根据国务院办公厅通知精神，现将2013年国庆节放假安排通知如下：
According to the general office of the State Council to inform the spirit, the 2013 National Day holiday arrangements are as follows:
国庆节：10月1日至7日放假调休，共7天。9月29日(星期日)、10月12日(星期六)上班。
National Day: October 1st to 7 holiday days off, a total of 7 days. September 29th (Sunday), on October 12th (Saturday).
节假日期间，各单位要妥善安排好值班和安全、保卫等工作，遇有重大突发事件发生，要按规定及时报告并妥善处置，确保人民群众祥和平安度过节日假期。
During the holidays, each unit should make proper arrangements on duty and security work, in case of major events occurred, according to the report provides timely and proper disposal, to ensure that the people's peaceful through holiday.
“国庆”一词，本指国家喜庆之事，最早见于西晋。西晋的文学家陆机在《五等诸侯论》一文中就曾有“国庆独飨其利，主忧莫与其害”的记载、我国封建时代、国家喜庆的大事，莫大过于帝王的登基、诞辰(清朝称皇帝的生日为万岁节)等。因而我国古代把皇帝即位、诞辰称为“国庆”。今天称国家建立的纪念日为国庆。在我国，国庆节特指中华人民共和国正式宣告成立的10 月1日。
The phrase "National Day", which originally referred to the matter of national festival, can be traced back to the West Jin at the earliest stage. Western Jin Dynasty writer Lu Ji in "five other princes theory" in an article once to have "national day alone for its advantages, the main worry about Mo and its victims," the record, China's feudal era, the national celebration event, too great emperor ascended the throne, birthday (Qing Dynasty called long live the emperor's birthday festival). Thus in ancient China the emperor ascended the throne, the birthday is called "national day". Countries today called for the National Day anniversary. In our country, National Day refers in particular to October 1st when PRC was proclaimed as established in 1949.
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