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{{short description|Celebration honoring fathers}}
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{{Infobox holiday
| image         = Josephus Laurentius Dyckmans - Paternal advice.jpg
| caption       = ''Paternal Advice'', painted by [[Josephus Laurentius Dyckmans]]
| holiday_name  = Father's Day
| type          = worldwide
| observedby    = 112+ countries
| significance  = Honors Fathers and Fatherhood
| date          = Varies by country
| duration      = All Day
| frequency     = Annual
| observances   = 
| relatedto     = {{hlist|[[Children's Day]]|[[Siblings Day]]|[[Mother's Day]]|[[Parents' Day]]|[[Grandparents' Day]]}}
}}
'''Father's Day''' is a day set aside for honoring one's [[father]], as well as fatherhood, [[paternal bond]]s, and the influence of fathers in society. "Father's Day" 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 (state)|Washington]] by [[Sonora Smart Dodd]] 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=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]}}</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 [[public holiday]] in [[Lithuania]] and some parts of [[Spain]] and was regarded as such in [[Italy]] until 1977. It is a [[Public holiday|national holiday]] in [[Samoa]], and equivalently in [[South Korea]], where it is celebrated as [[Parents' Day]].

== History ==
For centuries, the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] has appointed the second Sunday before [[Nativity of Jesus|Nativity]] as the [[Nativity Fast#Sunday of the Forefathers|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,
{{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 [[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 [[Saint Joseph's Day|St. Joseph's Day]] 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 = [[National Geographic]]}}</ref> apparently on the initiative of the [[Franciscans]].<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>

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.<ref name= natgeo />

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.<ref>{{Cite news|date=18 June 2017|title= Meet Sonora Smart Dodd, the woman who started the tradition of Father's Day |work= [[The Economic Times]]|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>

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.<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=[[Times Now]]|date= 19 November 2018 }}</ref>

==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."<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>

==Dates==
The following is a list of when Father's Day is celebrated, in order of date of observance.
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[[Soldier's Day]]<ref group="lower-roman">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.</ref>
|18 March
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*{{flag|Croatia}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dalje.com/hr-zivot/19-ozujka---dan-kad-se-slave-ocevi/346634 |title=19. ožujka – dan kad se slave očevi |publisher=dalje.com |access-date=18 March 2011 |language=hr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110320022842/http://dalje.com/hr-zivot/19-ozujka---dan-kad-se-slave-ocevi/346634 |archive-date=20 March 2011  }}</ref>
*{{flag|Honduras}}<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.honduraseducacional.com/Leyes/decretos.htm#SE_INSTITUYE_EL_DIA_DEL_PADRE_ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070809095817/http://www.honduraseducacional.com/Leyes/decretos.htm#SE_INSTITUYE_EL_DIA_DEL_PADRE_ | archive-date = 9 August 2007 | title = Se instituye el Día del Padre, Decreto Número 13 | date = 9 February 1960 | access-date = 19 July 2008 |language=es}}</ref>
*{{flag|Italy}} (Festa del papà)
*{{flag|Liechtenstein}}
*{{flag|Mozambique}} (Dia do Pai)
*{{flag|Portugal}} (Dia do Pai)
*{{flag|Spain}} (Día del Padre)
*{{flag|Ticino}} (Festa del papà)
*{{flag|Libya}} (Festa del papà)
*{{flag|Kosovo}} (Dita e Babait)
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{{flag|Romania}}<ref name="ROMANIA">{{cite web |date=4 May 2010 |title=Romania Celebrates Father's Day on Second Sunday of May |url=http://www.mediafax.ro/english/romania-celebrates-fathers-day-on-second-sunday-of-may-6088334 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129091127/http://www.mediafax.ro/english/romania-celebrates-fathers-day-on-second-sunday-of-may-6088334 |archive-date=29 November 2014 |access-date=17 June 2010 |publisher=mediafax.ro |location=Bucharest}}</ref> ([[:ro:Ziua Tatălui|Ziua Tatălui]])
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[[Ascension Day]]
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Second Sunday in June
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*{{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>
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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>
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*{{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>
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*{{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>
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*{{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>
*{{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=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] | author=Jerome Aning | date = 14 June 2008 | access-date = 23 June 2008 }} (15 June 2008, was third Sunday of June)</ref>
*{{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>
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*{{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>
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*{{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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*{{flag|Guatemala}}<ref>{{Cite news | author=Marta Altolaguirre | title=Reflexiones en el Día del Padre | work=[[El Periódico (Guatemala)|El Periódico]] | 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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|8 August<ref group="lower-roman">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.</ref>
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{{Weekday in month|Last|Monday|August|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-1}}}} August {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-1}}<br />
'''{{weekday in month|Last|Monday|August|{{CURRENTYEAR}}}} August {{CURRENTYEAR}}'''<br />
{{Weekday in month|Last|Monday|August|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}}}} August {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}}
| style="vertical-align:top;"|
{{flag|South Sudan}}
|-
|style="vertical-align:top;" |
First Sunday in September
|style="vertical-align:top;" |
{{Weekday in month|First|Sunday|September|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-1}}}} September {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-1}}<br />
'''{{weekday in month|First|Sunday|September|{{CURRENTYEAR}}}} September {{CURRENTYEAR}}'''<br />
{{Weekday in month|First|Sunday|September|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}}}} September {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" |{{Div col|colwidth=12em}}
{{Plainlist|
*{{flag|Australia}}
*{{flag|Fiji}}
*{{flag|New Zealand}}
*{{flag|Papua New Guinea}}}}{{div col end}}
|-
|style="vertical-align:top;" |
Second Sunday in September
|style="vertical-align:top;" |
{{Weekday in month|Second|Sunday|September|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-1}}}} September {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-1}}<br />
'''{{Weekday in month|Second|Sunday|September|{{CURRENTYEAR}}}} September {{CURRENTYEAR}}'''<br />
{{Weekday in month|Second|Sunday|September|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}}}} September {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}}
| style="vertical-align:top;"|
{{flag|Latvia}}
|-
|style="vertical-align:top;" |
First Sunday in October
|style="vertical-align:top;" |
{{Weekday in month|First|Sunday|October|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-1}}}} October {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-1}}<br />
'''{{weekday in month|First|Sunday|October|{{CURRENTYEAR}}}} October {{CURRENTYEAR}}'''<br />
{{Weekday in month|First|Sunday|October|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}}}} October {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}}
| style="vertical-align:top;"|
{{flag|Luxembourg}}
|-
|Third Sunday in October
|{{Weekday in month|Third|Sunday|October|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-1}}}} October {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-1}}<br />
'''{{weekday in month|Third|Sunday|October|{{CURRENTYEAR}}}} October {{CURRENTYEAR}}'''<br />
{{Weekday in month|Third|Sunday|October|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}}}} October {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}}
|{{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>
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" |
| style="vertical-align:top;" |21 October
| style="vertical-align:top;"|{{Flag|Belarus}}
|-
|style="vertical-align:top;" |
Second Sunday in November
|style="vertical-align:top;" |
{{Weekday in month|Second|Sunday|November|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-1}}}} November {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-1}}<br />
'''{{weekday in month|Second|Sunday|November|{{CURRENTYEAR}}}} November {{CURRENTYEAR}}'''<br />
{{Weekday in month|Second|Sunday|November|{{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}}}} November {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}+1}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" |{{Div col|colwidth=12em}}
{{Plainlist|
*{{flag|Estonia}} (Isadepäev)
*{{flag|Finland}} (Isänpäivä)
*{{flag|Iceland}} (Feðradagur)
*{{flag|Norway}} (Farsdag)
*{{flag|Sweden}} (Fars dag)
}}
{{div col end}}
|-
|style="vertical-align:top;" |
|12 November
| style="vertical-align:top;"|
{{flag|Indonesia}}
|-
|style="vertical-align:top;" |
|5 December
| style="vertical-align:top;"|
{{flag|Thailand}} (the birthday of King [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]])<ref name=smiles />
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" |
|26 December
|{{flag|Bulgaria}}
|-
! colspan="3" |[[Hebrew calendar]]
|-
! Occurrence
! Equivalent [[Gregorian calendar|Gregorian dates]]
! Country
|-
| valign="top" |30 [[Shevat]]
|Between 30 January and 1 March<br />
{{#switch: {{CURRENTYEAR}}
|2022 = 12 February 2021<br/>''' 1 February 2022'''<br/>21 February 2023
|2023 =  1 February 2022<br/>'''21 February 2023'''<br/> 9 February 2024
|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
}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" |
{{flag|Israel}}<ref name="israel" /> (Family Day)
|-
! colspan="3" | Hindu calendar
|-
! style="width:100px;"| Definition
! style="width:100px;"| Equivalent [[Gregorian calendar|Gregorian dates]]
! | Country/territory
|-
|style="vertical-align:top;" |
[[Kushe Aunsi]]

([[Bhadrapada]] [[Amavasya]])
|style="vertical-align:top;" |Between 30 August and 30 September
<br />
| style="vertical-align:top;"|
{{flag|Nepal}}<ref name="nepal">{{Cite book |author=Ferguson |first=P. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5ZBaVhmRvCkC |title=World and Its Peoples: Eastern and Southern Asia |publisher=Marshall Cavendish Corporation |year=2007 |isbn=978-0761476313 |page=536 |chapter=Festivals and ceremonies}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="3" | Islamic calendar
|-
! style="width:100px;"| Occurrence
! style="width:100px;"| Equivalent [[Gregorian calendar|Gregorian dates]]
! Country/territory
|-
|style="vertical-align:top;" |
13 [[Rajab]], [[Ali]] Ibn [[Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib|Abi Talib]]'s birthday
| style="vertical-align:top;"|{{#switch: {{CURRENTYEAR}}
|2022 = 25 February 2021<br/>'''14 February 2022'''<br/>4 February 2023
|2023 = 14 February 2022<br/>'''4 February 2023'''<br/>25 January 2024
|2024 = 4 February 2023<br/>'''25 January 2024'''<br/>13 January 2025
|2025 = 25 January 2024<br/>'''13 January 2025'''<br/>2 January 2026<br/>22 December 2026
|2026 = 13 January 2025<br/>'''2 January 2026'''<br/>'''22 December 2026'''<br/>11 December 2027
|2027 = 2 January 2026<br/>22 December 2026<br/>'''11 December 2027'''<br/>30 November 2028
|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
|2031 = 9 November 2030<br/>'''30 October 2031'''<br/>18 October 2032
|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
|2035 = 26 September 2034<br/>'''15 September 2035'''<br/>4 September 2036
}}
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{{Div col|colwidth=12em}}
{{Plainlist|
*{{flag|Bahrain}}
*{{flag|Iran}}
*{{flag|Iraq}}
*{{flag|Kuwait}}
*{{flag|Mauritania}}
*{{flag|Somalia}}
*{{flag|Sudan}}
*{{flag|Yemen}}
}}
{{div col end}}
|-
! colspan="3" | [[Burmese calendar]]
|-
! style="width:100px;"| Occurrence
! style="width:100px;"| Equivalent [[Gregorian calendar|Gregorian dates]]
! Country/territory
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" |
Full Moon Day of [[Tabaung]]
| style="vertical-align:top;" |in February or March<br>
{{#switch: {{CURRENTYEAR}}
|2022 = 26–27 March 2021<br/>'''16 March 2022'''<br/>6 March 2023
|2023 = 16 March 2022<br/>'''6 March 2023'''<br/>24–25 March 2024
|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
|2026 = 13 March 2025<br/>'''2 March 2026'''<br/>?
|2027 = 2 March 2026<br/>'''?'''<br/>?
|2028 = ?<br/>'''?'''<br/>?
|2029 = ?<br/>'''?'''<br/>?
|2030 = ?<br/>'''?'''<br/>?
|2031 = ?<br/>'''?'''<br/>?
|2032 = ?<br/>'''?'''<br/>?
|2033 = ?<br/>'''?'''<br/>?
|2034 = ?<br/>'''?'''<br/>?
|2035 = ?<br/>'''?'''<br/>?
}}<!-- source: https://publicholidays.asia/myanmar/full-moon-day-of-tabaung/ -->
| style="vertical-align:top;"|
{{Flag|Myanmar}} (Father's Day)
|}

[[Image:FathersDayDateMap.svg|thumb|upright=1.7|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.<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>

===Egypt===
In [[Egypt]], 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>

===Kenya===
In [[Kenya]], 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=[[The EastAfrican]]}}</ref>

===Morocco===
In [[Morocco]], 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 [[Mozambique]], 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? |url=https://holidayapi.com/holidays/mz/fathers-day |access-date=20 March 2021 |website=holidayapi.com}}</ref>

===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.<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>

===South Africa===
In [[South Africa]], 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>

===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).<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>

===Sudan===
In [[Sudan]], 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>

==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 [[Millennials|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 [[Online food ordering|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 of China|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.<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>

===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,<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=[[The Times of India]]|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>

===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.<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>

===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 Shiites. 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>

===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.<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=[[The Times of Israel]] |department=blogs}}</ref>

===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 [[sake]], [[shochu]], fashion items, some kinds of gourmet food, sports equipment and various [[candy|sweets]].<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>

===Kazakhstan===
Since 2012, [[Kazakhstan]] celebrates [[Defender of the Fatherland Day (Kazakhstan)|Defender of the Fatherland Day]] ({{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>

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

===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 |url=https://news.mn/en/186435/ |access-date=25 June 2020 |website=News.MN}}</ref>

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

The Nepalese Hindus as well as the [[Newar people|Newars]] 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 [[lunar calendar]]. According to Hindu calendar, the festival falls on the new moon day of [[Bhadra (Hindu calendar)|Bhadra]] 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''.

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 [[Nepal Bhasa]].<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 blesses 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, Nepal|Gokarna]], a suburb of [[Kathmandu]]<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 [[Jana bahal|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.<ref name="HeestermanHoek1992">{{cite book |last1=Heesterman |first1=J. C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EtwtSZwyWpgC&pg=PA786 |title=Ritual, State, and History in South Asia: Essays in Honour of J.C. Heesterman |last2=Van den Hoek |first2=Albert W. |last3=Kolff |first3=Dirk H. A. |author3-link=Dirk H. A. Kolff |last4=Oort |first4=Marianne S. |publisher=BRILL |year=1992 |isbn=978-90-04-09467-3 |page=786 |access-date=12 May 2013}}</ref>

===Pakistan===
Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June. The [[Rutgers WPF]] 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= [[Daily Times (Pakistan)|Daily Times]] |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 |author=Wasif |first=Sehrish |title=Celebrating Father's Day: Honouring Pakistan's courageous fathers |date=16 June 2013 |work=[[The Express Tribune]] |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===
In the [[Philippines]], 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=[[Official Gazette (Philippines)]] | 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 [[American Colonial Period (Philippines)|American influence]] and as proclaimed in 1988 by Philippine President [[Corazon Aquino]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1988/06/08/proclamation-no-266-s-1988/ | title=Proclamation No. 266, s. 1988 | newspaper=[[Official Gazette (Philippines)]] | 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>

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.<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 [[South Korea]], 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 ([[Sinhala language|Sinhala]]: {{langx|si|පියවරුන්ගේ දිනය|translit=Piyawarunge dhinaya|label=none}}; [[Tamil language|Tamil]]: {{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>

===Syria===
In Syria, Father's Day is celebrated annually on June 21. This date aligns with the summer solstice and is observed in several Arab countries, including Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and the United Arab Emirates.

===Taiwan===
{{Main|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 [[Standard Chinese|Mandarin Chinese]], 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 [[Thailand]], Father's Day is celebrated annually on 5 December, which is the birthday of King [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]] (Rama IX).<ref name="smiles" /> Both Father's Day and Mother's Day are recognized as national public holidays in Thailand. Traditionally, [[Thai people]] honor their fathers and grandfathers by presenting them with a [[canna (plant)|canna]] flower, which is regarded as a symbol of masculinity. However, this practice has become less common in recent years. On this day, many Thais wear yellow to pay tribute to the King, as yellow represents Monday, the day of the week on which the King was born.

A central aspect of the celebration involves large gatherings at Sanam Luang, the royal ceremonial ground in front of the [[Grand Palace]] in [[Bangkok]], where people would traditionally assemble to listen to the King's annual address. Many remain into the evening for a national candle-lighting ceremony, during which participants demonstrate their loyalty and reverence for the monarch. Similar ceremonies are held across the country in towns and villages, and even abroad in Thai communities and embassies.<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>

Father's Day began to gain widespread national popularity in the 1980s, largely due to a campaign initiated by Prime Minister [[Prem Tinsulanonda]], who aimed to promote loyalty to the [[Chakri dynasty|Thai royal family]].<ref name=smiles /> In parallel, Mother's Day in Thailand is observed on 12 August, which marks the birthday of Queen [[Sirikit]], King Bhumibol Adulyadej's consort.<ref name="smiles">{{Cite book |author=Handley |first=Paul M. |title=The King Never Smiles: a biography of Thailand's Bhumibol Adulyadej |publisher=Yale University Press |year=2006 |isbn=9780300106824 |page=288}} ([https://books.google.com/books?id=d75WYMdp8-0C online version])</ref>

===Turkey===
In [[Turkey]], 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>

===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.<ref>{{cite web |author=Tilby |first=Kerry |date=June 2007 |title=Father's Day |url=http://www.kiwifamilies.co.nz/Topics/Festivals/Fathers+Day.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101008125714/http://kiwifamilies.co.nz/Topics/Festivals/Fathers+Day.html |archive-date=8 October 2010 |access-date=23 May 2008 |publisher=Kiwi Families}}</ref> It is also common for Catholics to honor their "[[spiritual father]]", their [[parish priest]], on Father's Day.<ref>[https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/19257/catholics-come-home-to-launch-organization-to-encourage-priests "Catholics Come Home to launch organization to encourage priests"]. [[Catholic News Agency]]. April 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2010.</ref>

===Austria===
In [[Austria]], 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 [[Belarus]] 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 [[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.<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 [[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.<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 [[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.<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=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</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 [[Constitution Day (Denmark)|Constitution Day]].

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

===Finland===
In [[Finland]], Father's Day ({{Langx|fi|Isänpäivä}}; {{Langx|sv|Fars dag}}) is celebrated on the second Sunday of November. It is an established [[Flag flying days in Finland|flag flying day]].<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 [[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 dads 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===
[[Image:Hiking tour on father's day.JPG|thumb|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, ''[[:de:Bollerwagen|Bollerwagen]]'', pulled by manpower. In the wagons are wine or beer bottles (according to the region) and traditional regional food, ''[[:de:Hausmannskost|Hausmannskost]]''. Many men use this holiday as an opportunity to get [[Alcohol intoxication|drunk]].<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 [[Federal Statistical Office of Germany]], alcohol-related traffic accidents triple on this day.<ref>{{citation |title= Der Tag der gefragten Väter |date= 9 June 2013 |language= de |work= [[Tiroler Tageszeitung]] |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 [[Eastern Germany]].<ref name="urge" />

These traditions are probably rooted in [[Christian faith|Christian]] Ascension Day's [[procession]]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=[[Der Spiegel|Spiegel]]|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===
[[File:Baba s'agapo sygapa.jpg|alt=Athens, Syntagma Square, SYGAPA, 2004|thumb|A 2004 outdoor banner at [[Syntagma Square]], [[Athens]], [[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 [[Hungary]], 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 [[Iceland]], 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 [[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.<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 [[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.<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 [[Lithuania]], 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 [[Frans Said|Frans H Said]] (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=[[Times of Malta]] |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 [[Netherlands]] (including [[Kingdom of the Netherlands#Constituent countries|its constituent countries]] in the [[Caribbean]]), 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 [[Norway]], 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===
In [[Poland]], Father's Day ({{langx|pl|Dzień Ojca}}) is celebrated on 23 June and is not a public holiday. [[Google]] recognized Poland in its Father's Day 2019 [[Google Doodle|Doodle]].<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>

===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.<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>

===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.<ref name="saunders">{{citation |author=Saunders |first1=Robert A. |title=Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation |volume=78 |page=246 |year=2010 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l_uAoNJiOMwC&q=%22International+Women%27s+Day%22+%22mother%27s+day%22&pg=PA246 |series=Historical Dictionaries of Europe, Historical dictionaries of French history |edition=illustrated |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=9780810854758 |last2=Strukov |first2=Vlad}}.</ref> In 2021, President [[Vladimir Putin]] 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>

===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>

===Spain===
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= [[Faro de Vigo]] |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>

===Sweden===
In [[Sweden]], 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>

===Switzerland===
In most of [[Switzerland]] the holiday is celebrated on the first Sunday of June; in [[Ticino]], the Italian speaking [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]], 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>

===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 ({{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===
[[File:A_Royal_Navy_Officer_Hugs_His_Daughter_After_Returning_from_a_Long_Deployment_on_HMS_Chiddingfold_MOD_45153053.jpg|alt=|thumb|upright=1|A [[Royal Navy|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.<ref name="DEF"/> 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".<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.

===Central America (except for Belize)===
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]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Valverde |first=Rodolfo Delgado |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 [[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]].<ref name="costa_rica_aciprensa"/> The official date is still the third Sunday of June.

=== Dominican Republic ===
In [[Dominican Republic]], Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of July and is not a public holiday.<ref>{{Cite web |title=¿Por qué es importante el Día del Padre en República Dominicana? |url=https://www.worldremit.com/es/blog/community/por-que-es-importante-el-dia-del-padre-en-republica-dominicana |access-date=2025-06-15 |website=WorldRemit |language=es }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===Haiti===
In [[Haiti]], 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 [[Mexico]], 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 [[Trinidad and Tobago]], 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===
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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>

==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.<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 [[Mother's Day#By country (A–G)|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 honour 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 (Australia)|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.<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 [[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, Auckland|St Matthew's Church]], [[Auckland]] 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 |last=National Library of New Zealand |title=Page 27 Advertisements Column 1 (Auckland Star, 1930-06-12) – Milne & Choyce |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19300612.2.208.1 |access-date=30 August 2016 |website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz}}</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 [[Wellington]] 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 [[Christchurch]] 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. Fathers Day is usually on the first Sunday and then the Father's Day for some Christian denominations 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.<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 [[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.<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 [[Argentine Chamber of Deputies]] as a single, unified project.

===Bolivia===
In [[Bolivia]] Father's Day (''Día del padre'', in [[Spanish language|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 language|Spanish]]) 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 [[Colombia]], Father's Day (''Día del padre'', in [[Spanish language|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 [[2022 Colombian presidential election|presidential elections]].<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 [[Paraguay]], Father's Day is typically celebrated with a traditional banquet of Paraguayan food like [[chipa]], [[mbeju]], [[bori-bori|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==
{{Portal|Holidays}}
* [[List of films set around Father's Day]]

==References==
=== Notes ===
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=== Citations ===
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=== General sources ===
* {{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 = [https://archive.org/details/modernizationoff00laro/page/90 90], 170–192 | url = https://archive.org/details/modernizationoff00laro | url-access = registration | quote = Ann Jarvis OR Anna Jarvis mother's day. }}
* {{Cite book |last=Myers |first=Robert J. |title=Celebrations: The Complete Book of American Holidays |publisher=Doubleday & Company |year=1972 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/celebrationscomp00myer/page/184 184–187] |isbn=0-385-07677-0 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/celebrationscomp00myer/page/184}}
* {{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 }}

==External links==
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