China weather forecasters ask deities for no rain on Children’s Day for kids to play outside
Special notice read by official posing as news anchor on video goes viral, sparks humorous reaction online
A special notice issued by meteorologists in China has amused internet users after it ordered deities to ensure good weather so that kids could enjoy Children’s Day.
On May 31, the Shenzhen Meteorology Bureau in the south of the country released a short video on its social media account with the caption “a notice that it must not rain on June 1”.
Children’s Day falls on June 1 each year, and China observes the event by allowing youngsters to play instead of studying on that day.
In the clip, an official reads a transcript as if he were a news anchor.
“As a child-friendly city and a city where children’s voices are heard, we particularly make the following notification regarding the weather on June 1,” the man says.