06/10/2017

Children's Day 2017

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Children's Day on Oct 6: How it is celebrated around the world
Performers participate in the children's day parade at the Notting Hill Carnival in London on Aug 28, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Children's Day has been celebrated in Singapore since 1961. Primary school pupils get a holiday on the day, which falls on Oct 6 this year.

For many years, it was celebrated on Oct 1, but in 2012, the Ministry of Education decided to move Children's Day to the first Friday of October.

We take a look at the different days and ways Children's Day is celebrated around the world.

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