Why is Children's Day celebrated in Ecuador

Children's Day is an annual celebration that takes place every June 1 throughout the Ecuadorian territory. The purpose of this date is to make visible the need that children have for healthy development and also to sensitize parents and the entire society in general about the rights and protections that children enjoy in Ecuador and the rest of the world.

Here we tell you why Children's Day is celebrated every June 1 in Ecuador.

How was Children's Day born?

Children's Day is a national celebration that derives from the celebration of Universal Children's Day decreed by the UN in 1954. The organization recommended to all countries and governments that they take one day a year to celebrate the Day. of the Child on the date that each nation deems appropriate.

This is the reason why the feast of Children's Day is celebrated on different dates in all countries attached to the UN; which celebrates this date on November 20 in commemoration of the approval of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child in 1959 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989.

In Ecuador , on June 1, acts and events are organized in educational institutions, state, non-governmental and popular organizations that work for children and adolescents. In them with music, games, artistic presentations and other initiatives, the rights of children are celebrated and reflected on.