Father's Day is a Thanksgiving Day for father, originated in the United States, but now it has become a very popular festival in our country. Father's Day is set on the third Sunday of June every year, so what day is father's day set in various countries? Let's get to know each other.
What day is father's Day 2018
Father's Day is the third Sunday of June in China. Father's Day is June 17, 2018.
Father's Day
Father's day, as the name suggests, is a day to thank your father. It began around the beginning of the twentieth century and originated in the United States. The first father's day in the world, born in 1910 in the United States, was initiated by Mrs. Dodd (Sonora Louise smart Dodd), who lives in Spokane, Washington.
In 1924, President Coolidge of the United States expressed support for the proposal of establishing a national Father's day. In 1966, President Johnson signed the presidential proclamation, declaring the third Sunday in June that year as the father's day of the United States. In 1972, President Nixon of the United States signed the official document, making the third Sunday in June every year the father's day of the whole United States, and becoming the permanent anniversary of the United States.
The origin of father's day in China
Father's Day is not a "park to come" festival. China also has its own father's day. The origin of father's day in China dates back to the Republic of China. On August 8, 1945, Shanghai launched an activity to celebrate father's day. The citizens responded immediately. After the victory of the Anti Japanese War, celebrities from all walks of life in Shanghai jointly asked the Shanghai municipal government to submit it to the central government for father's day "August 8 is the National Father's day. On father's day, people wear flowers to express their respect and missing for their father.
There is no official Father's day in mainland China. But mainland people are used to the third Sunday in June as father's day; Taiwan's father's Day is August 8. This is because "August 8" is close to Dad, and "August 8" is linked up like a "father", so father's Day is specially scheduled for August 8.
What day is father's day all over the world?
February 13 every year: Russia
March 19 every year: Belgium, Italy, Portugal, Spain (St. Joseph's day)
May 8 every year: South Korea (parents' day)
31 May of each year: Germany
June 4 every year: Denmark
The first Sunday of June every year: Lithuania
The second Sunday of June every year: Austria, Belgium
The third Sunday of June every year: China, Singapore, Argentina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, France, India, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Slovakia, South Africa, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela Latin America, Zimbabwe & hellip; & hellip;
June 20 every year: Bulgaria
June 23 every year: Nicaragua, Poland
Last Sunday of July: Dominican Republic
August 8 every year: Taiwan, China
The second Sunday of August every year: Brazil
The first Sunday of September every year: New Zealand, Australia
The second Sunday of November every year: Estonia, Finland, Norway, Sweden
5 December each year: Thailand (birthday of King Ahmed, bhumipun)
How do you celebrate father's Day abroad?
Breakfast for parents in America
On father's day, every American whose father died will wear a white rose, while Americans whose father is alive will wear a red rose. In Pennsylvania, dandelions are also used to pay tribute to their father, while in Vancouver, people choose to wear white cloves.
In the United States, father's day breakfast is usually made by children, parents can continue to sleep, do not have to get up early. Breakfast is prepared by children and served to parents before bed. In addition, in the United States, children also send cards to their fathers, buy neckties, socks and other small gifts to their fathers to show their respect for their fathers.
Japan reads gratitude letter to father and rubs back
On father's day in Japan, daughters usually read thank-you letters to their fathers. They will be reunited with their father and give him gifts and blessings. In Japan, no matter the daughter who has been married or is waiting for a letter, she usually writes a letter of love and blessing to her father, holds the letter in front of her father, reads it aloud to her father, and thanks her father for his birth and upbringing.
The bath culture of Japan has a long history, and the bath is a kind of enjoyment for the Japanese. Therefore, on father's day, daughters should rub their backs with their own hands, which is also the biggest way to warm their fathers.
German father drinking beer to celebrate
On father's day in Germany, alcoholic German fathers can drink as much as they want, and their wives are not allowed to mind when they go home. Some men in small towns push beer carts full of big barrels out early in the morning, and drink with whoever they meet, until they are drunk in the street.