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'''Father's Day''' is a ] honoring one's ], as well as fatherhood, ]s, and the influence of fathers in society. The holiday complements similar celebrations honoring family members, such as ] and, in some countries, ], and ]. The day is held on various dates across the world, and different regions maintain their own traditions of honoring fatherhood.
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In Catholic countries of Europe, it has been celebrated on 19 March as ] since the ]. In the United States, Father's Day was founded in the state of ] by ] in 1910.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Gilbert |first=Daniel |author-link=Daniel Gilbert (psychologist) |date=11 June 2006 |title=Does Fatherhood Make You Happy? |url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,1202940,00.html |magazine=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Father's Day |url=http://melrosemirror.media.mit.edu/servlet/pluto?state=303034706167653030375765625061676530303269643030353138303431 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806231338/http://melrosemirror.media.mit.edu/servlet/pluto?state=303034706167653030375765625061676530303269643030353138303431 |archive-date=6 August 2011 |access-date=18 June 2012 |publisher=Melrosemirror.media.mit.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=19 February 2010 |title=Sonora Louise Smart Dodd |url=http://www.spokaneknoxpc.org/documents/SonoraSmartDodd_Biography.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812053653/http://spokaneknoxpc.org/documents/SonoraSmartDodd_Biography.pdf |archive-date=12 August 2016 |access-date=22 August 2016 |publisher=Spokane Regional Convention & Visitor Bureau}}</ref> Father's Day is a recognized ] in ] and some parts of ] and was regarded as such in ] until 1977. It is a ] in ], ], and equivalently in ], where it is celebrated as ]. ] celebrate Father's Day (ਪਿਤਾ ਦਿਵਸ) on 29 December, birthday of ].
'''Father's Day''' is a celebration honoring ]s 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 widely on other days. Father's Day complements ], a celebration that honors ]s and motherhood.


==History== == History ==
For centuries, the ] has appointed the second Sunday before ] as the ] to commemorate the ancestors of ] according to the flesh, starting with ] and emphasizing the patriarch ], to whom God said,
Father's Day is a celebration of fathers inaugurated in the United States in the early twentieth century to complement ] in celebrating fatherhood and male ]. Father's day was first celebrated in England in the 15th century during the reign of King George II.<ref name="leigh 276"/>
{{Blockquote | In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed | Genesis 12:3, 22:18}}


This feast can fall between 11 and 17 December.<ref>{{Citation | title = Orthodox Christian | url = http://orthochristian.com/109437.html}}.</ref> This feast includes the ancestors of ] and various prophets.
After the success obtained by Anna Jarvis with the promotion of Mother's Day in the US, some{{who|date=June 2012}} wanted to create similar holidays for other family members, and Father's Day was the choice most likely to succeed. There were other persons in the US who independently thought of "Father's Day",<ref name="myers 185">Myers, 1972, p. 185</ref><ref name="larossa first">Larossa, 1997. pp. 172-173</ref> but the credit for the modern holiday is always given to Sonora Dodd,<ref name="larossa first"/> who was the driving force behind its establishment.<ref name="leigh 276"/>


A customary day for the celebration of fatherhood in ] ] is known to date back to at least 1508. It is usually celebrated on 19 March, as the feast day of ], who is referred to as the fatherly ''Nutritor Domini'' ("Nourisher of the Lord") in Catholicism and "the putative father of ]" in southern European tradition. This celebration was brought to the ] by the Spanish and Portuguese. The ] actively supported the custom of a celebration of fatherhood on ] from either the last years of the 14th century or from the early 15th century,<ref name= "natgeo">{{cite magazine |last=Emily |first=Jan |title=For Father's Day, 15 Images of Awesome Dads |date= 20 June 2015 | url=https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/06/150621-pictures-fathers-around-the-world/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620211446/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/06/150621-pictures-fathers-around-the-world/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=20 June 2015 | magazine = ]}}</ref> apparently on the initiative of the ].<ref>{{cite web |last=Peter |first=Kirwin |title=Happy Father's Day From This Father To All Fathers |url=https://thecasa.org/2016/06/happy-fathers-day-father-fathers-2/ |publisher=Franciscan Renewal Center }}{{Dead link|date=June 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
Father's Day was founded in ] at the ] in 1910 by ], who was born in ].<ref name="leigh 276"/> Its first celebration was in the Spokane YMCA on June 19, 1910.<ref name="leigh 276"/><ref name="Father's Day United States">{{cite web| title = Father's Day (United States)| url = http://www3.kumc.edu/diversity/other/fathers.html | accessdate = May 30, 2008}}</ref> Her father, the ] veteran ], was a single parent who raised his six children there.<ref name="leigh 276"/> After hearing a sermon about Jarvis' Mother's Day in 1909, she told her pastor that fathers should have a similar holiday honoring them.<ref name="leigh 276"/> Although she initially suggested June 5, her father's birthday, the pastors hadn't enough time to prepare their sermons, and the celebration was deferred to the third Sunday of June.<ref name="myers 185"/><ref name="larossa first"/>


In the ], the celebration of fatherhood is also observed on St Joseph's Day, but the ] observe this on 20 July. The Coptic celebration may date back to the fifth century.<ref name= natgeo />
It did not have much success initially. In the 1920s, Dodd stopped promoting the celebration because she was studying in the ], and it faded into relative obscurity, even in Spokane.<ref>Leigh, 1997. p. 278</ref> In the 1930s Dodd returned to Spokane and started promoting the celebration again, raising awareness at a national level.<ref>Leigh, 1997. p. 279</ref> She had the help of those trade groups that would benefit most from the holiday, for example the manufacturers of ties, tobacco pipes, and any traditional present to fathers.<ref>Leigh, 1997. pp. 275, 283–284, 286, 288, 290, 292</ref> Since 1938 she had the help of the Father's Day Council, founded by the New York ] to consolidate and systematize the commercial promotion.<ref>Leigh, 1997. p. 275,288-290</ref> Americans resisted the holiday during a few decades, perceiving it as just an attempt by merchants to replicate the commercial success of Mother's Day, and newspapers frequently featured cynical and sarcastic attacks and jokes.<ref>Leigh, 1997. pp. 280–283; Larossa, 1997. p. 174</ref> But the trade groups didn't give up: they kept promoting it and even incorporated the jokes into their adverts, and they eventually succeeded.<ref>Leigh, 1997. p. 283–290</ref> By the mid 1980s the Father's Council wrote that "(...) has become a 'Second Christmas' for all the men's gift-oriented industries."<ref>Leigh, 1997. p. 286</ref>


In the United States, whether to celebrate this day nationwide or not is a matter for debate. In 1908, ] proposed the day to honor those men who had died in a mining accident in the US. Though it was not accepted then, in 1909 ], who along with her five brothers was raised by her father alone, after attending ] in a church, convinced the Spokane Ministerial Association to celebrate Father's Day nationwide.<ref>{{Cite news|date=18 June 2017|title= Meet Sonora Smart Dodd, the woman who started the tradition of Father's Day |work= ]|url= https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/meet-sonora-smart-dodd-the-woman-who-started-the-tradition-of-fathers-day/articleshow/59202599.cms |access-date= 20 June 2020}}</ref>
A bill to accord national recognition of the holiday was introduced in Congress in 1913.<ref name="nyt1913"/> In 1916, President ] went to Spokane to speak in a Father's Day celebration<ref name="myers 186">Myers, 1972. pp. 186-187</ref> and wanted to make it official, but Congress resisted, fearing that it would become commercialized.<ref name=daily>{{citation |title= Father's Day – The un-Spokane history of Father's Day |date= June 13, 2007 |work=Daily American |url= http://www.dailyamerican.com/articles/2007/06/13/national_news/n_news794.txt }}{{dead link|date=June 2011}}</ref> US President ] recommended in 1924 that the day be observed by the nation, but stopped short of issuing a national proclamation.<ref name="myers 186"/> Two earlier attempts to formally recognize the holiday had been defeated by Congress.<ref name="myers 186"/><ref name=nashua>{{citation |title= Father Finally Granted A Day |work=Nashua Telegraph, part of The Telegraph |date= June 18, 1977 |url= http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2209&dat=19770618&id=c6orAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Mv0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6971,3560760 }}</ref> In 1957, Maine Senator ] wrote a proposal accusing Congress of ignoring fathers for 40 years while honoring mothers, thus " out just one of our two parents".<ref name=nashua/> In 1966, President ] issued the first presidential proclamation honoring fathers, designating the third Sunday in June as Father's Day.<ref name=daily/> Six years later, the day was made a permanent national holiday when President ] signed it into law in 1972.<ref name="myers 186"/><ref name=daily/><ref name=nashua/><ref>Leigh, 1997. pp. 275-276</ref>


In addition to Father's Day, ] is celebrated in many countries on November 19 for men and boys who are not fathers. In addition to Father's Day, ] is celebrated in many countries on 19 November in honor of both men and boys.<ref>{{Cite web |title= International Men's Day: Here are the top 5 diet, health and fitness tips for men |url= https://www.timesnownews.com/health/article/international-mens-day-top-5-health-tips-for-men-to-stay-fit-and-healthy/316547 |access-date=20 June 2020 |website=]|date= 19 November 2018 }}</ref>

===Similar celebrations===

A "Father's Day" service was held on July 5, 1908, in ], in the Williams Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church South, now known as Central ] Church.<ref name="myers 185"/> Grace Golden Clayton was mourning the loss of her father when, on December 1907, the ] in nearby ] killed 361 men, 250 of them fathers, leaving around a thousand fatherless children. Clayton suggested her pastor Robert Thomas Webb to honor all those fathers.<ref name="wvah2">{{Cite news| last = Smith | first = Vicki | title = The first Father's Day | publisher=Martinsburg Journal (Martinsburg, West Virginia) | date = June 15, 2003 | url = http://www.wvculture.org/HiStory/miscellaneous/fathersday02.html | accessdate=November 7, 2006}}</ref><ref name="wvah1">{{Cite news| last = Barth | first = Kelly | title = First Father's Day service in 1908 | publisher=Dominion Post (Morgantown, West Virginia) | date =June 21, 1987 | url = http://www.wvculture.org/HiStory/miscellaneous/fathersday01.html | accessdate=November 7, 2006}}</ref><ref name="first">{{cite web|url=http://www.creedholden.com/sites/fathersday/index_02.htm |title=The First Father's Day Service occurred in Fairmont, West Virginia, on July&nbsp;5, 1908, at Williams Memorial Methodist Espiscopal Church |author=Reverend D.D. Meighen |date=June 5, 1908 |accessdate=September 4, 2010}}</ref> Clayton chose the Sunday nearest to the birthday of her father, Methodist minister Fletcher Golden.

Clayton's event did not have repercussions outside of Fairmont for several reasons, among them: the city was overwhelmed by other events, the celebration was never promoted outside of the town itself and no proclamation was made in the City Council. Also two events overshadowed this event: the celebration of ] July 4, 1908, with 12,000 attendants and several shows including a hot air balloon event, which took over the headlines in the following days, and the death of a 16-year-old girl on July 4. The local church and Council were overwhelmed and they didn't even think of promoting the event, and it wasn't celebrated again for many years. The original sermon was not reproduced in press and it was lost. Finally, Clayton was a quiet person, who never promoted the event or even talked to other persons about it.<ref name="wvah2"/><ref name="wvah1"/><ref name="first"/>

Clayton also might have been inspired by ]' crusade to establish Mother's Day; two months prior, Jarvis had held a celebration for her dead mother in ], a town about 15 miles (24&nbsp;km) away from Fairmont.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}

In 1911 ] proposed a city-wide Father's Day in Chicago, but she was turned down.<ref name="larossa first"/>

In 1912 there was a Father's Day celebration in ], suggested by Methodist pastor J. J. Berringer of the Irvingtom Methodist Church. They believed mistakenly that they had been the first to celebrate such a day.<ref name="myers 185"/> They followed a 1911 suggestion by the '']''.<ref name="larossa first"/>

Harry C. Meek, member of ] who helped to promote the holiday, claimed that he had first the idea for Father's Day in 1915.<ref name="myers 185"/><ref name="larossa first"/> He claims that the third Sunday of June was chosen because it was his birthday (it would have been more natural to choose his father's birthday).<ref name="larossa first"/> The Lions Club has named him "Originator of Father's Day".<ref name="myers 185"/>


==Spelling== ==Spelling==
"Father's Day" is spelled as a singular possessive following the precedent established by its predecessor, Mother's Day. In 1912, ] trademarked the phrase "Second Sunday in May, Mother's Day, Anna Jarvis, Founder."<ref>Compare footnote 51 in LaRossa, Ralph (1997). The Modernization of Fatherhood: A Social and Political History. University of Chicago Press. p. 272. ISBN 978-0226469041. Retrieved 28 April 2016. Technically, at least, Mother's Day was 'owned' by Jarvis. She managed not only to incorporate the Mother's Day International Association but also to register 'Second Sunday in May, Mother's Day, Anna Jarvis, Founder,' as the organization's trademark.</ref> Jarvis specifically noted that "Mother's" should "be a singular possessive, for each family to honor its own mother, not a plural possessive commemorating all mothers in the world."<ref>Louisa Taylor, Canwest News Service (11 May 2008). "Mother's Day creator likely 'spinning in her grave'". The Vancouver Sun. Canada. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2008.</ref>
In the United States, Dodd used the "Fathers' Day" spelling on her original petition for the holiday,<ref name="leigh 276">Leigh, 1997, p. .</ref> but the spelling "Father's Day" was already used in 1913 when a bill was introduced to the U.S. Congress as the first attempt to establish the holiday,<ref name="nyt1913">{{Cite news| title = Father to have his day | work=The New York Times | date = October 3, 1913 | url = http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A0DE1DF133FE633A25750C0A9669D946296D6CF | quote = (...) a bill providing that "The first Sunday in June in each and every year hereafter be designated as Father's Day (...)" }}</ref> and it was still spelled the same way when its creator was commended in 2008 by the ].<ref>{{cite web| title = H. RES. 1274. Commending Sonora Smart Dodd for her contribution in recognizing the importance of Father's Day and recognizing the important role fathers play in our families. | publisher=] | date = June 12, 2008 | url = http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.+Res.+1274: }}</ref>


==Dates around the world== ==Dates==
The officially recognized date of Father's Day varies from country to country. This section lists some significant examples, in order of date of observance. The following is a list of when Father's Day is celebrated, in order of date of observance.
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{{flag|Aruba}}<br/>
{{flag|Bahamas}}<br/> *{{flag|Aruba}}
{{flag|Bahrain}}<br/> *{{flag|Bahamas}}
{{flag|Bangladesh}}<br/> *{{flag|Bahrain}}
{{flag|Barbados}}<br/> *{{flag|Bangladesh}}
{{flag|Belize}}<br/> *{{flag|Barbados}}
{{flag|Bermuda}}<br/> *{{flag|Belize}}
{{nowrap|{{flag|Brunei Darussalam}}}}<br/> *{{flag|Bermuda}}
{{flag|Canada}}<br/> *{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
{{flag|Cambodia}}<br/> *{{flag|Botswana}}
*{{flag|Brunei}}
{{flag|Chile}}<ref></ref><br/>
*{{flag|Burkina Faso}}
{{nowrap|{{flag|People's Republic of China}}}}**<br/>
{{flag|Colombia}}<br/> *{{flag|Cambodia}}
*{{flag|Canada}}
{{flag|Costa Rica}}<ref name="costa_rica_aciprensa">{{cite web| title = Presentan en Costa Rica proyecto de ley para celebrar día del padre el día de San José | publisher=ACI Prensa | date = May 26, 2005 | url = http://www.aciprensa.com/noticia.php?n=8655 }}</ref>
*{{flag|Chad}}
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*{{flag|Chile}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.feriadoschilenos.cl/DiasNacionales.html#DiaNacionalDelPadre|title=Días Nacionales en Chile.|work=feriadoschilenos.cl|date=8 March 2009}}</ref>
{{flag|Croatia}}{{Citation needed|date=June 2012}}<br/>
*{{flag|China}}**
{{flag|Cuba}}<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.enlace.cu/efemeride/junio.htm | title = Principales efemérides. Mes Junio | publisher=Unión de Periodistas de Cuba | accessdate = June 7, 2008 }} {{es icon}}</ref><br/>
{{flag|Cyprus}}<br/> *{{flag|Colombia}}
{{flag|Czech Republic}}<br/> *{{flag|Comoros}}
*{{flag|Costa Rica}}<ref name="costa_rica_aciprensa">{{cite web| title = Presentan en Costa Rica proyecto de ley para celebrar día del padre el día de San José | publisher=ACI Prensa | date = 26 May 2005 | url = http://www.aciprensa.com/noticia.php?n=8655 }}</ref>
{{flag|Dominica}}<br/>
*{{flag|Cuba}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.enlace.cu/efemeride/junio.htm | title = Principales efemérides. Mes Junio | publisher = Unión de Periodistas de Cuba | access-date = 7 June 2008 | language = es | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080605034250/http://www.enlace.cu/efemeride/junio.htm | archive-date = 5 June 2008}}</ref>
{{flag|Ecuador}}<br/>
{{flag|Ethiopia}}<br/> *{{flag|Curaçao}}
{{flag|France}}<br/> *{{flag|Cyprus}}
{{flag|Ghana}}<br/> *{{flag|Czech Republic}}
{{flag|Greece}}<br/> *{{flag|Dominica}}
{{flag|Guyana}}<br/> *{{flag|Ecuador}}
*{{flag|eSwatini}}
{{flag|Haiti}}<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.haiti-reference.com/histoire/calendrier-fetes.php | title = 6310.- Fêtes et Jours Fériés en Haiti | language = French | accessdate = June 20, 2010 }} {{fr icon}}</ref><br/>
{{nowrap|{{flag|Hong Kong}}}}<br/> *{{flag|Ethiopia}}
{{flag|Hungary}}<br/> *{{flag|France}}
{{flag|India}}<br/> *{{flag|Georgia}}
{{flag|Ireland}}<br/> *{{flag|Ghana}}
{{flag|Jamaica}}<br/> *{{flag|Greece}}
*{{flag|Guernsey}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://guernseyathletics.org.gg/events/half/|title=Butterfield Half Marathon 2023 – Guernsey Athletics|date=3 August 2023|access-date=27 May 2019|archive-date=19 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319143848/https://guernseyathletics.org.gg/events/half/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{{flag|Japan}}<br/>
{{flag|Kosovo}} *{{flag|Guyana}}
*{{flag|Hong Kong}}
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{{flag|Kuwait}}<br/> *{{flag|Hungary}}
{{flag|Laos}}<br/> *{{flag|India}}
{{flag|Macau}}<br/> *{{flag|Ireland}}
{{flag|Madagascar}}<br/> *{{flag|Isle of Man}}
{{flag|Malaysia}}<br/> *{{flag|Ivory Coast}}
{{flag|Malta}}<br/> *{{flag|Jamaica}}
{{flag|Mauritius}}<br/> *{{flag|Japan}}
{{flag|Mexico}}<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.cronica.com.mx/nota.php?id_nota=367293 | title = Preparados los capitalinos para festejar el día del padre | author=Notimex | work=La Crónica de Hoy | date = June 14, 2008 | accessdate = June 23, 2008 }} (June 15, 2008 was third Sunday of June) {{es icon}}</ref><br/> *{{flag|Jersey}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jersey.com/fathers-day-special|title=Father's Day Special|date=8 January 2018|website=Visit Jersey}}</ref>
{{flag|Myanmar}}<br/> *{{flag|Kazakhstan}}
{{flag|Namibia}}<br/> *{{flag|Kenya}}
{{flag|Netherlands}}<br/> *{{flag|Kuwait}}
{{flag|Nigeria}}<br/> *{{flag|Laos}}
{{flag|Oman}}<br/> *{{flag|Macau}}
{{flag|Pakistan}}<br/> *{{flag|Mali}}
*{{flag|Madagascar}}
{{flag|Panama}}<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.binal.ac.pa/buscar/festivos.php | publisher=Biblioteca Nacional de Panamá | language = spanish | title = Días Festivos para el mes de Junio del 2008 | accessdate = June 23, 2008 }} {{es icon}}</ref><br/>
{{flag|Paraguay}}<br/> *{{flag|Malaysia}}
*{{flag|Maldives}}
{{flag|Peru}}<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.drelm.gob.pe/index.php?p=art&menu=49 | title = Calendario Cívico Escolar | language = spanish | publisher=Dirección Regional de Educación de Lima Metropolitana | accessdate = June 7, 2008 }} {{es icon}}</ref><br/>
*{{flag|Malta}}
{{flag|Philippines}}<ref>{{cite web| url = http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080614-142699/Daughter-of-missing-NDF-consultant-believes-hes-still-alive | title = Daughter of missing NDF consultant believes he’s still alive | publisher=] | author=Jerome Aning | date = June 14, 2008 | accessdate = June 23, 2008 }} (June 15, 2008 was third sunday of June)</ref>
*{{flag|Mauritius}}
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*{{flag|Mexico}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.cronica.com.mx/nota.php?id_nota=367293 | title = Preparados los capitalinos para festejar el día del padre | author = Notimex | work = La Crónica de Hoy | date = 14 June 2008 | access-date = 23 June 2008 | archive-date = 13 June 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110613020744/http://www.cronica.com.mx/nota.php?id_nota=367293 | url-status = dead }} (15 June 2008, was third Sunday of June) {{in lang|es}}</ref>
{{flag|Puerto Rico}}<br/>
{{flag|Qatar}}<br/> *{{flag|Morocco}}
{{flag|Saint Lucia}}<br/> *{{flag|Namibia}}
*{{flag|Netherlands}}
{{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}<br/>
{{flag|Singapore}}<br/> *{{flag|Nigeria}}
*{{flag|Oman}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofoman.com/article/132230-fathers-day-2023-unique-ways-to-pamper-your-dad|publisher=Times of Oman |title=Father's Day 2023: Unique ways to pamper your dad |date=15 June 2023}}</ref>
{{flag|Slovakia}}<br/>
{{flag|South Africa}}<br/> *{{flag|Pakistan}}
*{{flag|Panama}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.binal.ac.pa/buscar/festivos.php | publisher = Biblioteca Nacional de Panamá | language = es | title = Días Festivos para el mes de Junio del 2008 | access-date = 23 June 2008 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081217085838/http://www.binal.ac.pa/buscar/festivos.php | archive-date = 17 December 2008}} link dead 18 June 2017</ref>
{{flag|Sri Lanka}}<br/>
{{flag|Suriname}}<br/> *{{flag|Paraguay}}
*{{flag|Peru}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.drelm.gob.pe/index.php?p=art&menu=49 | title = Calendario Cívico Escolar | language = es | publisher = Dirección Regional de Educación de Lima Metropolitana | access-date = 7 June 2008 | archive-date = 9 September 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150909215742/http://www.drelm.gob.pe/index.php?p=art&menu=49 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
{{nowrap|{{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}}}<br/>
*{{flag|Philippines}}<ref>{{cite news| url = http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080614-142699/Daughter-of-missing-NDF-consultant-believes-hes-still-alive | title = Daughter of missing NDF consultant believes he's still alive | newspaper=] | author=Jerome Aning | date = 14 June 2008 | access-date = 23 June 2008 }} (15 June 2008, was third Sunday of June)</ref>
{{flag|Turkey}}<br/>
*{{flag|Qatar}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=16 June 2019 |title=Father's Day: Who celebrates today and why |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2019/6/16/fathers-day-who-celebrates-today-and-why |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref>
{{flag|United Kingdom}}<br/>
{{flag|United States}}<br/> *{{flag|Saint Lucia}}
*{{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}
{{flag|Venezuela}}<br/>
{{flag|Vietnam}}<br/> *{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
{{flag|Zambia}}<br/> *{{flag|Senegal}}
{{flag|Zimbabwe}} *{{flag|Singapore}}
*{{flag|Sierra Leone}}
*{{flag|Slovakia}}
*{{flag|Slovenia}}
*{{flag|South Africa}}
*{{flag|Sri Lanka}}
*{{flag|Suriname}}
*{{flag|Tanzania}}
*{{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
*{{flag|Tunisia}}
*{{flag|Turkey}}
*{{flag|Uganda}}
*{{flag|Ukraine}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ukrainiannationals.com/fathers-day-fest-sunday-june-19/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013142251/http://www.ukrainiannationals.com/fathers-day-fest-sunday-june-19/|url-status=dead|title=Fathers Day Fest, Ukrainian Nationals Soccer Club|archivedate=13 October 2016}}</ref>
*{{flag|United Kingdom}}<ref name="DEF">{{cite book | title=A Dictionary of English Folklore | publisher=Oxford University Press |author1=Simpson, Jacqueline |author2=Roud, Steve | year=2000 | location=Oxford | page=120 | isbn=0-19-969104-5}}</ref>
*{{flag|United States}}
*{{flag|Venezuela}}
*{{flag|Vietnam}}
*{{flag|Zambia}}
*{{flag|Zimbabwe}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zimbablog.com/2013/06/16/7-ideas-zimbabwean-fathers-day/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417210810/http://www.zimbablog.com/2013/06/16/7-ideas-zimbabwean-fathers-day/|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2014|title=7 Ideas for a Zimbabwean Father's Day|work=Zimbablog}}</ref>
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|17 June

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June 17
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*{{flag|Armenia}}
*{{flag|El Salvador}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rree.gob.sv/comunidades/comunidades.nsf/pages/padre |title=17 de Junio, Día del Padre en El Salvador |publisher=Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de El Salvador |date=8 May 1969 |access-date=7 June 2008 |quote=Asamblea Legislativa de la República de El Salvador. 08 de mayo de 1969 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327015321/http://www.rree.gob.sv/comunidades/comunidades.nsf/pages/padre |archive-date=27 March 2008 |language=es}}</ref>
*{{flag|Guatemala}}<ref>{{Cite news | author=Marta Altolaguirre | title=Reflexiones en el Día del Padre | work=] | date=17 May 2008 | url=http://www.elperiodico.com.gt/es/20080617/opinion/57992/ | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727232747/http://www.elperiodico.com.gt/es/20080617/opinion/57992/ | archive-date=27 July 2011}}</ref>
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|19 June
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{{Div col|colwidth=12em}}
{{flag|El Salvador}}<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.rree.gob.sv/comunidades/comunidades.nsf/pages/padre | title = 17 de Junio, Día del Padre en El Salvador | publisher=Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de El Salvador | date = May 8, 1969 | accessdate = June 7, 2008 | quote = Asamblea Legislativa de la República de El Salvador. 08 de mayo de 1969 }}{{dead link|date=June 2011}} {{es icon}}</ref>
{{Plainlist|
| colspan="5" style="vertical-align:top;"|{{flag|Guatemala}}<ref>{{Cite news| author=Marta Altolaguirre | title = Reflexiones en el Día del Padre | work=] | date = May 17, 2008 | url = http://www.elperiodico.com.gt/es/20080617/opinion/57992/}}</ref>
*{{flag|Azerbaijan}}<ref name=":0" />
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|21 June
June 21 (first day of summer)
| style="vertical-align:top;"|
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| colspan="6" style="vertical-align:top;"|
{{Plainlist|
{{flag|Lebanon}}<ref>{{citation |title= My father's daughter: a memoir |author= ], ] |edition= illustrated |publisher= ] |year= 2000 |isbn= 0-684-87076-2, 9780684870762 |page= 20 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Nwd4KLREVtEC |quote= I was born in June 20, 1948: Father's Day.}}</ref><br/>
{{flag|Egypt}}<br/> *{{flag|Egypt}}<ref name=":0" />
{{flag|Jordan}}<br/> *{{flag|Jordan}}<ref name=":0" />
{{flag|Palestine}}<br/> *{{flag|Lebanon}}<ref name=":0" />
{{flag|Syria}}<br/> *{{flag|Syria}}<ref name=":0" />
*{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}<ref name=":0" />
{{flag|Uganda}}
}}
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|23 June
June 23
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*{{flag|Nicaragua}}
*{{flag|Poland}}
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Last Sunday in June
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{{Weekday in month|Last|Sunday|June|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-1}}}} June {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-1}}<br />
'''{{weekday in month|Last|Sunday|June|{{CURRENTYEAR}}}} June {{CURRENTYEAR}}'''<br />
{{Weekday in month|Last|Sunday|June|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}}}} June {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}}
| style="vertical-align:top;"| | style="vertical-align:top;"|
{{flag|Nicaragua}} {{flag|Haiti}}
| colspan="5" style="vertical-align:top;"|
{{flag|Poland}}
|- |-
|valign="top" | |style="vertical-align:top;" |
Second Sunday of July Second Sunday in July
|valign="top" | |style="vertical-align:top;" |
July {{Weekday in month|Second|Sunday|July|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-1}}}}, {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-1}}<br/> {{Weekday in month|Second|Sunday|July|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-1}}}} July {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-1}}<br />
July {{weekday in month|Second|Sunday|July|{{CURRENTYEAR}}}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}<br/> '''{{weekday in month|Second|Sunday|July|{{CURRENTYEAR}}}} July {{CURRENTYEAR}}'''<br />
July {{Weekday in month|Second|Sunday|July|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}}}}, {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}} {{Weekday in month|Second|Sunday|July|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}}}} July {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}}
| colspan="6" style="vertical-align:top;"| | style="vertical-align:top;"|
{{flag|Uruguay}} {{flag|Uruguay}}
|- |-
|valign="top" | |style="vertical-align:top;" |
Last Sunday of July Last Sunday in July
|valign="top" | |style="vertical-align:top;" |
July {{Weekday in month|Last|Sunday|July|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-1}}}}, {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-1}}<br/> {{Weekday in month|Last|Sunday|July|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-1}}}} July {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-1}}<br />
July {{weekday in month|Last|Sunday|July|{{CURRENTYEAR}}}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}<br/> '''{{weekday in month|Last|Sunday|July|{{CURRENTYEAR}}}} July {{CURRENTYEAR}}'''<br />
July {{Weekday in month|Last|Sunday|July|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}}}}, {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}} {{Weekday in month|Last|Sunday|July|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}}}} July {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}}
| colspan="6" style="vertical-align:top;"| | style="vertical-align:top;"|
{{flag|Dominican Republic}} {{flag|Dominican Republic}}
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|valign="top" | |style="vertical-align:top;" |
|8 August<ref group="lower-roman">ROC only. Though Father's Day on 8 August was first celebrated in ] in 1945, there is no longer an official Father's Day in ] since 1949.</ref>
Second Sunday of August
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{{flag|Brazil}}<br/>
{{flag|Samoa}}
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|valign="top" |
August 8
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{{flag|Taiwan}}
|colspan="6" |
{{flag|Republic of China (Taiwan)}}
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|valign="top" | |style="vertical-align:top;" |
First Sunday of September Second Sunday in August
|valign="top" | |style="vertical-align:top;" |
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September {{weekday in month|First|Sunday|September|{{CURRENTYEAR}}}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}<br/> '''{{weekday in month|Second|Sunday|August|{{CURRENTYEAR}}}} August {{CURRENTYEAR}}'''<br />
September {{Weekday in month|First|Sunday|September|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}}}}, {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}} {{Weekday in month|Second|Sunday|August|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}}}} August {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}}
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{{flag|Australia}}<br/>
{{flag|Fiji}}<br/> {{Plainlist|*{{flag|Brazil}} (Dia dos Pais)
*{{flag|Samoa}}}}
| colspan="5" style="vertical-align:top;"|
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{{flag|New Zealand}}<br/>
{{flag|Papua New Guinea}}
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|valign="top" | |style="vertical-align:top;" |
Last Monday in August
Second Sunday of September
|valign="top" | |style="vertical-align:top;" |
September {{Weekday in month|Second|Sunday|September|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-1}}}}, {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-1}}<br/> {{Weekday in month|Last|Monday|August|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-1}}}} August {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-1}}<br />
September {{Weekday in month|Second|Sunday|September|{{CURRENTYEAR}}}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}<br/> '''{{weekday in month|Last|Monday|August|{{CURRENTYEAR}}}} August {{CURRENTYEAR}}'''<br />
September {{Weekday in month|Second|Sunday|September|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}}}}, {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}} {{Weekday in month|Last|Monday|August|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}}}} August {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}}
| colspan="6" style="vertical-align:top;"| | style="vertical-align:top;"|
{{flag|Latvia}} {{flag|South Sudan}}
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|valign="top" | |style="vertical-align:top;" |
Third Sunday of September First Sunday in September
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September {{Weekday in month|Third|Sunday|September|{{CURRENTYEAR}}}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}<br/> '''{{weekday in month|First|Sunday|September|{{CURRENTYEAR}}}} September {{CURRENTYEAR}}'''<br />
September {{Weekday in month|Third|Sunday|September|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}}}}, {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}} {{Weekday in month|First|Sunday|September|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}}}} September {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}}
| colspan="6" style="vertical-align:top;"| | style="vertical-align:top;" |{{Div col|colwidth=12em}}
{{Plainlist|
{{flag|Ukraine}}
*{{flag|Australia}}
*{{flag|Fiji}}
*{{flag|New Zealand}}
*{{flag|Papua New Guinea}}}}{{div col end}}
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|valign="top" | |style="vertical-align:top;" |
First Sunday of October Second Sunday in August
|valign="top" | |style="vertical-align:top;" |
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October {{weekday in month|First|Sunday|October|{{CURRENTYEAR}}}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}<br/> '''{{Weekday in month|Second|Sunday|September|{{CURRENTYEAR}}}} September {{CURRENTYEAR}}'''<br />
October {{Weekday in month|First|Sunday|October|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}}}}, {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}} {{Weekday in month|Second|Sunday|September|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}}}} September {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}}
| colspan="6" style="vertical-align:top;"| | style="vertical-align:top;"|
{{flag|Latvia}}
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|style="vertical-align:top;" |
First Sunday in October
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{{Weekday in month|First|Sunday|October|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-1}}}} October {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-1}}<br />
'''{{weekday in month|First|Sunday|October|{{CURRENTYEAR}}}} October {{CURRENTYEAR}}'''<br />
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{{flag|Luxembourg}} {{flag|Luxembourg}}
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|Third Sunday in October
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]
'''{{weekday in month|Third|Sunday|October|{{CURRENTYEAR}}}} October {{CURRENTYEAR}}'''<br />
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{{Weekday in month|Third|Sunday|October|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}}}} October {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}}
| colspan="8" style="vertical-align:top;"|
|{{Flag|Russia}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Russia prepares to celebrate its first Father's Day|url=https://tass.com/society/1350487|access-date=17 October 2021|website=TASS}}</ref>
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| style="vertical-align:top;" |21 October
| style="vertical-align:top;"|{{Flag|Belarus}}
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|style="vertical-align:top;" |
Second Sunday in November
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'''{{weekday in month|Second|Sunday|November|{{CURRENTYEAR}}}} November {{CURRENTYEAR}}'''<br />
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*{{flag|Estonia}} (Isadepäev)
*{{flag|Finland}} (Isänpäivä)
*{{flag|Iceland}} (Feðradagur)
*{{flag|Norway}} (Farsdag)
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|2024 = 21 February 2023<br/>''' 9 February 2024'''<br/>28 February 2025
|2025 = 9 February 2024<br/>'''28 February 2025'''<br/>17 February 2026
|2026 = 28 February 2025<br/>'''17 February 2026'''<br/> 7 February 2027
|2027 = 17 February 2026<br/>''' 7 February 2027'''<br/>27 February 2028
|2028 = 7 February 2027<br/>'''27 February 2028'''<br/>15 February 2029
|2029 = 27 February 2028<br/>'''15 February 2029'''<br/> 3 February 2030
|2030 = 15 February 2029<br/>''' 3 February 2030'''<br/>23 February 2031
|2031 = 3 February 2030<br/>'''23 February 2031'''<br/>12 February 2032
|2032 = 23 February 2031<br/>'''12 February 2032'''<br/>30 January 2033
|2033 = 12 February 2032<br/>'''30 January 2033'''<br/>19 February 2034
|2034 = 30 January 2033<br/>'''19 February 2034'''<br/> 9 February 2035
|2035 = 19 February 2034<br/>''' 9 February 2035'''<br/>28 February 2036
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{{flag|Nepal}}<ref name=nepal>{{Cite book|title= World and Its Peoples: Eastern and Southern Asia |author=P. Ferguson |chapter= Festivals and ceremonies| publisher=Marshall Cavendish Corporation|year= 2007 |isbn= 0-7614-7631-8, 9780761476313 |page= 536 |url= http://books.google.es/books?id=5ZBaVhmRvCkC }}</ref> ''Buwaako Mukh Herne Din'' or ''बुवाको मुख हेर्ने दिन (कुशे औंशी)'' {{flag|Nepal}}<ref name=nepal>{{Cite book|title= World and Its Peoples: Eastern and Southern Asia |author=P. Ferguson |chapter= Festivals and ceremonies| publisher=Marshall Cavendish Corporation|year= 2007 |isbn= 978-0761476313 |page= 536 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=5ZBaVhmRvCkC }}</ref>
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|2028 = 11 December 2027<br/>'''30 November 2028'''<br/>19 November 2029
|2029 = 30 November 2028<br/>'''19 November 2029'''<br/>9 November 2030
|2030 = 19 November 2029<br/>'''9 November 2030'''<br/>30 October 2031
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|2032 = 30 October 2031<br/>'''18 October 2032'''<br/>7 October 2033
|2033 = 18 October 2032<br/>'''7 October 2033'''<br/>26 September 2034
|2034 = 7 October 2033<br/>'''26 September 2034'''<br/>15 September 2035
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|2024 = 6 March 2023<br/>'''24–25 March 2024'''<br/>13 March 2025
|2025 = 24–25 March 2024<br/>'''13 March 2025'''<br/>2 March 2026
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|2034 = ?<br/>'''?'''<br/>?
|2035 = ?<br/>'''?'''<br/>?
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>Officially, as the name suggests, the holiday celebrates people who are serving or were serving the ] (both men and women). But the congratulations are traditionally, nationally accepted by all fathers, other adult men and male children as well.{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}}<br/>
<nowiki>**</nowiki>In China during Republican period prior to 1949, Father's Day on August 8 was first held in Shanghai in 1945.


==International history and traditions== ==African traditions==
===Algeria===
In a few Catholic countries, it is celebrated on the ].{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}}
In ], the third Sunday in June is the dedicated day to celebrate the Father's Day.<ref>{{Cite web|date=19 June 2020|title=Enjoy Father's Day? Thank the woman who spent 62 years campaigning for it.|url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/holidays/reference/fathers-day-campaign-daughter-create-holiday/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617022922/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/holidays/reference/fathers-day-campaign-daughter-create-holiday/|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 June 2019|access-date=25 June 2020|website=Culture}}</ref>


===Argentina=== ===Egypt===
In ], Father's Day is celebrated on 21 June of every year.<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 June 2020|title=Because of the virus, dads mark Father's Day from a distance|url=https://egyptindependent.com/because-of-the-virus-dads-mark-fathers-day-from-a-distance/|access-date=27 June 2020|website=Egypt Independent}}</ref>
Father's Day in ] is celebrated on the third Sunday of June, but there have been several attempts to change the date to August 24, to commemorate the day on which the "Father of the Nation" ] became a father.<ref name="diariocritico">{{Cite news| url = http://www.diariocritico.com/mexico/2008/Junio/noticias/49169/argentina-el-origen-del-dia-del-padre-ayer-google-en-espanol-lo-tuvo-en-su-portal.html | title = Argentina, el origen del Día del Padre, ayer Google en español lo tuvo en su Portal | date = June 16, 2008 | accessdate = July 12, 2008 }}</ref>


===Kenya===
In 1953 the proposal to celebrate Father's Day in all educational establishments on August 24, in honor of ], was raised to the General Direction of Schools of ]. The day was celebrated for the first time in 1958, on the third Sunday of June, but it was not included in the school calendars due to pressure from several groups.<ref name="2004argentina">{{cite web| url = http://www.diadelpadre.org/docs/1798.htm | title = Sesiones ordinarias 2004 Orden del día n°1798: Día del Padre. Institúyese como tal el día 24 de agosto de cada año. | publisher=Cámara de Diputados de la Nación | date = November 7, 2008 | accessdate = June 7, 2008 | quote = la presión de diversos grupos determinó el “olvido” de incluir esta disposición en el calendario escolar a partir de 1957, y la omisión fue aprovechada para imponer el tercer domingo de junio como el Día del Padre norteamericano, en homenaje a mister John Bruce Dodd (...) instituir el día 24 de agosto como el destinado a la celebración del Día del Padre en homenaje al general José de San Martín, padre de la patria. }}</ref>
In ], Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A makeover just in time to celebrate Father's Day|url=https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/A-makeover-just-in-time-to-celebrate-Fathers-Day/434746-5582680-wtxyw0/index.html|access-date=27 June 2020|website=]}}</ref>


===Morocco===
Schools in the ] continued to celebrate Father's Day on August 24, and, in 1982, the Provincial Governor passed a law declaring Father's Day in the province to be celebrated on that day.<ref name="2004argentina"/>
In ], the third Sunday in June is the dedicated day to celebrate the Father's Day.<ref>{{Cite web|title=National Holidays in Morocco in 2020|url=https://www.officeholidays.com/countries/morocco/2020|access-date=27 June 2020|website=Office Holidays|date=January 2020 }}</ref>


===Mozambique===
In 2004, several proposals to change the date to August 24 were presented to the ] as a single, unified project.<ref name="2004argentina"/> After being approved, the project was passed to the ] for final review and approval. The Senate changed the proposed new date to the third Sunday of August, and scheduled the project for approval. However, the project was never addressed during the Senate's planned session, which caused its ultimate failure.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.diadelpadre.org/body.htm | title = Día del Padre (Estado del trámite del proyecto de ley) | accessdate = July 12, 2008 }}</ref>
In ], Father's Day is observed on 19 March every year.<ref>{{cite web |title=When is Father's Day in Mozambique? What day is Father's Day in Mozambique? |url=https://researchmaniacs.com/Days/FathersDay/When-Is-Fathers-Day-In-Mozambique.html |website=researchmaniacs.com |access-date=20 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=When is Father's Day in Mozambique? - Holiday API |url=https://holidayapi.com/holidays/mz/fathers-day |website=holidayapi.com |access-date=20 March 2021}}</ref>


===Aruba=== ===Nigeria===
In ], Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday. In ], the third Sunday in June is the dedicated day to celebrate Father's Day.


===Australia=== ===Seychelles===
In ], Father's Day is celebrated on 16 June and is not a public holiday.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncc.sc/node/116/repeats|title=Father's Day in Seychelles|access-date=14 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118035920/http://www.ncc.sc/node/116/repeats|archive-date=18 January 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In ], Father's Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of September and is not a public holiday.
] ] continues the tradition of honouring the role fathers, and father figures play in parenting through the annual awarding of Local Community Father of the Year in 32 ] in ]. The Father's Day Council of ] annually recognise fathers in the Father of the Year Award.<ref>www.fathersdaycouncil.org.au</ref>


===Brazil=== ===South Africa===
In ], Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June. It is not a public holiday.<ref>{{Cite web|date=21 June 2020|title=Father's Day 2020: Date, History, Significance and Celebrations|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/fathers-day-1560592289-1|access-date=25 June 2020|website=Jagranjosh.com}}</ref>
In ] Father's Day (''Dia dos Pais'', in portuguese) celebrated 3 months after Mother's Day, on the second Sunday of August. A ] Sylvio Bhering in the mid-1950s selected the date in honor of ], patriarch of family (as well as the Catholic day of godfathers). It is not an official holiday (see ]), but it is widely observed and typically involves spending time with and giving gifts to one's father.


===Canada=== ===South Sudan===
In South Sudan, Father's Day is celebrated on the last Monday of August. President ] proclaimed it before 27 August 2012. First celebrated on 27 August 2012, Father's Day was not celebrated in South Sudan in 2011 (due to the country's independence).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Father's Day in South Sudan|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/south-sudan/fathers-day|access-date=25 June 2020|website=timeanddate.com}}</ref>
In Canada, Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday. Father's Day typically involves spending time with one's father or the father figures in one's life. Small celebrations and the giving of gifts may be part of the festivities organized for Father's Day.


===Costa Rica=== ===Sudan===
In ], Father's Day (عيد الأب), is celebrated on 21 June.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Oliphant|first=Vickiie|date=19 June 2020|title=Father's Day 2020 date: When is Father's Day this year? What to buy YOUR dad this year|url=https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/1288686/Fathers-Day-2020-date-when-is-Fathers-Day-gifts|access-date=27 June 2020|website=Express.co.uk}}</ref>
In ] the ] party presented a bill to change the celebration of the day from the third Sunday of June to March 19, the day of ].<ref>{{cite web| author=Rodolfo Delgado Valverde | title = Proyecto de Ley. Celebración del 19 de Marzo como Día del Padre. Expediente 15911. | url = http://www.asamblea.go.cr/proyecto/15900/15911.doc }}{{dead link|date=June 2011}}</ref> That was in order to give tribute to this saint, who gave the name to the capital of the country ], and so family heads will be able to celebrate the Father's Day at the same time as the ].<ref name="costa_rica_aciprensa"/> The official date is still third Sunday of June.


==Asian traditions==
===Denmark===
In Denmark, Father's Day is celebrated on June 5.<ref name="fars-dag-dk">{{cite web|title=Fars Dag|language=Danish|url=http://www.historie-online.dk/special/farsdag/|publisher=Dansk Historisk Fællesråd|accessdate=June 20, 2010}}</ref> It coincides with ].


===Germany=== ===Bangladesh===
In ] there is no historical tradition of celebrating Father's Day (Bengali/Bangla: বাবা/আব্বু দিবস, ''Baba/abbu dibosh'') and has been popularized by Western influences in the country. It is celebrated on the third Sunday of June, and is not a public holiday. Father's Day was not very popular and had been made more widespread by the ] and ] communities all over the country through ] in recent times. Even though many religious families do not celebrate it, it is more widespread than ever. There is a popular phrase used by many parents: "Every day is father's/mother's day, so you shall love your parents everyday." Most people just wish their father a happy father's day, but many people from big cities go to a restaurant to celebrate, and many even have ]. Many others cut the cake at home or ]. Some children may give small gifts to their father.
]
In Germany, Father's Day (''Vatertag'') is celebrated differently from other parts of the world.<ref>{{Cite news| title = Father's Day and Vatertag | publisher=About.com | url = http://german.about.com/od/holidaysfolkcustoms/a/vatertag.htm}}</ref><ref name="urge">{{Cite news| title = German Minister Urges Fathers Not to Get Drunk on Father's Day! | author=Agence France-Presse | url = http://www.medindia.net/news/German-Minister-Urges-Fathers-Not-to-Get-Drunk-on-Fathers-Day-36153-1.htm}}</ref> It is always celebrated on ] (the Thursday forty days after Easter), which is a federal holiday. Regionally, it is also called men's day, ''Männertag'', or gentlemen's day, ''Herrentag''. It is tradition for groups of males (young and old but usually excluding pre-teenage boys) to do a hiking tour with one or more smaller wagons, '']'', pulled by manpower. In the wagons are wine or ] (according to region) and traditional regional food, '']''. Many men use this holiday as an opportunity to get ].<ref name="urge"/>


===China===
These traditions are probably rooted in ] Ascension Day's ]s to the farmlands,<ref name=mdr>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mdr.de/mdr1-radio-sachsen/6377112.html|title=Himmelfahrt, Männertag: Was ist das eigentlich?|publisher=Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk|language=German|accessdate=May 12, 2010}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref name=stern>{{Cite news|url=http://www.stern.de/panorama/vatertag-an-christi-himmelfahrt-von-modischen-herrenpartien-und-der-erhoehung-jesu-1565801.html|title= Von modischen Herrenpartien und der Erhöhung Jesu |date=May 12, 2010|publisher=Der Stern|language=German|accessdate=May 12, 2010}}</ref> some of which reportedly took on the character of drinking sprees as early as in the 17th century.<ref name=mdr/> Similar "gentlemen parties" have also taken place in the streets of urban areas, especially Berlin, since the 19th century.<ref name=mdr/> However, many fathers opt to spend the day with their families instead and refrain from getting drunk.<ref name=mdr/><ref name=stern/> Many people will take the following Friday off at work, and some schools are closed on that Friday as well; many people then use the resulting four-day long weekend for a short vacation.
In the People's Republic of China, there is no official Father's Day. Some people celebrate on the third Sunday of June, according to the tradition of the United States. Father's Day is also celebrated in the ]. In ], it is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday. In ], Father's Day (''Dia do Pai'') is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Father's Day around the world in 2020|url=https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/fathers-day|access-date=25 June 2020|website=Office Holidays}}</ref>


===Hong Kong=== ===India===
Father's Day is not an original custom of India but is rather followed by the influence of the western world. It is observed on the third Sunday of June. This event is not a public holiday. The day is usually celebrated only in larger cities like Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru, Pune, Kolkata, Jaipur, Lucknow and others. It is a huge holiday in the North Eastern state of ] and Kerala where prayers are held in church on Sunday Services. After this day was first observed in the United States in 1908 and gradually gained popularity,<ref>{{cite news|title=The origin story of Father's Day|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/relationships/parenting/The-origin-story-of-Fathers-Day/articleshow/36547725.cms|access-date=18 June 2016|work=]|date=18 June 2015}}</ref> Indian metropolitan cities, much later, followed suit by recognising this event. In India, the day is usually celebrated with children giving gifts such as greeting cards, electronic gadgets, shirts, gold necklaces, coffee mugs or books to their fathers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Happy Father's Day 2020: Things To Do To Make Your Dad Feel Special|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/fathers-day-2020-day-date-photos-quotes-and-things-to-do-with-your-dad-2249788|access-date=25 June 2020|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>
In Hong Kong, Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday.


===Ireland=== ===Indonesia===
In ], Father's Day is celebrated on 12 November and is not a public holiday. Father's Day in Indonesia was first declared in 2006 in ] City Hall attended by hundreds of people from various community groups, including people from community of inter-religion communication. Because of its recent declaration, there is not much hype about the celebration, compared to the celebration of Mother's Day on 22 December.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fauziah|date=2 June 2020|title=Celebrating Father's Day|url=https://www.indoindians.com/celebrating-fathers-day/|access-date=25 June 2020|website=Indoindians.com}}</ref> Google also created its doodle for Indonesia in 2019<ref>{{Cite web|title=Father's Day 2019 (Indonesia)|url=https://doodles.google/doodle/fathers-day-2019-indonesia/|access-date=25 June 2020|website=www.google.com}}</ref> and 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rayakan Hari Ayah Nasional, Google Doodle Ajak Bikin Kartu Ucapan |url=https://tekno.kompas.com/read/2020/11/12/06530007/rayakan-hari-ayah-nasional-google-doodle-ajak-bikin-kartu-ucapan?page=all |access-date=12 November 2020 |work=Kompas |date=12 November 2020 |language=id}}</ref>
In ], Father's Day ({{lang-ga|Lá an Athar}}) is celebrated on the third Sunday of June.


===Iran=== === Iran ===
In Iran before the revolution, the 24th of Esfand, Reza Shah's birthday, was called Father's Day based on the Iranian calendar. After the revolution of 1979, this day was changed to the 13th of Rajab, the birthday of Ali bin Abi Talib, the first imam of Shiis. Zoroastrians also celebrate Shahrivargan as Father's Day.<ref name = "iran">{{Cite web|title=امروز هم روز پدر است|date=26 August 2014 |url=https://www.isna.ir/news/93060402536/%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-%D9%87%D9%85-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-%D9%BE%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA}}</ref>
Father's day in Iran is celebrated on the 4th of Shahrivar (sixth month of the Iranian solar calendar), which began with the prophet Zoroaster around 1800 BCE.


===Italy=== === Israel ===
In Israel, Father's Day is usually celebrated as part of Family Day on 30 ], though some celebrate on 1 May together with Workers' Day or Labor Day.<ref name="israel">{{Cite web|title=Father's Day – Dads, It's Your Special Day. Enjoy It.|url=https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/fathers-day-dads-its-your-special-day-enjoy-it/|access-date=25 June 2020|website=] |department=blogs}}</ref>
In ], according to the Roman Catholic tradition, fathers are celebrated on ], commonly called Feast of Saint Joseph ("Festa di San Giuseppe"), March 19. It is not a public holiday.


===Japan=== ===Japan===
In Japan, Father's Day ({{Langx|ja|父の日|translit=chichi no hi|label=none}}) is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday. Common presents are ], ], fashion items, some kinds of gourmet food, sports equipment and various ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thoughtco.com/celebrating-fathers-day-in-japanese-2027843|title=Celebrating Father's Day in Japanese Culture|website=ThoughtCo}}</ref>
{{Main|Public holidays in Japan}}
In Japan, Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday.


===Korea=== ===Kazakhstan===
Since 2012, ] celebrates ] ({{Langx|kk|Отан Қорғаушы күні}}) to commemorate the foundation of the armed forces. It is also called Army Day and it is celebrated on 7 May. Kazakh society perceives it as 'a men's day' and honoring men so it is vaguely a celebration of fathers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kazakh-tv.kz/en/view/politics/page_193267_military-parade-was-held-in-zhanbyl-region|title=Military parade was held in Zhanbyl region|website=Military parade was held in Zhanbyl region|access-date=10 May 2020|archive-date=20 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520163737/https://kazakh-tv.kz/en/view/politics/page_193267_military-parade-was-held-in-zhanbyl-region|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In ], Parents' day is celebrated on 8 May and is not a public holiday.


===Malaysia=== ===Malaysia===
In ], Father's Day is on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday. In ], Father's Day falls on the third Sunday of June.<ref>{{Cite web|date=19 June 2021|title=Father's Day celebreations and traditions in Malaysia|url=https://www.dadshop.com.au/the-origins-of-fathers-day#malaysia|website=DadShop}}</ref>


===Mexico=== ===Mongolia===
The Mongolian Men's Association began the celebration of Father's Day on 8 August 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|date=8 August 2014|title=Today Fathers Day of Mongolia - News.MN|url=https://news.mn/en/186435/|access-date=25 June 2020|website=News.MN - The source of news}}</ref>

In ], Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday.

===Seychelles===
In ], Father's Day is celebrated on the 16th day of June and is not a public holiday.


===Nepal=== ===Nepal===
{{Main|Gokarna Aunsi}} {{Main|Kushe Aunsi}}


The Newar population (natives of Kathmandu valley) in Nepal honors fathers on the day of '']'', which occurs in late August or early September, depending on the year, since it depends on the lunar calendar. The Western-inspired celebration of Father's Day that was imported into the country is always celebrated in the same day as Gokarna Aunsi. The Nepalese Hindus as well as the ] in Nepal honors fathers on the day of ''Kushe aunsi'' ({{Langx|ne|कुशे औंसी}}), which occurs in late August or early September, depending on the year, since it depends on the ]. According to Hindu calendar, the festival falls on the new moon day of ] month.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Nepal|first=Naturally|title=Kushe Aunsi|url=https://www.welcomenepal.com/whats-on/kushe-aunsi.html|access-date=25 June 2020|website=www.welcomenepal.com|archive-date=18 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618062150/https://www.welcomenepal.com/whats-on/kushe-aunsi.html|url-status=usurped}}</ref> It is also known as ''Gokarna Aunsi'' or ''Pitri Tirpani Aunsi''.


The rest of the population has also begun to celebrate the Gokarna Aunsi day <ref name=nepal2>{{citation |title= Gokarna Aunsi (Father Day) |author=Padmakshi Rana |publisher=NepalHomePage Travel Guide| url= http://www.nepalhomepage.com/society/festivals/gokarnaaunsi.html }}</ref> It is commonly known as ''Abu ya Khwa Swoyegu'' in ] or ''Buwaako mukh herne din (बुवाको मुख हेर्ने दिन) '' in ] (literally "day for looking at father’s face").<ref name=nepal/><ref name=nepal3>{{citation |title= Gokarna Aunsi, the day for honouring fathers |date= September 8, 2002 |publisher=nepalnews.com |url= http://www.nepalnews.com/contents/englishdaily/ktmpost/2002/sep/sep08/local1.htm }}{{dead link|date=June 2011}}</ref> On the new moon day (]) Hindus go to the ] temple of Gokarneswor Mahadev, in ], a suburb of ] while Buddhists go to Jana Bahal (Seto Machhindra Nath or white Tara) temple in Kathmandu to pay respect to their deceased father. In recent years, Nepalese non–Hindus have also adopted the ''Kushe Aunsi'' day.<ref name=":1" /> It is commonly known as {{Langx|ne|Buwaako mukh herne din|label=none|italic=yes}} ({{Langx|ne|बुवाको मुख हेर्ने दिन|lit=day for looking at father's face}}) or ''Abu ya Khwa Swoyegu'' in ].<ref name="nepal" /><ref name="nepal3">{{citation|title=Gokarna Aunsi, the day for honoring fathers |date=19 August 2020 |publisher=nepalisansar.com |url=https://www.nepalisansar.com/culture/nepal-celebrates-kushe-aunsi-2020-a-fathers-day-festival/}}</ref> The celebration of the festival has been modernized in some ways in recent years. Children worship their father on this day, put tika on his forehead and give him sweets, delicacies and gifts as a part of celebration. In return, the father bless good fortune to his children.


On the new moon day ('']''), it is traditional to pay respect to one's deceased father; Hindus go to the ] temple of ], in ], a suburb of ]<ref name="MayhewBindloss2009">{{cite book|author1=Bradley Mayhew|author2=Joseph Bindloss|title=Lonely Planet Trekking in the Nepal Himalaya|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yXdzC7ZsOc4C&pg=PA357|access-date=12 May 2013|year=2009|publisher=Lonely Planet|isbn=978-1-74104-188-0|pages=357}}</ref> while Buddhists go to ] (Seto Machhendranath or white Tara) temple in Kathmandu.
===New Zealand===
In ], Father's Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of September and is not a public holiday.


Traditionally, in the ], the south-western corner is reserved for women and women-related rituals, and the north-eastern is for men and men-related rituals. The worship place for '']'' ('Mother Pilgrimage New Moon') is located in Mata Tirtha in the south-western half of the valley, while the worship place for ''Gokarna Aunsi'' is located in the north-eastern half. This division is reflected in many aspects of the life in the Kathmandu Valley.<ref name="HeestermanHoek1992">{{cite book|author1=J. C. Heesterman|author2=Albert W. Van den Hoek|author3=Dirk H. A. Kolff |author3-link=Dirk H. A. Kolff |author4=Marianne S. Oort|title=Ritual, State, and History in South Asia: Essays in Honour of J.C. Heesterman|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EtwtSZwyWpgC&pg=PA786|access-date=12 May 2013|year=1992|publisher=BRILL|isbn=978-90-04-09467-3|pages=786}}</ref>
===Peru===

In ], Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday. People usually give a present to their fathers and spend time with him mostly during a family meal.
===Pakistan===
Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June. The ] launched a campaign titled 'Greening Pakistan{{snd}}Promoting Responsible Fatherhood' on Father's Day (Sunday, 18 June 2017) across Pakistan to promote active fatherhood and responsibility for the care and upbringing of children.<ref>{{citation |title= Father's Day tomorrow |author= Staff report |work= ] |date= 15 June 2014 |url= http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2013%5C06%5C15%5Cstory_15-6-2013_pg11_4 }}</ref><ref>{{citation|title= Celebrating Father's Day: Honouring Pakistan's courageous fathers |work= ] |author= Sehrish Wasif |date= 16 June 2013 |url= http://tribune.com.pk/story/563764/celebrating-fathers-day-honouring-pakistans-courageous-fathers/}}</ref> Father's Day is not a public holiday in Pakistan.


===Philippines=== ===Philippines===
In the ], Father's Day is officially celebrated every third Sunday of June according to a recent presidential proclamation,<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1998/12/11/proclamation-no-58-s-1998/ | title=Proclamation No. 58, s. 1998 | newspaper=] | date=11 December 1998 | access-date=1 December 2014 | archive-date=6 June 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180606075304/http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1998/12/11/proclamation-no-58-s-1998/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> but it is not a public holiday. It is more widely observed by the public on the third Sunday of June perhaps due to ] and as proclaimed in 1988 by Philippine President ].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1988/06/08/proclamation-no-266-s-1988/ | title=Proclamation No. 266, s. 1988 | newspaper=] | date=8 June 1988 | access-date=3 September 2018 | archive-date=3 September 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903013337/http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1988/06/08/proclamation-no-266-s-1988/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>
In ], Father's Day is not an official holiday, but it is widely observed on the 3rd Sunday of June. Most Filipinos born in the 1960s and 1970s did not celebrate Father's day, but Filipinos now follow this tradition and other American holidays, most likely due to the influence of the United States through television and the internet.

Under Proclamation No. 58, series of 1998, issued by then Philippine President ], the first Monday of December of every year was designated as Mother's Day and Father's Day, expressly repealing the third Sunday of June observance.

===Singapore===
In ], Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June but is not a public holiday.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Father's Day in Singapore|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/singapore/fathers-day#:~:text=Is%20Father%27s%20Day%20a%20Public,celebrates%20fatherhood%20and%20male%20parenting.|access-date=25 June 2020|website=timeanddate.com}}</ref>

===South Korea===
In ], Parents' Day ({{Langx|ko|어버이날}}) is celebrated on 8 May and is not a public holiday.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Parents' Day in South Korea|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/south-korea/parents-day|access-date=25 June 2020|website=timeanddate.com}}</ref> Setting Parents' Day as a national holiday and holding a pan-national event is intended to inherit and develop traditional ethical standards such as filial piety and senior citizens' ideology. Regardless of age or gender, this day is also an opportunity to reaffirm that traditional filial piety is a crucial norm and cultural value in modern society. The ceremony to mark Parents' Day as an anniversary and put on carnations stems from a Christian culture. As Western religions and cultures entered, this holiday, which was introduced together, became the most traditional holiday combined with Confucian filial piety in the process of establishing itself.

===Sri Lanka===
Father's Day (]: {{langx|si|පියවරුන්ගේ දිනය|translit=Piyawarunge dhinaya|label=none}}; ]: {{langx|ta|தந்தையர் தினம்|translit=Thanthaiyar Thinam|label=none}}) is observed on the third Sunday of June. It is not a public holiday. Many schools hold special events to honor fathers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=When is Father's Day in Sri Lanka? What day is Father's Day in Sri Lanka?|url=https://researchmaniacs.com/Days/FathersDay/When-Is-Fathers-Day-In-Sri-Lanka.html|access-date=26 June 2020|website=researchmaniacs.com}}</ref>

===Taiwan===
{{Main|Public holidays in Taiwan}}

In ], Father's Day is not an official holiday, but is widely observed on 8 August, the eighth day of the eighth month of the year. In ], the pronunciation of the number eight is ''bā'', and the pronunciation is very similar to the character {{Lang-zh|c=爸|s=|t=|labels=no|p=}} (''bà''), which means "pa" or "dad". The eighth day of the eighth month ({{Lang-zh|c=|s=|t=|p=bā-bā|labels=no}}) is a pun for dad ({{Lang-zh|c=爸爸|s=|t=|p=bàba|labels=no}}). Taiwan, therefore, sometimes refer to 8 August as "Bābā Holiday" as a pun for "Dad's Holiday" ({{Lang-zh|c=爸爸節|s=|t=|labels=no}}) or the more formal "Father's Day" ({{Lang-zh|c=父親節|s=|t=|labels=no|p=}}).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Father's Day in ROC|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/taiwan/fathers-day|access-date=26 June 2020|website=timeanddate.com}}</ref>

===Thailand===
In ], Father's Day is observed on 5 December, the birthday of the late King ] (Rama IX).<ref name="smiles" /> In Thailand, Father's Day, as well as Mother's Day, are national public holidays. Traditionally, Thais celebrate by giving their father or grandfather a ] flower ({{Langx|th|ดอกพุทธรักษา|translit=Dok Buddha Raksa|label=none}}), which is considered a masculine flower; however, this is not as commonly practiced today. Thai people will wear yellow on this day to show respect for the late king, because yellow is the ] for Monday, the day King Bhumibol Adulyadej was born. Thais flood the ], a massive park in front of the palace, to watch the king give his annual speech, and often stay until the evening when there is a national ceremony. Thais will light candles and show respect to the king by declaring their faith. This ceremony happens in almost every village in Thailand, and even overseas at Thai organizations.<ref>{{Cite web|date=4 December 2019|title=King Bhumibol's Birthday and Father's Day in Thailand|url=https://www.expique.com/article/fathers-day-kings-birthday-thailand/|access-date=26 June 2020|website=Experience Unique Bangkok}}</ref>

It first gained nationwide popularity in the 1980s as part of a campaign by Prime Minister ] to promote Thailand's royal family.<ref name=smiles /> ] is celebrated on the birthday of Queen ],<ref name=smiles>{{Cite book|title= The King Never Smiles: a biography of Thailand's Bhumibol Adulyadej |author=Paul M. Handley |publisher=Yale University Press |year= 2006 |isbn= 9780300106824 |page= 288 }} ()</ref> 12 August.

===United Arab Emirates===
In the ], Father's Day is celebrated on 21 June.

== European traditions ==

=== Roman Catholicism ===
In the Roman Catholic tradition, fathers are celebrated on ] (commonly called the Feast of Saint Joseph), 19 March, though in certain countries Father's Day has become a secular celebration.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kerry Tilby|date=June 2007|title=Father's Day|url=http://www.kiwifamilies.co.nz/Topics/Festivals/Fathers+Day.html|access-date=23 May 2008|publisher=Kiwi Families|archive-date=8 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101008125714/http://kiwifamilies.co.nz/Topics/Festivals/Fathers+Day.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is also common for Catholics to honor their "]", their ], on Father's Day.<ref>. ]. April 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2010.</ref>

===Austria===
In ], Father's Day (''Vatertag'') is celebrated on the second Sunday of June and it is not a public holiday.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Father's Day in Austria in 2021|url=https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/fathers-day|access-date=26 June 2020|website=Office Holidays}}</ref>

===Belarus===
In ] Father's Day is celebrated on 21 October.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Holidays and observances in Belarus in 2020|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/belarus/|access-date=28 June 2020|website=timeanddate.com}}</ref>

===Belgium===
In ], Father's Day (''Vaderdag''/''Fête des Pères'') is celebrated on the second Sunday of June or 14 June, and it is not a public holiday, except for Antwerp where it is celebrated on 19 March.<ref>{{Cite web|title=When is Father's Day in Belgium? What day is Father's Day in Belgium?|url=https://researchmaniacs.com/Days/FathersDay/When-Is-Fathers-Day-In-Belgium.html|access-date=28 June 2020|website=researchmaniacs.com}}</ref>

===Bulgaria===
In ], Father's Day is celebrated on 26 December and it is not a public holiday. According to the Eastern Orthodox tradition, fathers are celebrated on ] - one day after Christmas.<ref>{{Cite web|date=15 June 2017|title=When is Father's Day around the world?|url=https://metro.co.uk/2017/06/15/when-is-fathers-day-around-the-world-6711731/|access-date=30 June 2020|website=Metro}}</ref>

===Croatia===
In ], according to the Roman Catholic tradition, fathers are celebrated on ] (''Dan svetog Josipa''), 19 March. It is not a public holiday.<ref>{{Cite news|date=11 June 2020|title=Happy Father's Day 2020: History, significance and celebrations|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/more-lifestyle/father-s-day-2020-history-significance-and-why-we-celebrate/story-t1E61gqQJZ9i6iYDbjP38N.html|access-date=30 June 2020|website=]}}</ref>

===Denmark===
{{See also|Constitution Day (Denmark)}}

In Denmark, Father's Day (''Fars dag'') is celebrated on 5 June.<ref name="fars-dag-dk">{{cite web|title=Fars Dag|language=da|url=http://www.historie-online.dk/special/farsdag/|publisher=Dansk Historisk Fællesråd|access-date=20 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804074937/http://www.historie-online.dk/special/farsdag/|archive-date=4 August 2016}}</ref> It coincides with ].

===Estonia===
In ], Father's Day (''Isadepäev'') is celebrated on the second Sunday of November. It is an established ] and a national holiday.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Father's Day in Estonia in 2020 {{!}} by Office Holidays|url=https://www.officeholidays.com/amp/holidays/estonia/fathers-day|access-date=30 June 2020|website=www.officeholidays.com}}</ref>

===Finland===
In ], Father's Day ({{Langx|fi|Isänpäivä}}; {{Langx|sv|Fars dag}}) is celebrated on the second Sunday of November. It is an established ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=When is Father's Day in Finland? What day is Father's Day in Finland?|url=https://researchmaniacs.com/Days/FathersDay/When-Is-Fathers-Day-In-Finland.html|access-date=30 June 2020|website=researchmaniacs.com}}</ref>

===France===
In ] lighter manufacturer Flaminaire introduced the idea of Father's Day first in 1949 for commercial reasons. Director Marcel Quercia wanted to sell their lighter in France. In 1950, they introduced "la Fête des Pères", which would take place every third Sunday of June (following the American example). Their slogan is "''Nos papas nous l'ont dit, pour la fête des pères, ils désirent tous un Flaminaire''" (Our daddies told us, for Father's Day, they all want a Flaminaire). In 1952, the holiday was officially decreed. A national Father's Day committee was set up to give a prize for fathers who deserved it most (originally, candidates were nominated by the social services of each town hall's/mayor's office); This complements ''la Fête des Mères'' (Mother's Day) which was made official in France in 1928 and added to the calendar in Vichy in 1941.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Father's Day in France|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/france/father-day#:~:text=Father%27s%20Day%20is%20not%20a,third%20Sunday%20June%20in%20France.|access-date=30 June 2020|website=timeanddate.com}}</ref>

===Germany===
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In Germany, Father's Day (''Vatertag'') is celebrated differently from other parts of the world, as it is celebrated on ] (the Thursday forty days after Easter), which is a federal holiday. Regionally, it is also called gentlemen's day, ''Herrentag'' or Männertag (men's day). It is a tradition for groups of males (young and old but usually excluding pre-teenage boys) to do a hiking tour with one or more smaller wagons, '']'', pulled by manpower. In the wagons are wine or beer bottles (according to the region) and traditional regional food, '']''. Many men use this holiday as an opportunity to get ].<ref name="urge">{{Cite news| title = German Minister Urges Fathers Not to Get Drunk on Father's Day! | author=Agence France-Presse | url = http://www.medindia.net/news/German-Minister-Urges-Fathers-Not-to-Get-Drunk-on-Fathers-Day-36153-1.htm}}</ref> According to the ], alcohol-related traffic accidents triple on this day.<ref>{{citation |title= Der Tag der gefragten Väter |date= 9 June 2013 |language= de |work= ] |url= http://www.tt.com/Tirol/6673231-2/der-tag-der-gefragten-väter.csp |quote= Bei unseren deutschen Nachbarn ist der Vatertag – der dort zu Christi Himmelfahrt gefeiert wird – nicht von Ausflügen mit der Familie oder kleinen Geschenken der Kinder gekennzeichnet, sondern von einer Lokaltour in feucht-fröhlicher Männerrunde. Laut dem Statistischen Bundesamt gibt es an diesem Tag auch durchschnittlich dreimal so viele durch Alkohol bedingte Verkehrsunfälle als an anderen Tagen. |access-date= 20 November 2021 |archive-date= 14 March 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170314202501/http://www.tt.com/Tirol/6673231-2/der-tag-der-gefragten-v%C3%A4ter.csp |url-status= dead }}</ref> The tradition of Father's Day is especially prevalent in ].<ref name="urge" />

These traditions are probably rooted in ] Ascension Day's ]s to the farmlands, which has been celebrated since the 18th century.<ref name="spiegel2006">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/booze-brothers-father-s-day-debauchery-in-deutschland-a-414461.html|title=Booze Brothers: Father's Day Debauchery in Deutschland|magazine=]|date= 4 May 2006 |access-date=16 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="stern">{{Cite news|url=http://www.stern.de/panorama/vatertag-an-christi-himmelfahrt-von-modischen-herrenpartien-und-der-erhoehung-jesu-1565801.html|title= Von modischen Herrenpartien und der Erhöhung Jesu |date=12 May 2010|publisher=Der Stern|language=de|access-date=12 May 2010}}</ref> Men would be seated in a wooden cart and carried to the village's plaza, and the mayor would award a prize to the father who had the most children, usually with a big piece of ham.<ref name="spiegel2006" /> In the late 19th century the religious component was progressively lost, especially in urban areas such as Berlin, and groups of men organized walking excursions with beer and ham.<ref name="spiegel2006" /> By the 20th century, alcohol consumption had become a major part of the tradition.<ref name="spiegel2006" /><ref>{{cite news|title=Pints for Papa: Father's Day in Germany Is One Big Booze Fest|url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/father-s-day-in-germany-is-one-big-booze-fest-a-833802.html|access-date=15 June 2014|agency=Spiegel}}</ref> Many people will take the following Friday off work, and some schools are closed on that Friday as well; many people then use the resulting four-day-long weekend for a short vacation.

===Greece===
], ], ], with the message "{{lang|el|Μπαμπά Σ'αγαπώ}}", i.e. "Daddy I love you".]]

In Greece, Father's Day ({{lang|el|η γιορτή του πατέρα}}) is officially celebrated on the third Sunday of June. The SYGAPA<ref>{{Cite web |title=ΣΥ.Γ.Α.Π.Α. |url=http://sos-sygapa.eu/ |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=sos-sygapa.eu}}</ref> association, which supports the needs of divorced fathers, raises awareness and advocates for the father's role in society, also organizes various events on the day across the country.<ref>{{cite news |title=Γιορτή του Πατέρα 2020: Αφιερωμένο στους μπαμπάδες το σημερινό Doodle της Google |url=https://www.cnn.gr/kosmos/story/224182/giorti-toy-patera-2020-afieromeno-stoys-mpampades-to-simerino-doodle-tis-google |access-date=8 August 2020 |work=CNN.gr |date=21 June 2020 |language=el}}</ref>

===Hungary===
In ], Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday.<ref>{{Cite web|title=When is Father's Day in Hungary? What day is Father's Day in Hungary?|url=https://researchmaniacs.com/Days/FathersDay/When-Is-Fathers-Day-In-Hungary.html|access-date=30 June 2020|website=researchmaniacs.com}}</ref>

===Iceland===
In ], Father's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of November.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Feðradagur|url=https://www.stjornarradid.is/efst-a-baugi/frettir/stok-frett/2006/06/02/Fedradagur/|access-date=8 November 2020|website=stjornarradid.is}}</ref>

===Italy===
In ], according to the Roman Catholic tradition, Father's Day is celebrated on Saint Joseph's Day, commonly called the Feast of Saint Joseph (''Festa di San Giuseppe''), 19 March. It was a public holiday until 1977.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LEGGE 5 marzo 1977, n. 54 (Disposizioni in materia di giorni festivi) |url=https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:legge:1977;54 |access-date=19 March 2023 |website=Normattiva |language=it}}</ref>

===Latvia===
In ], Father's Day (''Tēvu diena'') is celebrated on the second Sunday of September and is not a public holiday. In Latvia people did not always celebrate this day because of the USSR's influence with its own holidays. This day in Latvia was officially born in 2008 when it was celebrated and marked in the calendar for the first time on 14 September (second Sunday of September) to promote the idea that man as the father must be satisfied and proud of his family and children, also, the father is important to gratitude and loving words from his family for devoted to continuous altruistic concerns. Because this day is new to the country it does not have established unique traditions, but people borrow ideas from other countries' Father's Day traditions to congratulate fathers in Latvia.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fathers' Day in Latvia|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/latvia/fathers-day|access-date=30 June 2020|website=timeanddate.com}}</ref>

===Lithuania===
In ], Father's Day (''Tėvo diena'') is celebrated on the first Sunday of June and is a public holiday.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fathers' Day in Lithuania|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/lithuania/fathers-day|access-date=30 June 2020|website=timeanddate.com}}</ref>

===Malta===
Malta has followed the international trend and celebrates Father's Day on the third Sunday in June. As in the case of Mother's Day, the introduction of Father's Day celebrations in Malta was encouraged by ] (Uncle Frans of the children's radio programs). The first mention of Father's Day was in June 1977,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Said |first1=Frans |title=Forty Years of Father's Day |url=https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170611/letters/Forty-years-of-Father-s-Day.650433 |access-date=17 June 2018 |work=] |date=11 June 2017}}</ref> and the day is now part of the local events calendar.<ref>''The Times of Malta'' 11 June 2017</ref><ref>''Il-Mument'' 18 June 2017</ref>

===Netherlands===
In the ] (including ] in the ]), Father's Day (''Vaderdag'') is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday.<ref>{{Cite web|title=When is Father's Day in Netherlands? What day is Father's Day in Netherlands?|url=https://researchmaniacs.com/Days/FathersDay/When-Is-Fathers-Day-In-Netherlands.html|access-date=30 June 2020|website=researchmaniacs.com}}</ref> Traditionally, as on Mother's Day, fathers get breakfast in bed made by their children and families gather together and have dinner, usually at the grandparents' house. In recent years, families also started having dinner out, and as on Mother's Day, it is one of the busiest days for restaurants. At school, children handcraft presents for their fathers. Consumer goods companies have all sorts of special offers for fathers: socks, ties, electronics, suits, and men's healthcare products.

===Norway===
In ], Father's Day (''Farsdag''), is celebrated on the second Sunday of November. It is not a public holiday.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Father's Day in Norway|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/norway/fathers-day|access-date=30 June 2020|website=timeanddate.com}}</ref>


===Poland=== ===Poland===
In ], Father's Day ({{langx|pl|Dzień Ojca}}) is celebrated on 23 June and is not a public holiday. ] recognized Poland in its Father's Day 2019 ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Father's Day 2019 (Poland)|url=https://doodles.google/doodle/fathers-day-2019-poland/|access-date=30 June 2020|website=www.google.com}}</ref>
In Poland, Father's Day is celebrated on June 23.


===Portugal=== ===Portugal===
Father's Day is celebrated on March 19 (see Roman Catholic tradition below) in Portugal. Father's Day is not a bank holiday. Father's Day (''Dia do Pai'') is celebrated on 19 March (see Roman Catholic tradition below) in Portugal. It is not a bank and public holiday.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Father's Day in Portugal in 2021|url=https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/fathers-day|access-date=1 July 2020|website=Office Holidays}}</ref>

===Roman Catholic tradition===
In the Roman Catholic tradition, Fathers are celebrated on ], commonly called Feast of Saint Joseph, March 19, though in certain countries Father's Day has become a secular celebration.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.kiwifamilies.co.nz/Topics/Festivals/Fathers+Day.html | title = Father's Day | publisher=Kiwi Families | author=Kerry Tilby | date = June 2007| accessdate = May 23, 2008}}</ref> It is also common for Catholics to honor their "spiritual father," their parish priest, on Father's Day.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/catholics_come_home_to_launch_organization_to_encourage_priests/ | title = Catholics Come Home to launch organization to encourage priests | publisher=Catholic News Agency |date = April 2010| accessdate = June 12, 2010}}</ref>


===Romania=== ===Romania===
The law instituting the celebration of Father's Day in Romania passed on 29 September 2009, and stated that Father's Day will be celebrated annually on the second Sunday of May. The first time it was celebrated was on 9 May 2010.
Beginning with 2010, in ], Father's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of May and it is recognized officially by the state. Out of the 27 states in the ], it was the only one without an official Father's Day.<ref name=ROMANIA>{{cite web|title= Romania Celebrates Fathers’ Day On Second Sunday Of May |publisher=mediafax.ro |location= Bucharest |date= May 4, 2010 |url= http://www.mediafax.ro/english/romania-celebrates-fathers-day-on-second-sunday-of-may-6088334 }}</ref> Romanian Father's day for 2012 was celebrated on May 13.


===Russia=== ===Russia===
Russia continues the USSR tradition of celebrating ] instead of Father's Day. It is usually called "Men's Day" and it is considered the Russian equivalent of Father's Day.<ref name="saunders">{{citation |title= Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation |volume= 78 |series= Historical Dictionaries of Europe, Historical dictionaries of French history |author= Robert A. Saunders, Vlad Strukov |edition= illustrated |publisher= Scarecrow Press |year= 2010 |isbn= 9780810854758 |page= 246 |url= http://books.google.es/books?id=l_uAoNJiOMwC&pg=PA246&dq=%22International+Women's+Day%22+%22mother's+day%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=L97dT9TsI4POhAfwwIWXCg&ved=0CGkQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=%22International%20Women's%20Day%22%20%22mother's%20day%22&f=false}}</ref> Russia continues the ]'s tradition of celebrating ] on 23 February. It is usually called "Man's Day" and it is considered the Russian equivalent of Father's Day.<ref name="saunders">{{citation |title= Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation |volume= 78 |series= Historical Dictionaries of Europe, Historical dictionaries of French history |author= Robert A. Saunders, Vlad Strukov |edition= illustrated |publisher= Scarecrow Press |year= 2010 |isbn= 9780810854758 |page= 246 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=l_uAoNJiOMwC&q=%22International+Women%27s+Day%22+%22mother%27s+day%22&pg=PA246}}</ref> In 2021, President ] established the Father's Day as falling on the third Sunday of October.<ref name="russian_president_order">{{cite act| type=Executive Order| title=On Father's Day |date=2021-10-04 |institution=President of Russian Federation |at=№ 573|access-date=2024-10-21|url=http://en.kremlin.ru/acts/news/66852}}</ref>


===Singapore=== ===Slovakia===
In Slovakia, Father's Day ({{Langx|sk|deň otcov}}) is celebrated on the third Sunday of June. It is not a public holiday.<ref>{{Cite web|title=When is Father's Day in Slovakia? What day is Father's Day in Slovakia?|url=https://researchmaniacs.com/Days/FathersDay/When-Is-Fathers-Day-In-Slovakia.html#:~:text=Father%27s%20Day%20in%20Slovakia%20is,Sunday%20of%20June%20each%20year.|access-date=1 July 2020|website=researchmaniacs.com}}</ref>
In ], Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June but is not a public holiday.


===Spain=== ===Spain===
Father's Day, ''El Día del Padre'', is observed on the Feast day of ], which is March 19.<ref>{{citation |title= Padres por horas |work= ] |date= 19 May 2010 |url= http://www.farodevigo.es/sociedad-cultura/2010/03/19/padres-horas/421621.html }}</ref> As a Saint's Day, banks and many stores close. Father's Day (''El Día del Padre'') is observed on the feast day of Saint Joseph, which is 19 March.<ref>{{citation |title= Padres por horas |work= ] |date= 19 May 2010 |url= http://www.farodevigo.es/sociedad-cultura/2010/03/19/padres-horas/421621.html }}</ref> It is celebrated as a public holiday in some regions of Spain.<ref>{{citation |title= El año 2013 contará con 8 festivos nacionales, uno menos que 2012 |work= El Huffington Post |date= 3 November 2012 |url= http://www.huffingtonpost.es/2012/11/03/el-ano-2013-contara-con-8_n_2068730.html }}</ref>


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In ], Father's Day (''Fars dag''), is celebrated on the second Sunday of November but is not a public holiday.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Father's Day in Sweden|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/sweden/father-day|access-date=1 July 2020|website=timeanddate.com}}</ref>
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In ], Father's Day is not an official holiday, but is widely observed on August 8, the eighth day of the eighth month of the year. In ], the pronunciation of the number 8 is ''bā''. This pronunciation is very similar to the character "爸" "bà", which means "Papa" or "father". The Taiwanese, therefore, usually call August 8 by its nickname, "Bābā Holiday" (爸爸節).


===Thailand=== ===Switzerland===
In most of ] the holiday is celebrated on the first Sunday of June; in ], the Italian speaking ], it is an official public holiday, celebrated on 19 March.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Giorni festivi in Ticino |url=https://www4.ti.ch/dfe/de/uil/legge-lavoro/giorni-festivi-in-ticino-1 |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=Ti.ch |language=it }}</ref>
In ], Father's Day is set as the birthday of the king.<ref name=smiles /> December 5 is the birthday of the current king, ] (Rama IX). Traditionally, Thais celebrate by giving their father or grandfather a ] flower (ดอกพุทธรักษา Dok Buddha Ruksa), which is considered a masculine flower; however, this is not as commonly practiced today. Thai people will wear yellow on this day to show respect for the king, because yellow is the ] for Monday, the day King Bhumibol Adulyadej was born. In 2007, King Bhumibol Adulyadej was seen leaving the hospital wearing a baby pink blazer. Today, Thais wear pink instead of the yellow.


===Turkey===
It first gained nationwide popularity in the 1980s as part of a campaign by Prime Minister ] to promote Thailand's royal family.<ref name=smiles /> ] is celebrated on the birthday of Queen ],<ref name=smiles>{{Cite book|title= ]: a biography of Thailand's Bhumibol Adulyadej |author=Paul M. Handley |publisher=Yale University Press |year= 2006 |isbn= 0-300-10682-3, 9780300106824 |page= 288 }} ()</ref> August 12.
In ], Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in June and is not a public holiday.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Turkey marks Father's Day|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/life/turkey-marks-father-s-day/1884621|website=aa.com.tr}}</ref>

===Ukraine===
In ], Father's Day ({{Langx|uk|День батька|translit=Den batka}}) is celebrated on the third Sunday of June. It is not a public holiday.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-19 |title=Father's Day in Ukraine {{!}} United Nations in Ukraine |url=https://ukraine.un.org/en/51770-fathers-day-ukraine,%20https://ukraine.un.org/en/51770-fathers-day-ukraine |access-date=2022-06-19 |website=ukraine.un.org |language=en }}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


===United Kingdom=== ===United Kingdom===
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In the ], Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in June and is not a public holiday.
In the ], Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June.<ref name="DEF"/> The day does not have a long tradition; ], in ''The English Year'' (2006), states that it entered British popular culture "sometime after the Second World War, not without opposition".<ref name="Englishyear">{{cite book | title=The English Year | publisher=Penguin Books | author=Roud, Steve | author-link = Steve Roud |year=2006 | location=London | page=215 | isbn=978-0-140-51554-1}}</ref>

==North American traditions==

===Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba and Puerto Rico===
Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday.

===Canada===
In Canada, Father's Day ({{langx|fr|Fête des Pères}}) is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Father's Day in Canada|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/canada/father-day|access-date=1 July 2020|website=timeanddate.com}}</ref> Father's Day typically involves spending time with one's father or the father figures in one's life. Small family gatherings and the giving of gifts may be part of the festivities organized for Father's Day.

===Costa Rica===
In ], the ] presented a bill to change the celebration of Father's Day from the third Sunday of June to 19 March, the day of ].<ref>{{cite web|author=Rodolfo Delgado Valverde |title=Proyecto de Ley. Celebración del 19 de Marzo como Día del Padre. Expediente 15911. |url=http://www.asamblea.go.cr/proyecto/15900/15911.doc |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091128061906/http://www.asamblea.go.cr/proyecto/15900/15911.doc |archive-date=28 November 2009 }}</ref> That was to give tribute to this saint, who gave his name to the capital of the country ], so family heads will be able to celebrate Father's Day at the same time as the ].<ref name="costa_rica_aciprensa"/> The official date is still the third Sunday of June.

===Haiti===
In ], Father's Day (''Fête des pères'') is celebrated on the last Sunday of June and is not a public holiday.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Father's Day in Haiti|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/haiti/father-day|access-date=1 July 2020|website=timeanddate.com}}</ref> Fathers are recognized and celebrated on this day with cards, gifts, breakfast, lunch, brunch or early Sunday dinner; whether enjoying the day at the beach or mountains, spending family time or doing favorite activities.

Children exclaim "''bonne fête papa''", while everyone wishes all fathers "''bonne Fête des Pères''" (Happy Father's Day).

===Mexico===
In ], Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Father's Day in Mexico in 2021|url=https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/fathers-day|access-date=1 July 2020|website=Office Holidays}}</ref> Father's Day typically involves spending time with one's father or the father figures in one's life. Small family gatherings and the giving of gifts may be part of the festivities organized for Father's Day.

===Trinidad and Tobago===
In ], Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Father's Day in Trinidad and Tobago|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/trinidad/father-day#:~:text=Father%27s%20Day%20is%20not%20a,hours%20in%20Trinidad%20and%20Tobago.|access-date=1 July 2020|website=timeanddate.com}}</ref>


===United States=== ===United States===
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Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June. In recent years, ]ers have adapted to the holiday by promoting ] and traditionally male-oriented ]s such as ] and ]s. Schools and other children's programs commonly have activities to make Father's Day gifts.


In the US, Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June.<ref>{{cite news|title=Father's Day 2017: How did it begin and where in the world is it celebrated?|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/fatherhood/fathers-day-what-is-it-and-why-we-celebrate-it/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/fatherhood/fathers-day-what-is-it-and-why-we-celebrate-it/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=14 June 2017|newspaper=The Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Typically, families gather to celebrate the father figures in their lives. Schools (if in session) and other children's programs commonly have activities to make Father's Day gifts.<ref>{{Cite web|date=19 June 2020|title=Enjoy Father's Day? Thank the woman who spent 62 years campaigning for it.|url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/holidays/reference/fathers-day-campaign-daughter-create-holiday/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617022922/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/holidays/reference/fathers-day-campaign-daughter-create-holiday/|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 June 2019|access-date=1 July 2020|website=Culture}}</ref>
More phone calls are made in the United States during Mother's Day than during Father's Day, but the percentage of ]s on Father's Day is much higher, making it the busiest day of the year for collect calls.<ref name=snopes>{{cite web|url=http://www.snopes.com/holidays/fathersday/collect.asp|title=We Love You: Call Collect|publisher=Snopes.com|accessdate=June 3, 2010}}</ref><ref name=pallavi>Gogoi, Pallavi. "." BusinessWeek. June 14, 2005.</ref>


==Oceanian traditions==
Father's Day is accompanied by a smaller total number of phone calls, greeting cards and gifts than Mother's Day. It is speculated that this is due to the greater number of households with a mother than households with a father (due to ]s), to the greater role of mothers in housework, and to historical advantage - Mother's Day began in 1870 and became official in 1914 while Father's Day only became official in 1972.<ref name=pallavi/>

===Australia===
In Australia, Father's Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of September, which is the first Sunday of spring in Australia. Most families present fathers with gifts and cards, and share a meal. It is not a public holiday.

The idea of Father's Day wasn't initially well received in Australia in the 1910s and 1920s. Many thought it was either unnecessary or undermined a father's assumed “supremacy” as head of the household. Newspapers at the time printed satirical poems and critical editorials of the new tradition.<ref>{{cite web |title=Father's Day |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/168731888/16125015 |newspaper=Truth |date=21 May 1911 |access-date=19 July 2021}}, {{cite web |title=Satirical Splashes |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/168749971 |newspaper=Truth |date=28 May 1911 |access-date=19 July 2021}}</ref> Father's Day was originally observed in June, matching the USA date, with church services and the wearing of a red flower.<ref>{{cite web |title=The History of Father's Day in Australia |url=https://www.giftsaustralia.com.au/fathers-day-australia |website=Father's Day Australia |access-date=19 July 2021}}</ref> In June 1925, Janet Heyden of Sydney (who also advocated for ] celebrations in Australia) began collecting donations to bring cheer to elderly men in nursing/charity homes. While Mother's Day became instantly popular, it wasn't until the 1930s that Father's Day came to be popularly celebrated in Australia on the first Sunday in September. The Father's Day Council of Australia was established in 1957 and continues to honor distinguished fathers with an annual ]. Father's Day traditions in Australia include school crafts with handmade gifts and cards from younger children, taking dad out for lunch, BBQs, and outdoor family activities. Public schools often hold a Father's Day gift stall with inexpensive presents for fathers, grandfathers, carers, or other role-models.

YMCA ] continues the tradition of honoring the role fathers and father figures play in parenting through the annual awarding of Local Community Father of the Year in 32 municipalities in Victoria. The Father's Day Council of Victoria also annually recognizes fathers in the Victorian Father of the Year Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fathersdaycouncil.org.au|title=Father's Day Council of Victoria Inc.|access-date=2 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812082503/https://fathersdaycouncil.org.au/|archive-date=12 August 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===New Zealand===
In ], Father's Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of September and it is not a public holiday. Father's Day was first observed at ], ] on 14 July 1929<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19290713.2.125|title=Father's Day Service. (New Zealand Herald, 1929-07-13)|last=Zealand|first=National Library of New|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz|access-date=30 August 2016}}</ref> and first appeared in commercial advertising the following year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19300612.2.208.1|title=Page 27 Advertisements Column 1 (Auckland Star, 1930-06-12) - Milne & Choyce|last=Zealand|first=National Library of New|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz|access-date=30 August 2016}}</ref> By 1931 other churches had adopted the day and in 1935 much of Australia moved to mark the day at the beginning of September.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article180633089|title=27 Aug 1935{{snd}}"Father's Day"{{snd}}1 September|newspaper=Telegraph|date=27 August 1935 |access-date=30 August 2016}}</ref> New Zealand followed this, with a ] advert in 1937<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19370902.2.36.3|title=Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 1937-09-02) Woolworths, Wellington|last=Zealand|first=National Library of New|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz|access-date=30 August 2016}}</ref> and a ] Salvation Army service in 1938.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19380903.2.177.2|title=Page 25 Advertisements Column 2 (Press, 1938-09-03) Salvation Army, Linwood, Christchurch|last=Zealand|first=National Library of New|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz|access-date=30 August 2016}}</ref>

===Samoa===
In Samoa, Father's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in August, and is a recognized national holiday on the Monday following.

===Fiji===
In Fiji, Father's Day is celebrated in September. Commercial fathers Sunday is usually on the first Sunday and then the Methodist Father's Day is usually celebrated on the second Sunday.

==South American traditions==

===Argentina===
Father's Day in ] is celebrated on the third Sunday of June.

Attempts have been made to change the date to 24 August, to commemorate the day on which the "Father of the Nation", ], became a father.<ref name="diariocritico">{{Cite news| url = http://www.diariocritico.com/mexico/2008/Junio/noticias/49169/argentina-el-origen-del-dia-del-padre-ayer-google-en-espanol-lo-tuvo-en-su-portal.html | title = Argentina, el origen del Día del Padre, ayer Google en español lo tuvo en su Portal | date = 16 June 2008 | access-date = 12 July 2008 }}</ref> In 1953, the proposal to celebrate Father's Day in all educational establishments on 24 August, in honor of José de San Martín, was raised to the General Direction of Schools of ]. The day was celebrated for the first time in 1958, on the third Sunday of June, but it was not included in the school calendars due to pressure from several groups.<ref name="2004argentina">{{cite web| url = http://www.diadelpadre.org/docs/1798.htm | title = Sesiones ordinarias 2004 Orden del día n°1798: Día del Padre. Institúyese como tal el día 24 de agosto de cada año. | publisher=Cámara de Diputados de la Nación | date = 7 November 2008 | access-date = 7 June 2008 | quote = la presión de diversos grupos determinó el "olvido" de incluir esta disposición en el calendario escolar a partir de 1957, y la omisión fue aprovechada para imponer el tercer domingo de junio como el Día del Padre norteamericano, en homenaje a mister John Bruce Dodd (...) instituir el día 24 de agosto como el destinado a la celebración del Día del Padre en homenaje al general José de San Martín, padre de la patria. }}</ref>

Schools in the Mendoza Province continued to celebrate Father's Day on 24 August, and in 1982 the provincial governor passed a law declaring Father's Day in the province to be celebrated on that day.<ref name="2004argentina"/>

In 2004, a proposal to change the date to 24 August was presented to the ] as a single, unified project.

===Bolivia===
In ] Father's Day (''Día del padre'', in ]) is celebrated on 19 March (Saint Joseph Day). People usually give a present to their fathers and spend time with them.

===Brazil===
In ] Fathers' Day (''Dia dos Pais'', in Portuguese a plural form) is celebrated three months after Mother's Day, on the second Sunday of August. Publicist Sylvio Bhering picked the day in honor of ], patron of fathers. While it is not an official holiday (see ]), it is widely observed and typically involves spending time with and giving gifts to one's father or father figure.

===Chile===
In ] Father's Day (''Día del padre'', in ]) is officially celebrated on 19 June.<ref>{{cite web |title=DECRETO 1110 - INSTITUYE COMO DIA NACIONAL LAS FECHAS QUE INDICA |url=https://www.bcn.cl/leychile/navegar?idNorma=261625&idParte=9006059 |website=Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional |access-date=19 June 2022 |language=Spanish}}</ref>

===Colombia===
In ], Father's Day (''Día del padre'', in ]) is celebrated on the third Sunday of June. In 2022, it was officially celebrated on 26 June to avoid coinciding with the second round of the ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramírez |first=Juan Camilo Quiceno |date=2022-06-03 |title=Cambia la fecha del Día del Padre, ya no será el 19 de junio |url=https://www.elcolombiano.com/negocios/cuando-se-celebra-el-dia-del-padre-en-colombia-en-2022-NG17666092 |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=www.elcolombiano.com |language=es-ES}}</ref>

===Paraguay===
In ], Father's Day is typically celebrated with a traditional banquet of Paraguayan food like ], ], ], soyo and ]. In Paraguay Father's Day is a very important day, and is celebrated with much fervor.

===Peru===
In ], Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday. People usually give a present to their fathers and spend time with them mostly during a family meal.


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* {{Cite book | last = Larossa | first = Ralph | title = The Modernization of Fatherhood: A Social and Political History | publisher=University of Chicago Press | year = 1997 | isbn = 0-226-46904-2 | pages = , 170–192 | url = https://archive.org/details/modernizationoff00laro | url-access = registration | quote = Ann Jarvis OR Anna Jarvis mother's day. }}
* {{Cite book| title = Celebrations: The Complete Book of American Holidays |last = Myers |middle = J. first = Robert |coauthors= the editors of Hallmark Cards | publisher = Doubleday & Company |year = 1972 |pages = 184–187 |isbn = 0-385-07677-0 }}
* {{Cite book| title = Consumer Rites: The Buying and Selling of American Holidays | last = Leigh | first = Eric Schmidt | publisher=Princeton University Press | year = 1997 | pages = 275–292 | isbn = 0-691-01721-2 |url = http://books.google.com/books?id=maF8mTPsJqsC }} * {{Cite book |last=Myers |first=Robert J. |title=Celebrations: The Complete Book of American Holidays |publisher=Doubleday & Company |year=1972 |pages= |isbn=0-385-07677-0 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/celebrationscomp00myer/page/184}}
* {{Cite book| title = The Modernization of Fatherhood: A Social and Political History | last = Larossa | first = Ralph | publisher=University of Chicago Press | year = 1997 | isbn = 0-226-46904-2 | pages = 90, 170–192 | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=rkkIKQVu26cC&pg=PA90-IA3&vq=mother's+day&dq=%22Ann+Jarvis%22+OR+%22Anna+Jarvis%22+%22mother's+day%22 }} * {{Cite book | last = Schmidt | first = Leigh Eric| title = Consumer Rites: The Buying and Selling of American Holidays | publisher=Princeton University Press | year = 1997 | pages = 275–292 | isbn = 0-691-01721-2 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=maF8mTPsJqsC }}


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Celebration honoring fathers This article is about the celebration. For other uses, see Father's Day (disambiguation).

Father's Day
Paternal Advice, painted by Josephus Laurentius Dyckmans
Observed by112+ countries
TypeWorldwide
SignificanceHonors fathers and fatherhood
DateVaries by country
FrequencyAnnual
Related to

Father's Day is a holiday honoring one's father, as well as fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. The holiday complements similar celebrations honoring family members, such as Mother's Day and, in some countries, Siblings Day, and Grandparents' Day. The day is held on various dates across the world, and different regions maintain their own traditions of honoring fatherhood.

In Catholic countries of Europe, it has been celebrated on 19 March as Saint Joseph's Day since the Middle Ages. In the United States, Father's Day was founded in the state of Washington by Sonora Smart Dodd in 1910. Father's Day is a recognized public holiday in Lithuania and some parts of Spain and was regarded as such in Italy until 1977. It is a national holiday in Estonia, Samoa, and equivalently in South Korea, where it is celebrated as Parents' Day. Sikhs celebrate Father's Day (ਪਿਤਾ ਦਿਵਸ) on 29 December, birthday of Guru Gobind Singh.

History

For centuries, the Eastern Orthodox Church has appointed the second Sunday before Nativity as the Sunday of the Forefathers to commemorate the ancestors of Christ according to the flesh, starting with Adam and emphasizing the patriarch Abraham, to whom God said,

In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed

— Genesis 12:3, 22:18

This feast can fall between 11 and 17 December. This feast includes the ancestors of Mary, mother of Jesus and various prophets.

A customary day for the celebration of fatherhood in Catholic Europe is known to date back to at least 1508. It is usually celebrated on 19 March, as the feast day of Saint Joseph, who is referred to as the fatherly Nutritor Domini ("Nourisher of the Lord") in Catholicism and "the putative father of Jesus" in southern European tradition. This celebration was brought to the Americas by the Spanish and Portuguese. The Catholic Church actively supported the custom of a celebration of fatherhood on St. Joseph's Day from either the last years of the 14th century or from the early 15th century, apparently on the initiative of the Franciscans.

In the Coptic Orthodox Church, the celebration of fatherhood is also observed on St Joseph's Day, but the Copts observe this on 20 July. The Coptic celebration may date back to the fifth century.

In the United States, whether to celebrate this day nationwide or not is a matter for debate. In 1908, Grace Golden Clayton proposed the day to honor those men who had died in a mining accident in the US. Though it was not accepted then, in 1909 Sonora Smart Dodd, who along with her five brothers was raised by her father alone, after attending Mother's Day in a church, convinced the Spokane Ministerial Association to celebrate Father's Day nationwide.

In addition to Father's Day, International Men's Day is celebrated in many countries on 19 November in honor of both men and boys.

Spelling

"Father's Day" is spelled as a singular possessive following the precedent established by its predecessor, Mother's Day. In 1912, Anna Jarvis trademarked the phrase "Second Sunday in May, Mother's Day, Anna Jarvis, Founder." Jarvis specifically noted that "Mother's" should "be a singular possessive, for each family to honor its own mother, not a plural possessive commemorating all mothers in the world."

Dates

The following is a list of when Father's Day is celebrated, in order of date of observance.

Gregorian calendar
Occurrence Dates Country

Soldier's Day

18 March  Mongolia
19 March
8 May

 South Korea (Parents' Day)

Second Sunday in May

14 May 2023
12 May 2024
11 May 2025

 Romania (Ziua Tatălui)

Third Sunday in May

21 May 2023
19 May 2024
18 May 2025

 Tonga

Ascension Day

18 May 2023
9 May 2024
29 May 2025

 Germany

First Sunday in June

4 June 2023
2 June 2024
1 June 2025

 Lithuania (Tėvo diena)
  Switzerland

5 June

 Denmark (also Constitution Day)

Second Sunday in June

11 June 2023
9 June 2024
8 June 2025

Third Sunday in June

18 June 2023
16 June 2024
15 June 2025

17 June
19 June
21 June
23 June

Last Sunday in June

25 June 2023
30 June 2024
29 June 2025

 Haiti

Second Sunday in July

9 July 2023
14 July 2024
13 July 2025

 Uruguay

Last Sunday in July

30 July 2023
28 July 2024
27 July 2025

 Dominican Republic

8 August

 Taiwan

Second Sunday in August

13 August 2023
11 August 2024
10 August 2025


Last Monday in August

28 August 2023
26 August 2024
25 August 2025

 South Sudan

First Sunday in September

3 September 2023
1 September 2024
7 September 2025

Second Sunday in August

10 September 2023
8 September 2024
14 September 2025

 Latvia

First Sunday in October

1 October 2023
6 October 2024
5 October 2025

 Luxembourg

Third Sunday in October 15 October 2023

20 October 2024
19 October 2025

 Russia
21 October  Belarus

Second Sunday in November

12 November 2023
10 November 2024
9 November 2025

12 November

 Indonesia

5 December

 Thailand (The birthday of King Bhumibol)

26 December  Bulgaria
Hebrew calendar
Occurrence Equivalent Gregorian dates Country
30 Shevat Between 30 January and 1 March

21 February 2023
9 February 2024
28 February 2025

 Israel (Family Day)

Hindu calendar
Definition Equivalent Gregorian dates Country/territory

Kushe Aunsi

(Bhadrapada Amavasya)

Between 30 August and 30 September


   Nepal

Islamic calendar
Occurrence Equivalent Gregorian dates Country/territory

13 Rajab, Ali Ibn Abi Talib's birthday

4 February 2023
25 January 2024
13 January 2025
Burmese calendar
Occurrence Equivalent Gregorian dates Country/territory

Full Moon Day of Tabaung

in February or March

6 March 2023
24–25 March 2024
13 March 2025

 Myanmar (Father's Day)

Map of dates when Father's Day is celebrated

African traditions

Algeria

In Algeria, the third Sunday in June is the dedicated day to celebrate the Father's Day.

Egypt

In Egypt, Father's Day is celebrated on 21 June of every year.

Kenya

In Kenya, Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday.

Morocco

In Morocco, the third Sunday in June is the dedicated day to celebrate the Father's Day.

Mozambique

In Mozambique, Father's Day is observed on 19 March every year.

Nigeria

In Nigeria, the third Sunday in June is the dedicated day to celebrate Father's Day.

Seychelles

In Seychelles, Father's Day is celebrated on 16 June and is not a public holiday.

South Africa

In South Africa, Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June. It is not a public holiday.

South Sudan

In South Sudan, Father's Day is celebrated on the last Monday of August. President Salva Kiir Mayardit proclaimed it before 27 August 2012. First celebrated on 27 August 2012, Father's Day was not celebrated in South Sudan in 2011 (due to the country's independence).

Sudan

In Sudan, Father's Day (عيد الأب), is celebrated on 21 June.

Asian traditions

Bangladesh

In Bangladesh there is no historical tradition of celebrating Father's Day (Bengali/Bangla: বাবা/আব্বু দিবস, Baba/abbu dibosh) and has been popularized by Western influences in the country. It is celebrated on the third Sunday of June, and is not a public holiday. Father's Day was not very popular and had been made more widespread by the Millennial and Generation Z communities all over the country through social media in recent times. Even though many religious families do not celebrate it, it is more widespread than ever. There is a popular phrase used by many parents: "Every day is father's/mother's day, so you shall love your parents everyday." Most people just wish their father a happy father's day, but many people from big cities go to a restaurant to celebrate, and many even have cake. Many others cut the cake at home or order food online. Some children may give small gifts to their father.

China

In the People's Republic of China, there is no official Father's Day. Some people celebrate on the third Sunday of June, according to the tradition of the United States. Father's Day is also celebrated in the special administrative regions. In Hong Kong, it is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday. In Macau, Father's Day (Dia do Pai) is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday.

India

Father's Day is not an original custom of India but is rather followed by the influence of the western world. It is observed on the third Sunday of June. This event is not a public holiday. The day is usually celebrated only in larger cities like Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru, Pune, Kolkata, Jaipur, Lucknow and others. It is a huge holiday in the North Eastern state of Nagaland and Kerala where prayers are held in church on Sunday Services. After this day was first observed in the United States in 1908 and gradually gained popularity, Indian metropolitan cities, much later, followed suit by recognising this event. In India, the day is usually celebrated with children giving gifts such as greeting cards, electronic gadgets, shirts, gold necklaces, coffee mugs or books to their fathers.

Indonesia

In Indonesia, Father's Day is celebrated on 12 November and is not a public holiday. Father's Day in Indonesia was first declared in 2006 in Surakarta City Hall attended by hundreds of people from various community groups, including people from community of inter-religion communication. Because of its recent declaration, there is not much hype about the celebration, compared to the celebration of Mother's Day on 22 December. Google also created its doodle for Indonesia in 2019 and 2020.

Iran

In Iran before the revolution, the 24th of Esfand, Reza Shah's birthday, was called Father's Day based on the Iranian calendar. After the revolution of 1979, this day was changed to the 13th of Rajab, the birthday of Ali bin Abi Talib, the first imam of Shiis. Zoroastrians also celebrate Shahrivargan as Father's Day.

Israel

In Israel, Father's Day is usually celebrated as part of Family Day on 30 Shevat, though some celebrate on 1 May together with Workers' Day or Labor Day.

Japan

In Japan, Father's Day (父の日, chichi no hi) is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday. Common presents are sake, shochu, fashion items, some kinds of gourmet food, sports equipment and various sweets.

Kazakhstan

Since 2012, Kazakhstan celebrates Defender of the Fatherland Day (Kazakh: Отан Қорғаушы күні) to commemorate the foundation of the armed forces. It is also called Army Day and it is celebrated on 7 May. Kazakh society perceives it as 'a men's day' and honoring men so it is vaguely a celebration of fathers.

Malaysia

In Malaysia, Father's Day falls on the third Sunday of June.

Mongolia

The Mongolian Men's Association began the celebration of Father's Day on 8 August 2005.

Nepal

Main article: Kushe Aunsi

The Nepalese Hindus as well as the Newars in Nepal honors fathers on the day of Kushe aunsi (Nepali: कुशे औंसी), which occurs in late August or early September, depending on the year, since it depends on the lunar calendar. According to Hindu calendar, the festival falls on the new moon day of Bhadra month. It is also known as Gokarna Aunsi or Pitri Tirpani Aunsi.

In recent years, Nepalese non–Hindus have also adopted the Kushe Aunsi day. It is commonly known as Buwaako mukh herne din (Nepali: बुवाको मुख हेर्ने दिन, lit. 'day for looking at father's face') or Abu ya Khwa Swoyegu in Nepal Bhasa. The celebration of the festival has been modernized in some ways in recent years. Children worship their father on this day, put tika on his forehead and give him sweets, delicacies and gifts as a part of celebration. In return, the father bless good fortune to his children.

On the new moon day (Amavasya), it is traditional to pay respect to one's deceased father; Hindus go to the Shiva temple of Gokarneswor Mahadev, in Gokarna, a suburb of Kathmandu while Buddhists go to Jana Bahal (Seto Machhendranath or white Tara) temple in Kathmandu.

Traditionally, in the Kathmandu Valley, the south-western corner is reserved for women and women-related rituals, and the north-eastern is for men and men-related rituals. The worship place for Mata Tirtha Aunsi ('Mother Pilgrimage New Moon') is located in Mata Tirtha in the south-western half of the valley, while the worship place for Gokarna Aunsi is located in the north-eastern half. This division is reflected in many aspects of the life in the Kathmandu Valley.

Pakistan

Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June. The Rutgers WPF launched a campaign titled 'Greening Pakistan – Promoting Responsible Fatherhood' on Father's Day (Sunday, 18 June 2017) across Pakistan to promote active fatherhood and responsibility for the care and upbringing of children. Father's Day is not a public holiday in Pakistan.

Philippines

In the Philippines, Father's Day is officially celebrated every third Sunday of June according to a recent presidential proclamation, but it is not a public holiday. It is more widely observed by the public on the third Sunday of June perhaps due to American influence and as proclaimed in 1988 by Philippine President Corazon Aquino.

Under Proclamation No. 58, series of 1998, issued by then Philippine President Joseph Ejercito Estrada, the first Monday of December of every year was designated as Mother's Day and Father's Day, expressly repealing the third Sunday of June observance.

Singapore

In Singapore, Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June but is not a public holiday.

South Korea

In South Korea, Parents' Day (Korean: 어버이날) is celebrated on 8 May and is not a public holiday. Setting Parents' Day as a national holiday and holding a pan-national event is intended to inherit and develop traditional ethical standards such as filial piety and senior citizens' ideology. Regardless of age or gender, this day is also an opportunity to reaffirm that traditional filial piety is a crucial norm and cultural value in modern society. The ceremony to mark Parents' Day as an anniversary and put on carnations stems from a Christian culture. As Western religions and cultures entered, this holiday, which was introduced together, became the most traditional holiday combined with Confucian filial piety in the process of establishing itself.

Sri Lanka

Father's Day (Sinhala: පියවරුන්ගේ දිනය, Piyawarunge dhinaya; Tamil: தந்தையர் தினம், Thanthaiyar Thinam) is observed on the third Sunday of June. It is not a public holiday. Many schools hold special events to honor fathers.

Taiwan

Main article: Public holidays in Taiwan

In Taiwan, Father's Day is not an official holiday, but is widely observed on 8 August, the eighth day of the eighth month of the year. In Mandarin Chinese, the pronunciation of the number eight is bā, and the pronunciation is very similar to the character 爸 (bà), which means "pa" or "dad". The eighth day of the eighth month (bā-bā) is a pun for dad (爸爸; bàba). Taiwan, therefore, sometimes refer to 8 August as "Bābā Holiday" as a pun for "Dad's Holiday" (爸爸節) or the more formal "Father's Day" (父親節).

Thailand

In Thailand, Father's Day is observed on 5 December, the birthday of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX). In Thailand, Father's Day, as well as Mother's Day, are national public holidays. Traditionally, Thais celebrate by giving their father or grandfather a canna flower (ดอกพุทธรักษา, Dok Buddha Raksa), which is considered a masculine flower; however, this is not as commonly practiced today. Thai people will wear yellow on this day to show respect for the late king, because yellow is the color of the day for Monday, the day King Bhumibol Adulyadej was born. Thais flood the Sanam Luang, a massive park in front of the palace, to watch the king give his annual speech, and often stay until the evening when there is a national ceremony. Thais will light candles and show respect to the king by declaring their faith. This ceremony happens in almost every village in Thailand, and even overseas at Thai organizations.

It first gained nationwide popularity in the 1980s as part of a campaign by Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda to promote Thailand's royal family. Mother's Day is celebrated on the birthday of Queen Sirikit, 12 August.

United Arab Emirates

In the United Arab Emirates, Father's Day is celebrated on 21 June.

European traditions

Roman Catholicism

In the Roman Catholic tradition, fathers are celebrated on Saint Joseph's Day (commonly called the Feast of Saint Joseph), 19 March, though in certain countries Father's Day has become a secular celebration. It is also common for Catholics to honor their "spiritual father", their parish priest, on Father's Day.

Austria

In Austria, Father's Day (Vatertag) is celebrated on the second Sunday of June and it is not a public holiday.

Belarus

In Belarus Father's Day is celebrated on 21 October.

Belgium

In Belgium, Father's Day (Vaderdag/Fête des Pères) is celebrated on the second Sunday of June or 14 June, and it is not a public holiday, except for Antwerp where it is celebrated on 19 March.

Bulgaria

In Bulgaria, Father's Day is celebrated on 26 December and it is not a public holiday. According to the Eastern Orthodox tradition, fathers are celebrated on Saint Joseph's Day - one day after Christmas.

Croatia

In Croatia, according to the Roman Catholic tradition, fathers are celebrated on Saint Joseph's Day (Dan svetog Josipa), 19 March. It is not a public holiday.

Denmark

See also: Constitution Day (Denmark)

In Denmark, Father's Day (Fars dag) is celebrated on 5 June. It coincides with Constitution Day.

Estonia

In Estonia, Father's Day (Isadepäev) is celebrated on the second Sunday of November. It is an established flag flying day and a national holiday.

Finland

In Finland, Father's Day (Finnish: Isänpäivä; Swedish: Fars dag) is celebrated on the second Sunday of November. It is an established flag flying day.

France

In France lighter manufacturer Flaminaire introduced the idea of Father's Day first in 1949 for commercial reasons. Director Marcel Quercia wanted to sell their lighter in France. In 1950, they introduced "la Fête des Pères", which would take place every third Sunday of June (following the American example). Their slogan is "Nos papas nous l'ont dit, pour la fête des pères, ils désirent tous un Flaminaire" (Our daddies told us, for Father's Day, they all want a Flaminaire). In 1952, the holiday was officially decreed. A national Father's Day committee was set up to give a prize for fathers who deserved it most (originally, candidates were nominated by the social services of each town hall's/mayor's office); This complements la Fête des Mères (Mother's Day) which was made official in France in 1928 and added to the calendar in Vichy in 1941.

Germany

Hiking tour on Father's Day with smaller wagons.

In Germany, Father's Day (Vatertag) is celebrated differently from other parts of the world, as it is celebrated on Ascension Day (the Thursday forty days after Easter), which is a federal holiday. Regionally, it is also called gentlemen's day, Herrentag or Männertag (men's day). It is a tradition for groups of males (young and old but usually excluding pre-teenage boys) to do a hiking tour with one or more smaller wagons, Bollerwagen, pulled by manpower. In the wagons are wine or beer bottles (according to the region) and traditional regional food, Hausmannskost. Many men use this holiday as an opportunity to get drunk. According to the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, alcohol-related traffic accidents triple on this day. The tradition of Father's Day is especially prevalent in Eastern Germany.

These traditions are probably rooted in Christian Ascension Day's processions to the farmlands, which has been celebrated since the 18th century. Men would be seated in a wooden cart and carried to the village's plaza, and the mayor would award a prize to the father who had the most children, usually with a big piece of ham. In the late 19th century the religious component was progressively lost, especially in urban areas such as Berlin, and groups of men organized walking excursions with beer and ham. By the 20th century, alcohol consumption had become a major part of the tradition. Many people will take the following Friday off work, and some schools are closed on that Friday as well; many people then use the resulting four-day-long weekend for a short vacation.

Greece

Athens, Syntagma Square, SYGAPA, 2004
A 2004 outdoor banner at Syntagma Square, Athens, Greece, with the message "Μπαμπά Σ'αγαπώ", i.e. "Daddy I love you".

In Greece, Father's Day (η γιορτή του πατέρα) is officially celebrated on the third Sunday of June. The SYGAPA association, which supports the needs of divorced fathers, raises awareness and advocates for the father's role in society, also organizes various events on the day across the country.

Hungary

In Hungary, Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday.

Iceland

In Iceland, Father's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of November.

Italy

In Italy, according to the Roman Catholic tradition, Father's Day is celebrated on Saint Joseph's Day, commonly called the Feast of Saint Joseph (Festa di San Giuseppe), 19 March. It was a public holiday until 1977.

Latvia

In Latvia, Father's Day (Tēvu diena) is celebrated on the second Sunday of September and is not a public holiday. In Latvia people did not always celebrate this day because of the USSR's influence with its own holidays. This day in Latvia was officially born in 2008 when it was celebrated and marked in the calendar for the first time on 14 September (second Sunday of September) to promote the idea that man as the father must be satisfied and proud of his family and children, also, the father is important to gratitude and loving words from his family for devoted to continuous altruistic concerns. Because this day is new to the country it does not have established unique traditions, but people borrow ideas from other countries' Father's Day traditions to congratulate fathers in Latvia.

Lithuania

In Lithuania, Father's Day (Tėvo diena) is celebrated on the first Sunday of June and is a public holiday.

Malta

Malta has followed the international trend and celebrates Father's Day on the third Sunday in June. As in the case of Mother's Day, the introduction of Father's Day celebrations in Malta was encouraged by Frans H Said (Uncle Frans of the children's radio programs). The first mention of Father's Day was in June 1977, and the day is now part of the local events calendar.

Netherlands

In the Netherlands (including its constituent countries in the Caribbean), Father's Day (Vaderdag) is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday. Traditionally, as on Mother's Day, fathers get breakfast in bed made by their children and families gather together and have dinner, usually at the grandparents' house. In recent years, families also started having dinner out, and as on Mother's Day, it is one of the busiest days for restaurants. At school, children handcraft presents for their fathers. Consumer goods companies have all sorts of special offers for fathers: socks, ties, electronics, suits, and men's healthcare products.

Norway

In Norway, Father's Day (Farsdag), is celebrated on the second Sunday of November. It is not a public holiday.

Poland

In Poland, Father's Day (Polish: Dzień Ojca) is celebrated on 23 June and is not a public holiday. Google recognized Poland in its Father's Day 2019 Doodle.

Portugal

Father's Day (Dia do Pai) is celebrated on 19 March (see Roman Catholic tradition below) in Portugal. It is not a bank and public holiday.

Romania

The law instituting the celebration of Father's Day in Romania passed on 29 September 2009, and stated that Father's Day will be celebrated annually on the second Sunday of May. The first time it was celebrated was on 9 May 2010.

Russia

Russia continues the Soviet Union's tradition of celebrating Defender of the Fatherland Day on 23 February. It is usually called "Man's Day" and it is considered the Russian equivalent of Father's Day. In 2021, President Vladimir Putin established the Father's Day as falling on the third Sunday of October.

Slovakia

In Slovakia, Father's Day (Slovak: deň otcov) is celebrated on the third Sunday of June. It is not a public holiday.

Spain

Father's Day (El Día del Padre) is observed on the feast day of Saint Joseph, which is 19 March. It is celebrated as a public holiday in some regions of Spain.

Sweden

In Sweden, Father's Day (Fars dag), is celebrated on the second Sunday of November but is not a public holiday.

Switzerland

In most of Switzerland the holiday is celebrated on the first Sunday of June; in Ticino, the Italian speaking canton, it is an official public holiday, celebrated on 19 March.

Turkey

In Turkey, Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in June and is not a public holiday.

Ukraine

In Ukraine, Father's Day (Ukrainian: День батька, romanized: Den batka) is celebrated on the third Sunday of June. It is not a public holiday.

United Kingdom

A Royal Navy Officer hugs his daughter after returning from a long deployment on HMS Chiddingfold

In the United Kingdom, Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June. The day does not have a long tradition; Steve Roud, in The English Year (2006), states that it entered British popular culture "sometime after the Second World War, not without opposition".

North American traditions

Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba and Puerto Rico

Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday.

Canada

In Canada, Father's Day (French: Fête des Pères) is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday. Father's Day typically involves spending time with one's father or the father figures in one's life. Small family gatherings and the giving of gifts may be part of the festivities organized for Father's Day.

Costa Rica

In Costa Rica, the Social Christian Unity Party presented a bill to change the celebration of Father's Day from the third Sunday of June to 19 March, the day of Saint Joseph. That was to give tribute to this saint, who gave his name to the capital of the country San José, Costa Rica, so family heads will be able to celebrate Father's Day at the same time as the Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker. The official date is still the third Sunday of June.

Haiti

In Haiti, Father's Day (Fête des pères) is celebrated on the last Sunday of June and is not a public holiday. Fathers are recognized and celebrated on this day with cards, gifts, breakfast, lunch, brunch or early Sunday dinner; whether enjoying the day at the beach or mountains, spending family time or doing favorite activities.

Children exclaim "bonne fête papa", while everyone wishes all fathers "bonne Fête des Pères" (Happy Father's Day).

Mexico

In Mexico, Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday. Father's Day typically involves spending time with one's father or the father figures in one's life. Small family gatherings and the giving of gifts may be part of the festivities organized for Father's Day.

Trinidad and Tobago

In Trinidad and Tobago, Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday.

United States

Main article: Father's Day (United States)

In the US, Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June. Typically, families gather to celebrate the father figures in their lives. Schools (if in session) and other children's programs commonly have activities to make Father's Day gifts.

Oceanian traditions

Australia

In Australia, Father's Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of September, which is the first Sunday of spring in Australia. Most families present fathers with gifts and cards, and share a meal. It is not a public holiday.

The idea of Father's Day wasn't initially well received in Australia in the 1910s and 1920s. Many thought it was either unnecessary or undermined a father's assumed “supremacy” as head of the household. Newspapers at the time printed satirical poems and critical editorials of the new tradition. Father's Day was originally observed in June, matching the USA date, with church services and the wearing of a red flower. In June 1925, Janet Heyden of Sydney (who also advocated for Mother's Day celebrations in Australia) began collecting donations to bring cheer to elderly men in nursing/charity homes. While Mother's Day became instantly popular, it wasn't until the 1930s that Father's Day came to be popularly celebrated in Australia on the first Sunday in September. The Father's Day Council of Australia was established in 1957 and continues to honor distinguished fathers with an annual Australian Father of the Year award. Father's Day traditions in Australia include school crafts with handmade gifts and cards from younger children, taking dad out for lunch, BBQs, and outdoor family activities. Public schools often hold a Father's Day gift stall with inexpensive presents for fathers, grandfathers, carers, or other role-models.

YMCA Victoria continues the tradition of honoring the role fathers and father figures play in parenting through the annual awarding of Local Community Father of the Year in 32 municipalities in Victoria. The Father's Day Council of Victoria also annually recognizes fathers in the Victorian Father of the Year Award.

New Zealand

In New Zealand, Father's Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of September and it is not a public holiday. Father's Day was first observed at St Matthew's Church, Auckland on 14 July 1929 and first appeared in commercial advertising the following year. By 1931 other churches had adopted the day and in 1935 much of Australia moved to mark the day at the beginning of September. New Zealand followed this, with a Wellington advert in 1937 and a Christchurch Salvation Army service in 1938.

Samoa

In Samoa, Father's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in August, and is a recognized national holiday on the Monday following.

Fiji

In Fiji, Father's Day is celebrated in September. Commercial fathers Sunday is usually on the first Sunday and then the Methodist Father's Day is usually celebrated on the second Sunday.

South American traditions

Argentina

Father's Day in Argentina is celebrated on the third Sunday of June.

Attempts have been made to change the date to 24 August, to commemorate the day on which the "Father of the Nation", José de San Martín, became a father. In 1953, the proposal to celebrate Father's Day in all educational establishments on 24 August, in honor of José de San Martín, was raised to the General Direction of Schools of Mendoza Province. The day was celebrated for the first time in 1958, on the third Sunday of June, but it was not included in the school calendars due to pressure from several groups.

Schools in the Mendoza Province continued to celebrate Father's Day on 24 August, and in 1982 the provincial governor passed a law declaring Father's Day in the province to be celebrated on that day.

In 2004, a proposal to change the date to 24 August was presented to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies as a single, unified project.

Bolivia

In Bolivia Father's Day (Día del padre, in Spanish) is celebrated on 19 March (Saint Joseph Day). People usually give a present to their fathers and spend time with them.

Brazil

In Brazil Fathers' Day (Dia dos Pais, in Portuguese a plural form) is celebrated three months after Mother's Day, on the second Sunday of August. Publicist Sylvio Bhering picked the day in honor of Saint Joachim, patron of fathers. While it is not an official holiday (see Public holidays in Brazil), it is widely observed and typically involves spending time with and giving gifts to one's father or father figure.

Chile

In Chile Father's Day (Día del padre, in Spanish) is officially celebrated on 19 June.

Colombia

In Colombia, Father's Day (Día del padre, in Spanish) is celebrated on the third Sunday of June. In 2022, it was officially celebrated on 26 June to avoid coinciding with the second round of the presidential elections.

Paraguay

In Paraguay, Father's Day is typically celebrated with a traditional banquet of Paraguayan food like chipa, mbeju, bori, soyo and sopa paraguaya. In Paraguay Father's Day is a very important day, and is celebrated with much fervor.

Peru

In Peru, Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday. People usually give a present to their fathers and spend time with them mostly during a family meal.

See also

References

Notes

  1. As with Russia, the celebration is officially for people who served or are serving in the Mongolian Armed Forces, but the congratulations are for all fathers and all other adult men and male children as well.
  2. ROC only. Though Father's Day on 8 August was first celebrated in Shanghai in 1945, there is no longer an official Father's Day in mainland China since 1949.

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  4. Orthodox Christian.
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