Pioneer Day in 2023: the history and traditions of the holiday

Contents

What date is Pioneer Day celebrated in 2023
Interesting Facts
history of the holiday
Holiday traditions
Popular questions and answers

When will Pioneer Day be celebrated in Our Country in 2023 and who are they, the pioneers of the XNUMXst century? Let’s talk about the traditions and history of the legendary holiday

“Pioneer – an example for all the guys!”. More than 100 years ago, boys and girls in bright red ties became part of the children’s patriotic movement. Pioneer originated in the 20s of the last century and brought up several generations of children in the USSR. The authorities changed, “perestroika” took place, and schoolchildren continued to wear traditional ties and live according to the principle “Be ready! Always ready!”.

What date is Pioneer Day celebrated in 2023

The country in which the holiday was born no longer exists, and a new name has appeared – the Day of Children’s Public Associations. But s who wore scarlet ties remember what date the Pioneer Day is celebrated. In 2023, the holiday will traditionally take place 19 May.

This day is not declared a day off, but celebrations are held in the capital of Our Country and in the regions. By tradition, a solemn line is held on Red Square, in which not only children from different regions of the Federation participate, but also schoolchildren from friendly CIS countries.

Interesting Facts

Pioneers are scouts	The pioneer organization was created in the image and likeness of the Scouting movement in Great Britain. And the term “pioneer” itself is borrowed from French, which means “pioneer” in . The pioneers also adopted the motto “Be prepared!”: British scouts pronounce “be prepared”.
How they were accepted into the pioneer organization	Schoolchildren aged 9-14 joined the children’s patriotic movement of the pioneers. The future participant in the movement took a pioneer oath at the traditional solemn line. The senior comrade tied a bright red tie around his neck and attached a pioneer badge to his chest.
The exploits of the pioneers	During the Great Patriotic War, the pioneers helped the army at the front and in the rear, in partisan detachments and in the underground. Children and teenagers who wore red ties in peacetime, rescued and sheltered wounded soldiers, took on the role of scouts. Many pioneers have been awarded orders and medals for their exploits.
In other countries	The holiday is also celebrated in the countries of the former USSR on May 19. In other countries, there are similar holidays that Scouts celebrate. For example, in Armenia Scout Day is celebrated on April 18, in Japan on May 22, and in the USA several times a year.

history of the holiday

Pioneer Day was established on the day of the Komsomol Congress, which took place on May 19, 1922, where they decided to form the first pioneer organizations. It was assumed that thanks to this patriotic association, the younger generation would grow up in the pursuit of noble ideals, learn to live in a socialist society with collective values.

Any citizen of the Soviet Union who reached the age of nine had the right to join the ranks of the pioneers. All decisions in the organization were made by general voting, including those on the admission or expulsion of participants. The pioneers had a strict charter and their own laws. And they differed significantly from similar documents of the Octoberites and Komsomol members.

Holiday traditions

In Soviet schools, on Pioneer Day, “Lenin’s lessons” were held. At these festive classes, the results of competitions between various squads, units or detachments in academic performance, in the collection of scrap metal and waste paper were summed up. In honor of the holiday, concerts and competitions, meetings, rallies and parades were organized.

Now this holiday is not celebrated so widely: pioneer-themed events, interesting events and various flash mobs are sometimes held in cultural centers and clubs. And also traditionally on May 19, solemn events are held to receive new participants in the pioneer movement. Today, every child and teenager who is 8 years old can become a pioneer.

Popular questions and answers

Let’s delve into history and remember how the pioneers lived in the USSR and how this movement differed from other children’s organizations.

What did the pioneers do?

At the dawn of its existence, the pioneer movement helped street children and fought against illiteracy. The pioneers collected books and helped organize and replenish libraries. Later, participants in the pioneer movement began to be recruited to work on collective farms, children helped traffic inspectors, participated in youth fire brigades, patrolled the territories of forestry and reservoirs, and looked after animals.

Members of the pioneer movement were engaged in sports circles and sections, took part in reviews of the formation and song, and various all-Union competitions. Participants in the movement kept order on the streets, wrote complaints to authorities or newspapers about the problems they noticed in their city, district or yard.

Are there any analogues of pioneer organizations today?

In modern Our Country, they are trying to resume the patriotic education of the younger generation. In 2016, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu initiated the creation of the All- military-patriotic public movement for children and youth “UNARMIA”. More than a million schoolchildren have already joined the ranks of the Yunarmiya members. Children and teenagers got the opportunity to go in for sports in new sports complexes, learn the basics of basic military training, develop leadership skills, and acquire scientific and technical knowledge. Also, children are taught the basics of journalism, diplomacy and other specialties, which allows students to more consciously approach the choice of their future profession. The members of the Yunarmiya, like the pioneers, had the opportunity to relax in the best camps in the country – Artek, Orlyonok, Smena and others.

At the initiative of the President of the Federation and with the support of Rosmolodezh and the Ministry of Education, it is planned to create another all- movement of children and youth, which will take into account the experience of the pioneer organization, but membership in the new structure will be voluntary.

How did the pioneers differ from the Octoberists?

The October people are the future pioneers. For young children, a special kind of patriotic movement was created. They were called “Octobers” because the first members of this organization were the same age as the October Revolution. This movement became a kind of initial stage of political education in the USSR and familiarization with the values of the Komsomol movement.

Children 7-9 years old became members of the October movement, helped pioneers and Komsomol members, and in the future aspired to become pioneers. The Octoberites at first wore a red star sewn on the shirt on the left, and later they began to be given badges in the form of a five-pointed star with a child’s portrait of Lenin. Educational lessons were held with the children in a playful way, and they were also encouraged to help the elders: pioneers, Komsomol members and communists.