Father's Day

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This article is about the celebration. For other uses, see Father's Day (disambiguation).
Father's Day
Observed by Many countries
Type Commercial, sometimes associated with religious Saint
Joseph's Day
Significance Honors fathers and fatherhood
Date varies per country
Frequency annual
Father's Day is June 15 in many countries. It is a celebration honoring fathers and celebrating
fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. Many countries celebrate it on
the third Sunday of June, but it is also celebrated idely on other days. Father!s "ay as created to
complement Mother!s "ay, a celebration that honors mothers and motherhood.
History[edit]
Father!s "ay as inaugurated in the #nited States in the early $%th century to complement Mother!s
"ay in celebrating fatherhood and male parenting.
&fter the success obtained by &nna Jar'is ith the promotion of Mother!s "ay in the #S,
some
(who?)
anted to create similar holidays for other family members, and Father!s "ay as the
choice most likely to succeed.
(citation needed)
*here ere other persons in the #S ho independently
thought of +Father!s "ay+,
(1)($)
but the credit for the modern holiday is often gi'en to Sonora "odd,
($)
ho as the dri'ing force behind its establishment.
(,)
Father!s "ay as founded in Spokane, Washington at the -M.& in 1/1% by Sonora Smart "odd,
ho as born in &rkansas.
(,)
Its first celebration as in the Spokane -M.& on June 1/, 1/1%.
(,)
(0)
1er father, the .i'il War 'eteran William Jackson Smart, as a single parent ho raised his si2
children there.
(,)
&fter hearing a sermon about Jar'is! Mother!s "ay in 1/%/, she told her pastor that
fathers should ha'e a similar holiday honoring them.
(,)
&lthough she initially suggested June 5, her
father!s birthday, the pastors did not ha'e enough time to prepare their sermons, and the celebration
as deferred to the third Sunday of June.
(1)($)
It did not ha'e much success initially. In the 1/$%s, "odd stopped promoting the celebration
because she as studying in the &rt Institute of .hicago, and it faded into relati'e obscurity, e'en in
Spokane.
(5)
In the 1/,%s "odd returned to Spokane and started promoting the celebration again,
raising aareness at a national le'el.
(3)
She had the help of those trade groups that ould benefit
most from the holiday, for e2ample the manufacturers of ties, tobacco pipes, and any traditional
present to fathers.
(4)
Since 1/,5 she had the help of the Father!s "ay .ouncil, founded by the 6e
-ork &ssociated Men!s Wear 7etailers to consolidate and systemati8e the commercial promotion.
(5)
&mericans resisted the holiday during a fe decades, percei'ing it as 9ust an attempt by
merchants to replicate the commercial success of Mother!s "ay, and nespapers fre:uently featured
cynical and sarcastic attacks and 9okes.
(/)
;ut the trade groups did not gi'e up< they kept promoting it
and e'en incorporated the 9okes into their ad'erts, and they e'entually succeeded.
(1%)
;y the mid=
1/5%s the Father!s .ouncil rote that +>...? (Father!s "ay) has become a Second .hristmas for all the
men!s gift=oriented industries.+
(11)
& bill to accord national recognition of the holiday as introduced in .ongress in 1/1,.
(1$)
In 1/13,
@resident Woodro Wilson ent to Spokane to speak in a Father!s "ay celebration
(1,)
and anted to
make it official, but .ongress resisted, fearing that it ould become commerciali8ed.
(10)
#S
@resident .al'in .oolidge recommended in 1/$0 that the day be obser'ed by the nation, but
stopped short of issuing a national proclamation.
(1,)
*o earlier attempts to formally recogni8e the
holiday had been defeated by .ongress.
(1,)(15)
In 1/54, Maine Senator Margaret .hase Smith rote a
proposal accusing .ongress of ignoring fathers for 0% years hile honoring mothers, thus +(singling)
out 9ust one of our to parents+.
(15)
In 1/33, @resident Ayndon ;. Johnson issued the first presidential
proclamation honoring fathers, designating the third Sunday in June as Father!s "ay.
(10)
Si2 years
later, the day as made a permanent national holiday hen @resident 7ichard 6i2on signed it into
la in 1/4$.
(1,)(10)(15)(13)
In addition to Father!s "ay, International Men!s "ay is celebrated in many countries on 6o'ember 1/
for men and boys ho are not fathers.
Similar celebrations[edit]
& +Father!s "ay+ ser'ice as held on July 5, 1/%5, in Fairmont, West Birginia, in the Williams
Memorial Methodist Cpiscopal .hurch South, no knon as .entral #nited Methodist .hurch.
(1)
Drace Dolden .layton as mourning the loss of her father hen, on "ecember 1/%4,
the Monongah Mining "isaster in nearby Monongah killed ,31 men, $5% of them fathers, lea'ing
around a thousand fatherless children. .layton suggested her pastor 7obert *homas Webb to honor
all those fathers.
(14)(15)(1/)
.layton chose the Sunday nearest to the birthday of her father, Methodist
minister Fletcher Dolden.
.layton!s e'ent did not ha'e repercussions outside of Fairmont for se'eral reasons, among them<
the city as o'erhelmed by other e'ents, the celebration as ne'er promoted outside of the ton
itself and no proclamation as made in the .ity .ouncil. &lso to e'ents o'ershadoed this e'ent<
the celebration of Independence "ay July 0, 1/%5, ith 1$,%%% attendants and se'eral shos
including a hot air balloon e'ent, hich took o'er the headlines in the folloing days, and the death
of a 13=year=old girl on July 0. *he local church and .ouncil ere o'erhelmed and they did not
e'en think of promoting the e'ent, and it as not celebrated again for many years. *he original
sermon as not reproduced in press and it as lost. Finally, .layton as a :uiet person, ho ne'er
promoted the e'ent or e'en talked to other persons about it.
(14)(15)(1/)
.layton also may ha'e been inspired by &nna Jar'is! crusade to establish Mother!s "ayE to months
prior, Jar'is had held a celebration for her dead mother in Drafton, West Birginia, a ton about 15
miles >$0 km? aay from Fairmont.
(citation needed)
In 1/11, Jane &ddams proposed a city=ide Father!s "ay in .hicago, but she as turned don.
($)
In 1/1$, there as a Father!s "ay celebration in Bancou'er, Washington, suggested by Methodist
pastor J. J. ;erringer of the Ir'ingtom Methodist .hurch. *hey belie'ed mistakenly that they had
been the first to celebrate such a day.
(1)
*hey folloed a 1/11 suggestion by the Portland Oregonian.
($)
1arry .. Meek, member of Aions .lubs International, claimed that he had first the idea for Father!s
"ay in 1/15.
(1)($)
Meek claimed that the third Sunday of June as chosen because it as his birthday
>it ould ha'e been more natural to choose his father!s birthday?.
($)
*he Aions .lub has named him
+Friginator of Father!s "ay+.
(1)
Meek made many efforts to promote Father!s "ay and make it an
official holiday.
(1)($)
Spelling[edit]
In the #nited States, "odd used the +Fathers! "ay+ spelling on her original petition for the holiday,
(,)
but the spelling +Father!s "ay+ as already used in 1/1, hen a bill as introduced to the #.S.
.ongress as the first attempt to establish the holiday,
(1$)
and it as still spelled the same ay hen
its creator as commended in $%%5 by the #.S. .ongress.
($%)
Dates around the world[edit]
*he officially recogni8ed date of Father!s "ay 'aries from country to country. *his section lists some
significant e2amples, in order of date of obser'ance.
Gregorian calendar
Occurrence Dates Country
February $, 7ussia >"efender of the Fatherland "ay
($1)
?G
March 1/ &ndorra >"ia
del @are?
;elgium
>&nterp?
Mo8ambi:ue
>"ia do @ai?
;oli'ia
1onduras
($$)
.roatia
(citation
needed)
Italy >Festa del
@apH?
Sit8erland
>.anton
*icino?
Aiechtenstein
@ortugal >"ia do @ai?
Spain >"Ia del @adre?
May 5
South Jorea >@arents! "ay?
Second Sunday of May May 1$, $%1,
May 11, $%10
May 1%, $%15
7omania
($,)
>Kiua *atLlui?
*hird Sunday of May May 1/, $%1,
May 15, $%10
May 14, $%15
*onga
&scension "ay May /, $%1,
May $/, $%10
May 10, $%15
Dermany
First Sunday of June Jun $, $%1,
Jun 1, $%10
Jun 4, $%15
Aithuania >*M'o diena?
Sit8erland
June 5 "enmark
($0)
>also .onstitution "ay?
Second Sunday of June Jun /, $%1,
Jun 5, $%10
Jun 10, $%15
&ustria
;elgium
*hird Sunday of June Jun 13, $%1,
Jun 15, $%10
Jun $1, $%15
&fghanistan
&lbania
&ntigua and
;arbuda
&rgentina
($5)
&ruba
;ahamas
;ahrain
;angladesh
;arbados
;eli8e
;ermuda
;runei
"arussalam
.anada
.ambodia
.hile
($3)
@eople!s
7epublic of
.hinaGG
.olombia
.osta 7ica
($4)
.uba
($5)
.uraNao
.yprus
.8ech
7epublic
"ominica
Ccuador
Cthiopia
France
Dhana
Dreece
Duyana
1ong Jong
1ungary
India
Ireland
Jamaica
Japan
Jenya
Joso'o
Juait
Aaos
Macau
Madagascar
Malaysia
Malta
Mauritius
Me2ico
($/)
Mo8ambi:ue
Myanmar
6amibia
6etherlands
6igeria
Fman
@akistan
@anama
(,%)
@araguay
@eru
(,1)
@hilippines
(,$)
@uerto 7ico
Oatar
Saint Aucia
Saint Bincent
and the
Drenadines
Singapore
Slo'akia
South &frica
Sri Aanka
Suriname
*rinidad and
*obago
*unisia
*urkey
#nited
Jingdom
#nited States
Bene8uela
Bietnam
Kambia
Kimbabe
June 14 Cl Sal'ador
(,,)
Duatemala
(,0)
June $1 >first day of
summer?
Aebanon
(,5)
Cgypt
Jordan
@alestine
Syria
#ganda
June $, 6icaragua @oland
Aast Sunday of June Jun ,%, $%1,
Jun $/, $%10
Jun $5, $%15
1aiti
Second Sunday of July Jul 10, $%1,
Jul 1,, $%10
Jul 1$, $%15
#ruguay
Aast Sunday of July Jul $5, $%1,
Jul $4, $%10
Jul $3, $%15
"ominican 7epublic
&ugust 5 *aian
Second Sunday of
&ugust
&ug 11, $%1,
&ug 1%, $%10
&ug /, $%15
;ra8il
Samoa
First Sunday of
September
Sep 1, $%1,
Sep 4, $%10
Sep 3, $%15
&ustralia
Fi9i
6e Kealand
@apua 6e Duinea
Second Sunday of
September
Sep 5, $%1,
Sep 10, $%10
Sep 1,, $%15
Aat'ia
*hird Sunday of
September
Sep 15, $%1,
Sep $1, $%10
Sep $%, $%15
Aithuania
Fist Sunday of June Sep $, $%1,
Sep 1, $%10
Sep 4, $%15
#kraine
First Sunday of Fctober Fct 3, $%1,
Fct 5, $%10
Fct 0, $%15
Au2embourg
Second Sunday of
6o'ember
6o' 1%, $%1,
6o' /, $%10
6o' 5, $%15
Cstonia
>IsadepPe'?
Finland
>IsPnpPi'P?
Iceland
6oray
Seden
6o'ember 1$ Indonesia
"ecember 5 *hailand >*he birthday of Jing ;humibol?
(,3)
"ecember $3 ;ulgaria
Hindu calendar
Definition Sample dates Country/erritory
;hadrapada &ma'asya
>Dokarna &unsi?
;eteen ,%
&ugust and ,%
September
6epal
(,4)
!slamic calendar
Occurrence Sample dates Country/erritory
1, 7a9ab June 13, $%11 Iran
Somalia
Sudan
Mauritania
GFfficially, as the name suggests, the holiday celebrates people ho are ser'ing or ere ser'ing
the 7ussian &rmed Forces >both men and omen?. ;ut the congratulations are traditionally,
nationally accepted by all fathers, other adult men and male children as ell.
(citation needed)
GGIn .hina during 7epublican period prior to 1/0/, Father!s "ay on &ugust 5 as first held in
Shanghai in 1/05.
International history and traditions[edit]
In a fe .atholic countries, it is celebrated on the Feast of St. Joseph, and in estern Curopean
countries, though the name often is changed.
(citation needed)
"rgentina[edit]
Father!s "ay in &rgentina is celebrated on the third Sunday of June, but there ha'e been se'eral
attempts to change the date to &ugust $0, to commemorate the day on hich the +Father of the
6ation+ JosQ de San MartIn became a father.
($5)
In 1/5, the proposal to celebrate Father!s "ay in all educational establishments on &ugust $0, in
honor of JosQ de San MartIn, as raised to the Deneral "irection of Schools of Mendo8a @ro'ince.
*he day as celebrated for the first time in 1/55, on the third Sunday of June, but it as not
included in the school calendars due to pressure from se'eral groups.
(,5)
Schools in the Mendo8a @ro'ince continued to celebrate Father!s "ay on &ugust $0, and, in 1/5$,
the @ro'incial Do'ernor passed a la declaring Father!s "ay in the pro'ince to be celebrated on that
day.
(,5)
In $%%0, se'eral proposals to change the date to &ugust $0 ere presented to the &rgentine
.hamber of "eputies as a single, unified pro9ect.
(,5)
&fter being appro'ed, the pro9ect as passed to
the Senate of &rgentina for final re'ie and appro'al. *he Senate changed the proposed ne date
to the third Sunday of &ugust, and scheduled the pro9ect for appro'al. 1oe'er, the pro9ect as
ne'er addressed during the Senate!s planned session, hich caused its ultimate failure.
(,/)
"ruba[edit]
In &ruba, Father!s "ay is celebrated on the second Sunday of June and is not a public holiday.
"ustralia[edit]
In &ustralia, Father!s "ay is celebrated on the first Sunday of September, hich is the first Sunday
of Spring, and is not a public holiday. -M.& Bictoria continues the tradition of honouring the role
fathers, and father figures play in parenting through the annual aarding of Aocal .ommunity Father
of the -ear in ,$ municipalities in Bictoria. *he Father!s "ay .ouncil of Bictoria annually recognise
fathers in the Father of the -ear &ard.
(0%)
"ustria[edit]
In &ustria, Father!s "ay is celebrated on the second Sunday of June and it is not a public holiday.
#elgium[edit]
In ;elgium, Father!s "ay is celebrated on the second Sunday of June and it is not a public holiday.
#ra$il[edit]
In ;ra8il Father!s "ay >Dia dos Pais, in @ortuguese? celebrated , months after Mother!s "ay, on the
second Sunday of &ugust. & publicist Syl'io ;hering in the mid=1/5%s selected the date in honor
of Saint Joachim, patriarch of family >as ell as the .atholic day of godfathers?. It is not an official
holiday >see @ublic holidays in ;ra8il?, but it is idely obser'ed and typically in'ol'es spending time
ith and gi'ing gifts to one!s father.
Canada[edit]
In .anada, Father!s "ay is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday.
Father!s "ay typically in'ol'es spending time ith one!s father or the father figures in one!s life.
Small family gatherings and the gi'ing of gifts may be part of the festi'ities organi8ed for Father!s
"ay.
China[edit]
In .hina, the official Father!s "ay is celebrated on the ,rd Sunday of June and is not a public
holiday. *his date as set according to international norms.
@rior to the @eople!s 7epublicE hoe'er, Father!s "ay as celebrated on &ugust 5 hen the
7epublic of .hina go'erned from ;ei9ing. *his is determined by the fact that the Cighth>ba? day of
the Cighth>ba? month makes to +eight+s >, ba=ba?, hich sounds similar to the collo:uial ord
for +daddy+ >ba=ba?.
Costa %ica[edit]
In .osta 7ica the #nidad Social .ristiana party presented a bill to change the celebration of the day
from the third Sunday of June to March 1/, the day of Saint Joseph.
(01)
*hat as in order to gi'e
tribute to this saint, ho ga'e the name to the capital of the country San JosQ, .osta 7ica, and so
family heads ill be able to celebrate the Father!s "ay at the same time as the Feast of Saint Joseph
the Worker.
($4)
*he official date is still third Sunday of June.
Denmar&[edit]
In "enmark, Father!s "ay is celebrated on June 5.
($0)
It coincides ith .onstitution "ay.
'stonia[edit]
In Cstonia, Father!s day >+IsadepPe'+?, is celebrated on the second Sunday of 6o'ember. It!s an
established Flag day and a 6ational 1oliday.
Finland[edit]
In Finland, Father!s "ay >Isn!i"? is celebrated on the second Sunday of 6o'ember. It!s an
established Flag day.
Germany[edit]
1ikingRdrinking tour on #errentag
In Dermany, Father!s "ay >$atertag? is celebrated differently from other parts of the orld.
(0$)
It is
alays celebrated on &scension "ay >the *hursday forty days after Caster?, hich is a federal
holiday. 7egionally, it is also called men!s day, %nnertag, or gentlemen!s day, #errentag. It is
tradition for groups of males >young and old but usually e2cluding pre=teenage boys? to do a hiking
tour ith one or more smaller agons, &ollerwagen, pulled by manpoer. In the agons are ine
or beer >according to region? and traditional regional food, #ausmanns'ost. Many men use this
holiday as an opportunity to get drunk.
(0$)
&ccording to the Federal Statistical Fffice of Dermany,
alcohol=related traffic accidents multiply by three on this day.
(0,)
*he tradition of getting drunk is
especially pre'alent in Castern Dermany.
(0$)
*hese traditions are probably rooted in .hristian &scension "ay!s processions to the farmlands,
hich has been celebrated since the 15th century.
(00)(05)
Men ould be seated in a ooden cart and
carried to the 'illage!s pla8a, and the mayor ould aard a pri8e to the father ho had the most
children, usually a big piece of ham.
(00)
In the late 1/th century the religious component as
progressi'ely lost, especially in urban areas such as ;erlin, and groups of men organi8ed alking
e2cursions ith beer and ham.
(00)
;y the $%th century it had e'ol'ed into a holiday for getting drunk.
(00)
Most Derman fathers control their alcohol intake and simply take rela2ed alks ith friends, but
the minority of people ho get 'ery drunk are 'ery noisy and troublesome, and they gi'e a bad
name to the holiday.
(00)
Many modern fathers opt to spend the day ith their families instead and
refrain from getting drunk.
(05)
Many people ill take the folloing Friday off at ork, and some
schools are closed on that Friday as ellE many people then use the resulting four=day long eekend
for a short 'acation.
Haiti[edit]
In 1aiti, Father!s "ay >FSte des peres? is celebrated on the last Sunday of June and is not a public
holiday. Fathers are recogni8ed T celebrated on this day ith cards, gifts, breakfast,lunch brunch or
early Sunday dinnerE hether en9oying the day at the beach or mountains, spending family time or
doing acti'ities that make "ad happiest, its all about "ad. .hildren e2claim +;onne FSte @apaU+,
hile e'eryone ishes all fathers +;onne fSte des @Vres+ >1appy Father!s "ay?
Hong (ong[edit]
In 1ong Jong, Father!s "ay is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday.
>Sunday in 1ong Jong is a public holiday?
Hungary[edit]
In 1ungary, Father!s "ay is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday.
!reland[edit]
In Ireland, Father!s "ay is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday.
!ran[edit]
Father!s day in Iran is celebrated on the $5th of July, on the birth anni'ersary of Mehrdad, the first
1ero of @ersia. It is an occasion to complement mother!s day and to celebrate Manhood.
!taly[edit]
In Italy, according to the 7oman .atholic tradition, fathers are celebrated on Saint Joseph!s "ay,
commonly called Feast of Saint Joseph >+Festa di San Diuseppe+?, March 1/. It is not a public
holiday.
)apan[edit]
%ain article( Public holidays in )a!an
In Japan, Father!s "ay is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday.
(enya[edit]
In Jenya, Father!s "ay is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday.
(orea[edit]
In Jorea, @arents! day is celebrated on 5 May and is not a public holiday.
*at+ia[edit]
In Aat'ia, Father!s "ay >*W'u diena? is celebrated on the second Sunday of September and is not a
public holiday. In Aat'ia people didn!t celebrate this day because of the #SS7!s influence ith its
on holidays. *his day in Aat'ia as !officially born! in $%%5 hen it as celebrated and marked in
the calendar for the first time on 10 September>Second September Sunday? to promote the idea that
man as the father must be satisfied and proud of his family and children, also, father is important to
gratitude and lo'ing ords from his family for de'oted to continuous altruistic concerns. ;ecause this
day is ne to the country it doesn!t ha'e established any uni:ue tradition, but people borro ideas
from other country!s father!s day traditions to congratulate fathers in Aat'ia.
*ithuania[edit]
In Aithuania, Father!s "ay >*M'o diena? is celebrated on the first Sunday of June and is not a public
holiday.
,acau[edit]
In Macau, Father!s "ay >Dia do Pai? is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public
holiday.
,alaysia[edit]
In Malaysia, Father!s "ay is on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday.
,e-ico[edit]
In Me2ico, Father!s "ay is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday.
Seychelles[edit]
In Seychelles, Father!s "ay is celebrated on the 13th of June and is not a public holiday.
.epal[edit]
%ain article( *o'arna +unsi
*he 6ear population >nati'es of Jathmandu 'alley? in 6epal honors fathers on the day of *o'arna
+unsi, hich occurs in late &ugust or early September, depending on the year, since it depends on
the lunar calendar. *he Western=inspired celebration of Father!s "ay that as imported into the
country is alays celebrated on the same day as Dokarna &unsi.
*he rest of the population has also begun to celebrate the Dokarna &unsi day
(03)
It is commonly
knon as +bu ya ,hwa -woyegu in 6epal ;hasa or &uwaa'o mu'h herne din (
) in 6epali >literally +day for looking at fatherXs face+?.
(,4)(04)
Fn the ne moon day
>&ma'asya? it is traditional to pay respect to your deceased fatherE 1indus go to the Shi'a temple of
Dokarnesor Mahade', in Dokarna, a suburb ofJathmandu
(05)
hile ;uddhists go to Jan ;ahal >Seto
Machhendranath or hite *ara? temple in Jathmandu.
*raditionally, in the Jathmandu Balley, the South=Western corner is reser'ed for omen and
omen=related rituals, and the 6orth=Castern is for men and men=related rituals. *he orship place
for Mata *irtha &unsi>+Mother @ilgrimage 6e Moon+? is located in Mata *irtha in the South=Western
half of the 'alley, hile the orship place for Dokarna &unsi is located in the 6orth=Castern half. *his
di'ision is reflected in many aspects of the life in Jathmandu 'alley.
(0/)
.etherlands[edit]
In the 6etherlands, Father!s "ay >Baderdag? is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a
public holiday. *raditionally, as on Mother!s "ay, fathers get breakfast in bed made by their children
and families gather together and ha'e dinner, usually at the grandparentsX house. In recent years,
families also started ha'ing dinner out, and as on MotherXs "ay, it is one of the busiest days for
restaurants. &t school, children handcraft their present for their fathers. .onsumer goods companies
ha'e all sorts of special offers for fathers< socks, ties, electronics, suits, and men!s healthcare
products.
.e/ 0ealand[edit]
In 6e Kealand, Father!s "ay is celebrated on the first Sunday of September and is not a public
holiday.
.or/ay[edit]
In 6oray, Father!s day >Farsdag?, is celebrated on the second Sunday of 6o'ember. It is not a
public holiday.
1a&istan[edit]
Father!s "ay is celebrated on the third Sunday of June. *he 7utgers W@F launched a campaign
titled YDreening @akistan=@romoting 7esponsible FatherhoodX on FatherXs "ay >Sunday 13, $%1,?
across @akistan to promote acti'e fatherhood and responsibility for the care and upbringing of
children.
(5%)(51)
Fathers! "ay is not a public holiday in @akistan.
1eru[edit]
In @eru, Father!s "ay is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday. @eople
usually gi'e a present to their fathers and spend time ith him mostly during a family meal.
1hilippines[edit]
In @hilippines, Father!s "ay is not an official holiday, but it is idely obser'ed on the ,rd Sunday of
June.
1oland[edit]
In @oland, Father!s "ay is celebrated on June $,.
1ortugal[edit]
Father!s "ay is celebrated on March 1/ >see 7oman .atholic tradition belo? in @ortugal. Father!s
"ay is not a bank holiday.
%oman Catholic tradition[edit]
In the 7oman .atholic tradition, Fathers are celebrated on Saint Joseph!s "ay, commonly called
Feast of Saint Joseph, March 1/, though in certain countries Father!s "ay has become a secular
celebration.
(5$)
It is also common for .atholics to honor their +spiritual father,+ their parish priest, on
Father!s "ay.
(5,)
%omania[edit]
;eginning ith $%1%, in 7omania, Father!s "ay is celebrated on the second Sunday of May and it is
recogni8ed officially by the state. Fut of the $4 states in the Curopean #nion, it as the only one
ithout an official Father!s "ay. Aa ,1/R$%%/ made both Mother!s "ay and Father!s "ay official in
7omania, and it as passed thanks to the campaigning from the &lliance Fighting "iscrimination
&gainst Fathers >*&*&?
($,)
7omanian Father!s day for $%1$ as celebrated on May 1,.
%ussia[edit]
7ussia continues the #SS7 tradition of celebrating "efender of the Fatherland "ay instead of
Father!s "ay. It is usually called +Men!s "ay+ and it is considered the 7ussian e:ui'alent of Father!s
"ay.
($1)
Singapore[edit]
In Singapore, Father!s "ay is celebrated on the third Sunday of June but is not a public holiday.
South "frica[edit]
In South &frica, Father!s "ay is celebrated on the third Sunday of June.
Spain[edit]
Father!s "ay, .l D/a del Padre, is obser'ed on the Feast day of Saint Joseph, hich is March 1/.
(50)
It is celebrated as a public holiday in some regions of Spain.
(55)
Sudan[edit]
In Sudan, Father!s "ay > Z[\ ]^_ ?, is celebrated on the tenty first of June.
S/eden[edit]
In Seden, Father!s day >Fars dag?, is celebrated on the second Sunday of 6o'ember, but is not a
public holiday.
ai/an[edit]
%ain article( Public holidays in the 0e!ublic o1 2hina
In *aian, Father!s "ay is not an official holiday, but is idely obser'ed on &ugust 5, the eighth day
of the eighth month of the year. In Mandarin .hinese, the pronunciation of both the number 5 and
the month of &ugust is b3. *his pronunciation is 'ery similar to the character ++ +bH+, hich means
+@a+ or +father+. *he *aianese, therefore, sometimes refer to &ugust 5 as +;`b` 1oliday+ >
?or+ >?.
hailand[edit]
In *hailand, Father!s "ay is set as the birthday of the king.
(,3)
"ecember 5 is the birthday of the
current king, ;humibol &dulyade9 >7ama Ia?. *raditionally, *hais celebrate by gi'ing their father or
grandfather a .annafloer > "ok ;uddha 7uksa?, hich is considered a masculine
floerE hoe'er, this is not as commonly practiced today. *hai people ill ear yello on this day to
sho respect for the king, because yello is the .olor of the day for Monday, the day Jing ;humibol
&dulyade9 as born. *hais flood the Sanam Auang, a massi'e park in front of the palace, to atch
the king gi'e his annual speech, and often stay until the e'ening, hen there is a national ceremony.
*hais ill light candles and sho respect to the king by declaring their faith. *his ceremony happens
in almost e'ery 'illage in *hailand, and e'en o'erseas at *hai organi8ations.
It first gained nationide popularity in the 1/5%s as part of a campaign by @rime Minister @rem
*insulanonda to promote *hailand!s royal family.
(,3)
Mother!s "ay is celebrated on the birthday of
Oueen Sirikit,
(,3)
&ugust 1$.
rinidad and obago[edit]
In *rinidad and *obago, Father!s "ay is celebrated on the third Sunday in June and is not a public
holiday.
ur&ey[edit]
In *urkey, Father!s "ay is celebrated on the third Sunday in June and is not a public holiday.
2nited (ingdom[edit]
In the #nited Jingdom, Father!s "ay is celebrated on the third Sunday in June and is not a public
holiday.
2nited States[edit]
%ain article( Father's Day (4nited -tates)
Father!s "ay is celebrated on the third Sunday of June. *ypically, families gather to celebrate the
father figures in their li'es. In recent years, retailers ha'e adapted to the holiday by
promoting greeting cards and traditionally masculine gifts such as electronics and tools. Schools and
other children!s programs commonly ha'e acti'ities to make Father!s "ay gifts.
(citation needed)
3ene$uela[edit]
In Bene8uela, Father!s "ay is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday.
*raditionally, as on Mother!s "ay, families gather together and ha'e lunch, usually at the
grandparentsX house. In recent years, families also started ha'ing lunch out, and as on MotherXs
"ay, it is one of the busiest days for restaurants. &t school, children handcraft their present for their
fathers. .onsumer goods companies ha'e all sorts of special offers for fathers< electronics, suits,
and men!s healthcare products.
See also[edit]
Holidays
portal
Mother!s "ay
6ational Drandparents "ay
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