Almost all over the world, a Father's Day exists to honor and commemorate fathers or forefathers. In Christian/Catholic tradition, Father's Day is celebrated on St. Joseph 's Day (March 19). Other cultures have different days to celebrate their fathers, and even in many traditionally Christian/Catholic countries a more 'secular/non-religious' Father's day is also held.
- Austria : second Sunday in June
- Australia and New Zealand : the first Sunday in September
- Argentina, Canada, Chile, France, Japan, the Netherlands, the United States, the United Kingdom, Malta : the third Sunday in June.
- Belgium :
St Joseph 's day (which is March 19), and the second Sunday in June ("Secular")
- Brazil : the second Sunday in August
- Bulgaria : June 20
- Denmark : June 5, same day as Constitution Day
- Germany : on Ascension Day (originally intended by socialists to replace the Christian holiday, but now the two are generally combined)
- Korea , Republic of: May 8, Parents' Day.
- Lithuania : the first Sunday in June
- Republic of China (Taiwan): August 8
The word for the date, ba ba, (8/8) is a homophone of the word for father in Mandarin Chinese, bàba.
- Scandinavia (Including Finland): the second Sunday in November
- Spain and Portugal : March 19
- Thailand : December 5, birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej |