This year's father's Day is coming. Let's first understand the origin of Chinese father's day, and then look at the month and day of Chinese father's day in 2019. What month is Chinese father's day? The origin and origin of father's day.
2019 Chinese father's Day is August 8
Chinese father's Day is a festival proposed by folk experts and scholars to promote filial piety culture. Like Chinese Christmas, Chinese Thanksgiving and Chinese mother's day, it is a 'Festival' that has not been officially determined by relevant national departments. Some scholars propose to set China's father's day on August 8 every year, also known as' August 8 ', because' August 8 'is similar to Dad, and the word' August 8 'is connected like a word' father ', so father's Day is specially scheduled for' August 8 '.
As early as 1945, when the war of resistance against Japan turned white hot, some patriots in Shanghai initiated China's "father's Day" on August 8 every year to celebrate and commemorate their fathers who died for their country in the war.
After the victory of the war of resistance against Japan, party and state elders and celebrities from all walks of life in Shanghai, such as Wu Zhihui, Li Shizeng, pan gongzhan and Du Yuesheng, felt that it was very meaningful and necessary to promote father's day, so they jointly petitioned the government to approve the regulation of August 8 as father's day every year and ordered the whole country to follow it. Later, the petition was approved, and August 8 officially became China's father's day.
Other countries in the world also celebrate father's day, but it is not on August 8. For example, father's day in the United States, Canada, Argentina and other countries is set on the third Sunday in June.
Father's Day
The idea of dedicated one day to pay tribute to mother was first put forward in the United States in 1907. Two years later, a woman in Washington state, John & middot; Bruce & middot; Mrs. Dodd proposed a day similar to mother's day to pay tribute to the father of the head of the family. Mrs. Dodd lost her mother when she was young, and her father brought her up. She loves her father very much.
In 1909, the same year that Mrs. Dodd put forward her idea, the governor of Washington responded and declared the third Sunday in June father's day. This idea was adopted by Woodrow & middot in 1896; President Wilson officially approved it. In 1924, Calvin & middot; President Coolidge suggested that father's day be a national holiday in order to 'establish a closer relationship between fathers and children and make fathers remember all their responsibilities'. Red or white roses are recognized as the flowers of father's day.
During the Second World War, American soldiers stationed in Britain asked for father's Day cards to be sent home. The request of American soldiers was responded by the British greeting card publisher, so the greeting card was printed. Although the British public has been slow to accept this man-made Festival, today Britain also warmly celebrates father's day on the third Sunday in June, which is similar to that in the United States.
Father's day seems far less important than mother's day. No children give gifts to their father. However, American fathers still believe that their fate is much better than that of fathers in many other countries, because fathers in those countries don't even have a nominal holiday.
Father's day time in other countries in the world
February 13: Russia
March 19: Belgium, Italy, Portugal, Spain (St. Joseph's day)
May 8: Korea (parents' day)
31 May: Germany
June 4: Denmark
First Sunday in June: Lithuania
The second Sunday in June: Austria, Belgium
The third Sunday in June: 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 zimbabwe
20 June: Bulgaria
June 23: Nicaragua, Poland
Last Sunday in July: Dominican Republic
August 8: Taiwan, China
Second Sunday in August: Brazil
The first Sunday in September: New Zealand, Australia
Second Sunday in November: Estonia, Finland, Norway, Sweden
December 5: Thailand (the birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej)