TEHRAN — A joyous ceremony to mark Children’s Day will be held tomorrow for 1,500 child laborers in Tehran, the director of Tehran’s Municipality social services organization has said.

The day, which falls on October 8 in the national calendar, is coincided this year with the mourning month of Muharram (October 3-31). So, it is decided to celebrate the event a week earlier, Reza Qadimi said, Mehr news agency reported on Tuesday.

Child laborers are extremely vulnerable and such events are occasions to direct special attention to these lovely children, Qadimi noted.

There will be flurry of recreational activities for the children to take part in such as games and competitions and additionally their favorite TV groups hosting children’s programs would be entertaining them throughout the ceremony, he added.

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