When is Father's Day and Mother's Day? On that day every year?

Mother's Day

Mother's Day is a holiday to thank mothers. In the United States, Canada and some other countries, Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of May every year. The date is different in some other countries (see Mother's Day dates around the world ). Mothers usually receive gifts on this day. Carnations are considered a flower dedicated to mothers.

Origin

The festival originated in ancient Greece. On this day, the ancient Greeks paid homage to Hera, the mother of the Greek gods. In ancient Rome, the scale of these activities became larger, and the celebrations often lasted for three days. Of course, people's worship of goddesses in ancient times was just a kind of superstition, which is very different from today's respect for motherhood. In the mid-17th century, Mother's Day spread to the United Kingdom, and the British regarded the fourth Sunday of Lent as Mother's Day. On this day, young people who have been away from home will return home and bring some small gifts to their mothers.

Modern Mother's Day originated in the United States and was initiated by Anna Jarvis (1864-1948). She remained unmarried and stayed with her mother. Anna Jarvis's mother was kind-hearted and extremely compassionate. She proposed that a memorial day should be established to commemorate the mothers who made contributions in obscurity. However, she died before this wish was realized. Her daughter Anna Jarvis began organizing events in 1907 to apply for Mother's Day to become an official holiday. The festival officially started on May 10, 1908 in West Virginia and Pennsylvania in the United States. She personally arranged ceremonies and organized activities in the church, and required attendees to wear white dianthus flowers on their chests. This activity has aroused the attention and interest of many people. The next year, more churches organized similar activities.

In 1911, activities to celebrate Mother's Day had become very widespread, not only sweeping every state in the United States of America, but also Canada, Mexico and some countries in South America. The Americans also printed and distributed leaflets promoting Mother's Day to various countries in ten different languages ????in order to expand their influence. In the following years, the movement to celebrate Mother's Day continued to grow. In 1912, the United States of America established the International Mother's Day Association. In May 1913, the House of Representatives of the United States of America unanimously passed a resolution calling on the president, as well as all officials of the cabinet, the House and Senate, and the federal government to wear white carnations on Mother's Day. In 1914, the Congress of the United States of America officially named the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day and asked the president to issue a proclamation calling on government officials to fly the national flag on all public buildings. Immediately afterwards, President Wilson announced that citizens across the country should also hang flags on their homes to express people's love and respect for all mothers in the United States of America. Since then, the President of the United States of America has issued a proclamation with the same content every year.

In 1913, the U.S. Congress designated the second Sunday in May each year as the statutory Mother's Day, and stipulated that every household on this day must fly the national flag to express respect for mothers. The carnation, Anna Jarvis's mother's favorite during her lifetime, has become a symbol of Mother's Day.

Customs

Wear dianthus flowers on the chest. Color is particular. Those whose mothers have died still wear white carnations, while those whose mothers are still alive wear red carnations. On this day, people always try to find ways to make their mothers spend the holiday happily and to thank and compensate them for their hard work throughout the year. The most common way is to send Mother's Day cards and gifts to your mother. During the festival, every mother will be filled with joy as she accepts roses or other bouquets, candies, books and souvenirs from her children and husbands, especially when they receive children’s hand-made pictures with childish writing on them with crayons. When holding a card with the words "Mom, I love you", you will feel even more proud and gratified. But the most precious and generous gift is to free them from daily housework and relax for a whole day. On this day, in many families, the husband and children take over all the housework. The mother does not have to cook, wash the dishes, or do the laundry. Many families still have the custom of serving mother to have breakfast in bed.

After the creation of Mother's Day, it has received support from people all over the world. When Amanm Jarvis was alive, Mother's Day had been established in 43 countries.

Today, more countries celebrate this festival. Mother's Day has become a truly international holiday. Traditionally, "International Mother's Day" is held on May 11 every year. Although some countries celebrate their Mother's Day at different times of the year, most countries including our country, such as Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, Belgium, etc., celebrate their Mother's Day in May. Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday.

Father's Day Introduction (father's day)

The third Sunday in June is Father's Day. Compared with Mother's Day, Father's Day is a relatively unfamiliar holiday. It was initiated by Mrs. Dude in Spokane, Washington, USA in 1910.

The origin of Father’s Day in our country can be traced back to the National Era. On August 8, the 34th year of the Republic of China, the Shanghai Institute of Journalism launched an event to celebrate Father's Day. The citizens responded immediately and held celebrations enthusiastically. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, celebrities and gentry from all walks of life in Shanghai jointly requested the Shanghai Municipal Government to forward to the central government to designate August 8th, which is homophonic to "Dad", as a national Father's Day.

Although most people today do not pay as much attention and excitement to the celebration of Father’s Day as they do to Mother’s Day, God teaches us in the Bible that our love for our parents is the same. When mothers work hard to take care of us, At this time, my father is also trying hard to play the gentle role given to him by God; perhaps when we are thinking hard about what kind of gift to buy for our father for Father’s Day, we might as well reflect on whether we love our father as much as he does. Have you ever selflessly devoted your life to us?

Father’s Day dates around the world

February 23: Russia

March 19: Belgium, Italy, Portugal, Spain (St. Joseph’s Day)

May 8: South Korea (Parents’ Day)

May 28: Germany (Ascension Day)

June 5: Denmark

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The first Sunday in June: Lithuania

The second Sunday in June: Austria, Belgium

The third Sunday in June: Argentina, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, France, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Zimbabwe

June 20: Bulgaria

June 23: Nicaragua, Poland

Last Sunday in July: Dominica*** China

August 8: Taiwan

Second Sunday in August: Brazil

First Sunday in September: New Zealand, Australia

Second Sunday in November: Estonia, Finland, Norway, Sweden

December 5: Thailand (King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s birthday)

The origin of Father’s Day

The first statement:

The world’s first Father’s Day was born in the United States in 1910.

In 1909, Mrs. Dodd, Sonora Louise Smart Dodd, who lived in Spokane, Washington, USA, when she attended the Mother’s Day Sunday service held by the church, , Mrs. Dodd felt deeply in her heart, and she thought to herself: "Why doesn't this world have a festival to commemorate my father?"

Mrs. Dodd's mother died when she was thirteen years old. He died at the age of 18, leaving behind six children; Mrs. Dude's father, Mr. William Smart, raised six children alone on a rural farm in eastern Washington State, USA. Adult. Mr. Smart participated in the American Civil War and boasted of his meritorious service. After the death of his wife, he decided not to renew his relationship and devote himself to raising his six children.

Mrs. Dodd is the second child and the only girl in the family. The attentive nature of women makes her more aware of her father's hard work; Mr. Smart works hard during the day and takes care of the housework when he comes home at night. life with every child. After decades of hard work, the children finally grew up. When the children looked forward to allowing Mr. Smart to enjoy his old age, Mr. Smart fell ill and passed away due to years of overwork.

In 1909, which happened to be the year that Mr. Smith passed away, when Mrs. Dodd attended the church’s Mother’s Day Thanksgiving service, she missed her father particularly; it was not until then that Mrs. Dodd understood that she The love and effort that a father puts in raising his children is no less than that of any mother.

Mrs. Dodd told Rev. Rasmus her feelings about the church. She hoped to have a special day to pay tribute to the great Mr. Smart and commemorate it. The greatest father in the world.

After listening to Mr. Smart’s story, Pastor Reimas was deeply moved by Mr. Smart’s spirit and love. He praised and supported Mrs. Dodd’s idea of ??promoting “Father’s Day” effort. So Mrs. Dodd began to promote the movement to establish Father's Day in the spring of 1910, and soon received support from various church organizations. She immediately wrote to the mayor and the state government to express her ideas and proposals. With Mrs. Dodd's hard work, The mayor of Spokane and the governor of Washington state publicly expressed their approval, so Washington state held the world's first Father's Day party on June 19, 1910.

In 1924, US President Calvin Coolidge supported Father’s Day to become a national holiday in the United States; in 1966, US President Lyndon Johnson announced that the third Sunday in June of that year would be Mr. Smart’s birthday is Father’s Day in the United States; in 1972, US President Richard Nixon signed an official document to designate the third Sunday of June each year as Father’s Day in the United States, and it became a permanent holiday in the United States. National anniversary of sex.

The second statement:

The idea of ??dedicating a day to honor mothers was first proposed in the United States in 1907. Two years later, Mrs. John Bruce Dodd, a woman in Washington state, proposed a day similar to Mother's Day to pay tribute to her father, the head of the family. Mrs. Dodd lost her mother when she was young and was brought up by her father. She loves her father very much.

In 1909, the same year that Mrs. Dodd proposed her idea, the governor of Washington State responded by declaring the third Sunday in June as Father's Day. The idea was officially approved by President Wood Wilson in 1996. In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge proposed Father's Day as a national holiday to "establish a closer relationship between fathers and their children and to remind fathers of all their responsibilities." Red or white roses are recognized as the flower of Father's Day.

Father's Day has been established as a holiday throughout the United States, and it has taken longer than Mother's Day. Because the idea of ??establishing Father's Day was very popular, businessmen and manufacturers began to see business opportunities. They not only encourage children to send greeting cards to their fathers, but also encourage them to buy small gifts such as ties and socks to express their respect for their fathers.

During World War II, American soldiers stationed in Britain asked for Father's Day cards to be sent home. The requests of American servicemen were responded to by British greeting card publishers, and greeting cards were printed. Although the British public has been slower to accept this man-made holiday, Father's Day is still celebrated in the UK today on the third Sunday in June, in much the same way as in the United States.

Father's Day seems far less important than Mother's Day, and no children give gifts to their fathers. However, American fathers still believe that their fate is much better than that of fathers in many other countries, because fathers in those countries do not even have a holiday in name only.

Father's Day Customs

< p>On Father's Day, people choose specific flowers to show respect for their father. People adopted Mrs. Dodd's suggestion and wore red roses to express their love for their living fathers and white roses to express their condolences to their deceased fathers. Later in Vancouver, people chose to wear white lilacs, and Pennsylvanians paid tribute to their fathers with dandelions. Red or white roses are recognized as the flower of Father's Day. Father's Day has been established as a holiday throughout the United States and has taken longer than Mother's Day. Because the idea of ??establishing Father's Day was very popular, businessmen and manufacturers began to see business opportunities. They not only encourage children to send greeting cards to their fathers, but also encourage them to buy small gifts such as ties and socks to express their respect for their fathers.

Father's Day flowers

※Rose

Red or white roses are recognized as Father's Day flowers.

Usually, yellow roses are given. In some countries, yellow is regarded as the color of men.

※Sunflowers

It is popular in some countries to send sunflowers on Father's Day, which means that father is like the great sun. The growth of all things depends on the sun, which means that only under the care of the father can children thrive. This sunflower can be a sunflower or a gerbera.

※Carnation

Yellow, it symbolizes kindness, warmth, sincerity, love that does not ask for any price and will never fade.

※Father's love is like a mountain---Sunflower with sword leaves

Flower language: What is wider than the ocean is the sky, what is wider than the sky is your mind and the wrinkles on your forehead Recording the ups and downs, your life is a magnificent poem.

※Brilliant time---various colors of sunflowers, appropriate amount of green leaves

Flower language: Youth is a star blinking sincere eyes, youth is a smile, conveying flowing happiness, Youth is a song that sings full of passion; youth is a poem that is filled with the joys, sorrows and joys of life. . .

※The harbor of the soul---red carnations, pink roses, white lilies, white violets and alpine green leaves

Flower language: Flowers, longing for the moisture of rain and dew, have been wandering for too long, Longing for the embrace, wandering around the world, still thinking about that warm harbor.

※Long-lasting happiness---red carnations, pink carnations, oriole, green leaves

Flower language: I wish you long-lasting happiness and a long history.

※Passionate---red roses, pink perfume lilies, sunflowers, green leaves and sword leaves

Flower language: The sun in life makes every day full of confidence and hope. Let your passion accompany you on your journey to the ends of the earth!