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Father's Day

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Father's Day

Father's Day is a day set aside for honoring one's father, as well as fatherhood, paternal bonds, 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 by Sonora Smart Dodd in 1910. 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 national holiday in Samoa, and equivalently in South Korea, where it is celebrated as Parents' Day.

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Observed by
112 countries
Type
Worldwide
Significance
Honors Fathers and Fatherhood
Date
Varies by country
Duration
All Day
Frequency
Annual
Related to
Children's Day Siblings Day Mother's Day Parents' Day Grandparents' Day

Tables

· Dates
Occurrence
Occurrence
Gregorian calendar
Occurrence
Gregorian calendar
Dates
Gregorian calendar
Country
Soldier's Day
Soldier's Day
Gregorian calendar
Soldier's Day
Gregorian calendar
18 March
Gregorian calendar
Mongolia
St. Joseph's Day
St. Joseph's Day
Gregorian calendar
St. Joseph's Day
Gregorian calendar
19 March
Gregorian calendar
Andorra (Dia del Pare) Angola Antwerp (Belgium) Bolivia Croatia Honduras Italy (Festa del papà) Liechtenstein Mozambique (Dia do Pai) Portugal (Dia do Pai) Spain (Día del Padre) Ticino (Festa del papà) Libya (Festa del papà) Kosovo (Dita e Babait)
Second Sunday in May
Second Sunday in May
Gregorian calendar
Second Sunday in May
Gregorian calendar
11 May 2025 10 May 2026 9 May 2027
Gregorian calendar
Romania (Ziua Tatălui)
Third Sunday in May
Third Sunday in May
Gregorian calendar
Third Sunday in May
Gregorian calendar
18 May 2025 17 May 2026 16 May 2027
Gregorian calendar
Tonga
Ascension Day
Ascension Day
Gregorian calendar
Ascension Day
Gregorian calendar
29 May 2025 14 May 2026 6 May 2027
Gregorian calendar
Germany
First Sunday in June
First Sunday in June
Gregorian calendar
First Sunday in June
Gregorian calendar
1 June 2025 7 June 2026 6 June 2027
Gregorian calendar
Lithuania (Tėvo diena)  Switzerland
Second Sunday in June
Second Sunday in June
Gregorian calendar
Second Sunday in June
Gregorian calendar
8 June 2025 14 June 2026 13 June 2027
Gregorian calendar
Austria (Vatertag) Belgium
Third Sunday in June
Third Sunday in June
Gregorian calendar
Third Sunday in June
Gregorian calendar
15 June 2025 21 June 2026 20 June 2027
Gregorian calendar
Afghanistan Algeria Albania Antigua and Barbuda Argentina (except Jujuy and Mendoza) Aruba Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belize Bermuda Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brunei Burkina Faso Cambodia Canada Chad Chile China** Colombia Comoros Costa Rica Cuba Curaçao Cyprus Czech Republic Do
Last Sunday in June
Last Sunday in June
Gregorian calendar
Last Sunday in June
Gregorian calendar
29 June 2025 28 June 2026 27 June 2027
Gregorian calendar
Haiti
Second Sunday in July
Second Sunday in July
Gregorian calendar
Second Sunday in July
Gregorian calendar
13 July 2025 12 July 2026 11 July 2027
Gregorian calendar
Uruguay
Last Sunday in July
Last Sunday in July
Gregorian calendar
Last Sunday in July
Gregorian calendar
27 July 2025 26 July 2026 25 July 2027
Gregorian calendar
Dominican Republic
Second Sunday in August
Second Sunday in August
Gregorian calendar
Second Sunday in August
Gregorian calendar
10 August 2025 9 August 2026 8 August 2027
Gregorian calendar
Brazil (Dia dos Pais) Samoa
Last Monday in August
Last Monday in August
Gregorian calendar
Last Monday in August
Gregorian calendar
25 August 2025 31 August 2026 30 August 2027
Gregorian calendar
South Sudan
First Sunday in September
First Sunday in September
Gregorian calendar
First Sunday in September
Gregorian calendar
7 September 2025 6 September 2026 5 September 2027
Gregorian calendar
Australia Fiji New Zealand Papua New Guinea
Second Sunday in September
Second Sunday in September
Gregorian calendar
Second Sunday in September
Gregorian calendar
14 September 2025 13 September 2026 12 September 2027
Gregorian calendar
Latvia
First Sunday in October
First Sunday in October
Gregorian calendar
First Sunday in October
Gregorian calendar
5 October 2025 4 October 2026 3 October 2027
Gregorian calendar
Luxembourg
Third Sunday in October
Third Sunday in October
Gregorian calendar
Third Sunday in October
Gregorian calendar
19 October 2025 18 October 2026 17 October 2027
Gregorian calendar
Russia
Second Sunday in November
Second Sunday in November
Gregorian calendar
Second Sunday in November
Gregorian calendar
9 November 2025 8 November 2026 14 November 2027
Gregorian calendar
Estonia (Isadepäev) Finland (Isänpäivä) Iceland (Feðradagur) Norway (Farsdag) Sweden (Fars dag)
Hebrew calendar
Hebrew calendar
Gregorian calendar
Hebrew calendar
Occurrence
Occurrence
Gregorian calendar
Occurrence
Gregorian calendar
Equivalent Gregorian dates
Gregorian calendar
Country
30 Shevat
30 Shevat
Gregorian calendar
30 Shevat
Gregorian calendar
Between 30 January and 1 March 28 February 2025 17 February 2026 7 February 2027
Gregorian calendar
Israel (Family Day)
Hindu calendar
Hindu calendar
Gregorian calendar
Hindu calendar
Definition
Definition
Gregorian calendar
Definition
Gregorian calendar
Equivalent Gregorian dates
Gregorian calendar
Country/territory
Kushe Aunsi (Bhadrapada Amavasya)
Kushe Aunsi (Bhadrapada Amavasya)
Gregorian calendar
Kushe Aunsi (Bhadrapada Amavasya)
Gregorian calendar
Between 30 August and 30 September
Gregorian calendar
Nepal
Islamic calendar
Islamic calendar
Gregorian calendar
Islamic calendar
Occurrence
Occurrence
Gregorian calendar
Occurrence
Gregorian calendar
Equivalent Gregorian dates
Gregorian calendar
Country/territory
13 Rajab, Ali Ibn Abi Talib's birthday
13 Rajab, Ali Ibn Abi Talib's birthday
Gregorian calendar
13 Rajab, Ali Ibn Abi Talib's birthday
Gregorian calendar
13 January 2025 2 January 2026 22 December 2026 11 December 2027
Gregorian calendar
Bahrain Iran Iraq Kuwait Mauritania Somalia Sudan Yemen
Burmese calendar
Burmese calendar
Gregorian calendar
Burmese calendar
Occurrence
Occurrence
Gregorian calendar
Occurrence
Gregorian calendar
Equivalent Gregorian dates
Gregorian calendar
Country/territory
Full Moon Day of Tabaung
Full Moon Day of Tabaung
Gregorian calendar
Full Moon Day of Tabaung
Gregorian calendar
in February or March 13 March 2025 2 March 2026 ?
Gregorian calendar
Myanmar (Father's Day)
Gregorian calendar
Occurrence
Dates
Country
Soldier's Day
18 March
Mongolia
St. Joseph's Day
19 March
Andorra (Dia del Pare) Angola Antwerp (Belgium) Bolivia Croatia Honduras Italy (Festa del papà) Liechtenstein Mozambique (Dia do Pai) Portugal (Dia do Pai) Spain (Día del Padre) Ticino (Festa del papà) Libya (Festa del papà) Kosovo (Dita e Babait)
8 May
South Korea (Parents' Day)
Second Sunday in May
11 May 2025 10 May 2026 9 May 2027
Romania (Ziua Tatălui)
Third Sunday in May
18 May 2025 17 May 2026 16 May 2027
Tonga
Ascension Day
29 May 2025 14 May 2026 6 May 2027
Germany
First Sunday in June
1 June 2025 7 June 2026 6 June 2027
Lithuania (Tėvo diena) Switzerland
5 June
Denmark (also Constitution Day)
Second Sunday in June
8 June 2025 14 June 2026 13 June 2027
Austria (Vatertag) Belgium
Third Sunday in June
15 June 2025 21 June 2026 20 June 2027
Afghanistan Algeria Albania Antigua and Barbuda Argentina (except Jujuy and Mendoza) Aruba Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belize Bermuda Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brunei Burkina Faso Cambodia Canada Chad Chile China** Colombia Comoros Costa Rica Cuba Curaçao Cyprus Czech Republic Do
17 June
Armenia El Salvador Guatemala
19 June
Azerbaijan
21 June
Egypt Jordan Lebanon Syria United Arab Emirates
23 June
Nicaragua Poland
Last Sunday in June
29 June 2025 28 June 2026 27 June 2027
Haiti
Second Sunday in July
13 July 2025 12 July 2026 11 July 2027
Uruguay
Last Sunday in July
27 July 2025 26 July 2026 25 July 2027
Dominican Republic
8 August
Taiwan
Second Sunday in August
10 August 2025 9 August 2026 8 August 2027
Brazil (Dia dos Pais) Samoa
Last Monday in August
25 August 2025 31 August 2026 30 August 2027
South Sudan
First Sunday in September
7 September 2025 6 September 2026 5 September 2027
Australia Fiji New Zealand Papua New Guinea
Second Sunday in September
14 September 2025 13 September 2026 12 September 2027
Latvia
First Sunday in October
5 October 2025 4 October 2026 3 October 2027
Luxembourg
Third Sunday in October
19 October 2025 18 October 2026 17 October 2027
Russia
21 October
Belarus
Second Sunday in November
9 November 2025 8 November 2026 14 November 2027
Estonia (Isadepäev) Finland (Isänpäivä) Iceland (Feðradagur) Norway (Farsdag) Sweden (Fars dag)
12 November
Indonesia
5 December
Thailand (the birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej)
26 December
Bulgaria
Hebrew calendar
Occurrence
Equivalent Gregorian dates
Country
30 Shevat
Between 30 January and 1 March 28 February 2025 17 February 2026 7 February 2027
Israel (Family Day)
Hindu calendar
Definition
Equivalent Gregorian dates
Country/territory
Kushe Aunsi (Bhadrapada Amavasya)
Between 30 August and 30 September
Nepal
Islamic calendar
Occurrence
Equivalent Gregorian dates
Country/territory
13 Rajab, Ali Ibn Abi Talib's birthday
13 January 2025 2 January 2026 22 December 2026 11 December 2027
Bahrain Iran Iraq Kuwait Mauritania Somalia Sudan Yemen
Burmese calendar
Occurrence
Equivalent Gregorian dates
Country/territory
Full Moon Day of Tabaung
in February or March 13 March 2025 2 March 2026 ?
Myanmar (Father's Day)

References

  1. As with Russia, the celebration is officially for people who served or are serving in the Mongolian Armed Forces, but th
  2. ROC only. Though Father's Day on 8 August was first celebrated in Shanghai in 1945, there is no longer an official Fathe
  3. Time
    https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,1202940,00.html
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  5. "Sonora Louise Smart Dodd"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20160812053653/http://spokaneknoxpc.org/documents/SonoraSmartDodd_Biography.pdf
  6. Orthodox Christian
    http://orthochristian.com/109437.html
  7. National Geographic
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  8. "Happy Father's Day From This Father To All Fathers"
    https://thecasa.org/2016/06/happy-fathers-day-father-fathers-2/
  9. The Economic Times
    https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/meet-sonora-smart-dodd-the-woman-who-started-the-tradition-of-fathers-day/articleshow/59202599.cms
  10. Times Now
    https://www.timesnownews.com/health/article/international-mens-day-top-5-health-tips-for-men-to-stay-fit-and-healthy/316547
  11. Compare footnote 51 in LaRossa, Ralph (1997). The Modernization of Fatherhood: A Social and Political History. Universit
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  15. "Romania Celebrates Father's Day on Second Sunday of May"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20141129091127/http://www.mediafax.ro/english/romania-celebrates-fathers-day-on-second-sunday-of-may-6088334
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  17. "Argentina, el origen del Día del Padre, ayer Google en español lo tuvo en su Portal"
    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
  18. feriadoschilenos
    http://www.feriadoschilenos.cl/DiasNacionales.html#DiaNacionalDelPadre
  19. "Presentan en Costa Rica proyecto de ley para celebrar día del padre el día de San José"
    http://www.aciprensa.com/noticia.php?n=8655
  20. "Principales efemérides. Mes Junio"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20080605034250/http://www.enlace.cu/efemeride/junio.htm
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