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Articles: Arts and Culture | Father's day
- Mr. VIRABHADRA SASTRI KALANADHABHATTA
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Father's Day is a primarily secular holiday inaugurated in the early 20th century to complement Mother's Day in celebrating fatherhood and parenting by males, and to honor and commemorate fathers and forefathers. Father's Day is celebrated on a variety of dates worldwide, and typically involves gift-giving to fathers and family-oriented activities.
Dates
The officially recognized date of Father's Day varies from country to country. This section lists some significant examples.
Third Sunday of June:
Argentina, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, France, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Japan, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, Panama, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Zimbabwe.
June 23 Nicaragua, Poland, Uganda
July 30 Vietnam
Third Sunday of July: Uruguay
Last Sunday of July: Dominican Republic
23 Mordad Iran
Second Sunday of August: Brazil
August 8: Taiwan
First Sunday of September: Australia, New Zealand
Second Sunday of November:Estonia, Finland, Norway, Sweden
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