries. Nobel Peace Prize laureates also make speeches to show the world their work has not finished. Anyone can celebrate Peace Day. It can be a simple, inpidual act such as lighting a candle and saying a prayer. For those who want to be more active, it can involve getting the support of friends and colleagues to plan a large event. Hopefully, this day will take off and people will think about peace more seriously.

每年世界上有成千上萬項(xiàng)和平日紀(jì)念活動，包括搖滾明星的演唱會、為紀(jì)念和平舉辦的足球比賽及蛋糕制作活動。許多組織在學(xué)校舉辦教育研討會，尤其在飽受戰(zhàn)爭摧殘的國家更是如此。諾貝爾和平獎獲得者會四處演講，表明和平這一偉大事業(yè)仍需努力。任何人都可以慶祝和平日，形式可能很簡單，它可以是個人行為，點(diǎn)支蠟燭，衷心祈禱。那些想表現(xiàn)得更活躍積極的人，在獲得朋友同事的支持后可能會計劃一個大項(xiàng)目。值得期待的是，和平日會越來越受重視，人們會更認(rèn)真地思考和平。