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When do we celebrate in Russia and why on this day? History of Christmas traditions How to congratulate and what to give for Father’s Day: the 5 best ideas When Father’s Day is celebrated in other countries Similar holidays Interesting facts
When do we celebrate and why on this day?
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In our country, parents are congratulated annually on the third Sunday of October. In 2024, Father’s Day will be October 20.
The initiative to approve Father’s Day in Russia was taken by the Ministry of Labor. The date of the celebration was set by a decree signed by the head of state three years ago. This is explained by the need to increase the importance of the role of parents in families.
History
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It is noteworthy that in a number of Russian regions (Lipetsk, Volgograd, Kursk, Ulyanovsk) Father’s Day was introduced even before the presidential decree. For example, in the Ulyanovsk region, family heads are honored on July 26; On this day the educator Ilya Ulyanov was born.
Meanwhile, Father’s Day was first celebrated in the early 20th century in the United States of America. A Spokane woman, out of love for her parents, who raised five children alone without the help of her spouse, said in a petition that fathers should be honored as much as mothers. Mother’s Day already existed at that time. The authorities supported the woman by organizing a party in honor of the parents on June 19, 1910. Other cities followed Spokane’s example. But at the state level, the holiday appeared only in the mid-1960s.
Traditions
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In our state there are no specific celebration canons. But it is absolutely certain that on this day families try to congratulate their parents and say kind words to them.
Many families gather around a large table, eat delicious dishes and prepare something especially favorite for the head of the family. Children prepare small handmade gifts for their parents in advance. Kindergarten and school teachers help children and students come up with original greetings for their dads. When the weather is nice, families go on picnics. After all, Father’s Day is a family holiday, so spending it with your loved ones outdoors, perhaps fishing, is the best option.
How to congratulate and what to give dad for Father’s Day: top 5 ideas
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Bake a cake for dad with the whole family. If the family is large, you can organize a contest among the family to see who can congratulate dad the best. Take a picnic in the park or a short one- or two-day excursion through the park. surroundings with the whole family You can paste photographs throughout the house from different years with your father, with important and touching events in family life. Hide small gifts around the house that parents can search for using clues.
When is Father’s Day celebrated in other countries?
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Father’s Day is celebrated in more than five dozen countries on the third Sunday in June. Among them, for example, Canada, Armenia, Georgia, France, Turkey, Mexico, Cuba, Argentina, Peru. The third Sunday in June is considered International Father’s Day.
in the united states
The original state of the holiday celebrates it on the third Sunday in June. In the United States, bright red flowers are worn on clothing on this day if the father is alive. Snow white flowers are used in case of his death.
Japan
Celebrated on the same day as in the United States. They also honor children and give them bladed weapons so that little men can be brave and persistent from an early age.
Italy
Every year, on March 19, in Italy they congratulate not only all fathers, but also other men. At night, they light torches and carry them in procession through the streets, lighting bonfires.
Finland
Finns honor their parents every year on the second Sunday of November. The country loves this holiday very much. Father’s Day in Finland is a day off. Finns prefer to spend it with their family at the festive table.
United Kingdom
On the third Sunday in June, the country congratulates not only fathers, but also other men in the family, including brothers and sons-in-law who are not yet fathers. Close people give them symbolic cards with warm wishes and go to a restaurant together.
Similar holidays
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International Men’s Day. It is celebrated every year on a fixed date: November 19. Initially, this holiday appeared in the Caribbean state of Trinidad and Tobago. It was started by a scientist at the University of the West Indies, Jerome Teeluksingh, who proposed supporting men from becoming fathers and children in this way. November 19 is his parents’ birthday. In Russia, mothers are congratulated on the last Sunday in November. The holiday appeared in our country 31 years ago. For the first time, women-mothers began to be celebrated in Yakutia on the initiative of the then head of the republic. And five years later, Mother’s Day became an official holiday across the country. The holiday is celebrated in more than three dozen countries around the world. In Russia, the older generation is celebrated annually on October 28. This date has a sacred meaning. The last week of October among the Slavs was called Navya Week or Autumn Grandfathers. It was believed that on these days the souls of deceased relatives return to the material world to visit their loved ones. According to modern traditions, on this holiday it is customary to give indoor plants to grandparents.
interesting facts
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In Finland, on Father’s Day, people visit cemeteries to honor the memory of deceased men. According to the census, almost 12 million fathers out of a total of 68 million men live in our country. More than a million parents in Russia raise their children alone. help from their mothers. A record father with many children lives in Pakistan. Doctor Sardar Mohammad Khan Khilji, 52, has 60 children from three wives. The oldest known greeting to his father is a four thousand year old Babylonian tablet. On it you can still see the name of the congratulator, Elmes’s son.
