GK_BLAST: June 2011

Make your daddy feel special on Father's Day...

Father's day is celebrated to express love and respect for one's father. The celebration date varies in different parts of the world, but in most countries Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June every year. Like Mother's Day, the occasion is observed by all age groups and is a great opportunity to show appreciation and admiration towards your dad, feelings that are often taken for granted and seldom expressed otherwise.

Dates around the world

The officially recognized date of Father's Day varies from country to country. This section lists some significant examples, in order of date of observance.

Gregorian calendar
Occurrence	Dates	Country
February 23		Russia (Defender of the Fatherland Day)*
March 19		Andorra (Dia del Pare) Bolivia Honduras Italy (Festa del Papà)		Liechtenstein Portugal (Dia do Pai) Spain (Día del Padre, Dia del Pare, Día do Pai) Antwerp (Belgium)
Second Sunday of May	May 9, 2010 May 8, 2011 May 13, 2012	Romania(Ziua Tatălui)
May 8		South Korea (Parents' Day)
Third Sunday of May	May 16, 2010 May 15, 2011 May 20, 2012	Tonga
Ascension Day	May 13, 2010 Jun 2, 2011 May 17, 2012	Germany
First Sunday of June	Jun 6, 2010 Jun 5, 2011 Jun 3, 2012	Lithuania (Tevo diena) Switzerland
June 5		Denmark (also Constitution Day)
Second Sunday of June	Jun 13, 2010 Jun 12, 2011 Jun 10, 2012	Austria Belgium
Third Sunday of June	Jun 20, 2010 Jun 19, 2011 Jun 17, 2012	Afghanistan Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belize Bermuda Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Canada Chile	People's Republic of China** Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Ecuador Ethiopia France Ghana Greece	Guyana Haiti Hong Kong Hungary India Ireland Jamaica Japan Malaysia Malta Mauritius Mexico	Myanmar Namibia Netherlands Nigeria Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Puerto Rico Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Singapore Slovakia South Africa Sri Lanka Trinidad and Tobago Turkey United Kingdom United States Venezuela Zambia Zimbabwe
June 13		Oman (Father's Day)
June 17		El Salvador	Guatemala
June 21 (before the first day of summer)		Lebanon
June 21 (first day of summer)		Egypt Jordan Syria Uganda
June 23		Nicaragua	Poland
Second Sunday of July	Jul 11, 2010 Jul 10, 2011 Jul 8, 2012	Uruguay
Last Sunday of July	Jul 25, 2010 Jul 31, 2011 Jul 29, 2012	Dominican Republic
Second Sunday of August	Aug 8, 2010 Aug 14, 2011 Aug 12, 2012	Brazil Samoa
August 8		Republic of China (Taiwan)
First Sunday of September	Sep 5, 2010 Sep 4, 2011 Sep 2, 2012	Australia Fiji	New Zealand Papua New Guinea
Third Sunday of September	Sep 19, 2010 Sep 18, 2011 Sep 16, 2012	Ukraine
August 23		Nepal Bwaako Mukh Herne Din ou बुवाको मुख हेर्ने दिन (कुशे औंशी)
First Sunday of October	Oct 3, 2010 Oct 2, 2011 Oct 7, 2012	Luxembourg
12 November		Indonesia
Second Sunday of November	Nov 14, 2010 Nov 13, 2011 Nov 11, 2012	Estonia Finland Iceland	Norway Sweden
December 5		Thailand (The birthday of King Bhumibol)
December 26		Bulgaria
Islam calendar
Definition	Sample dates	Country/Territory
13 Rajab	Jun 16, 2011	Iran	Pakistan

*Officially, as the name suggests, the holiday celebrates people who are serving or were serving the Russian Armed Forces (both men and women). But the congratulations are traditionally, nationally accepted by all fathers, other adult men and male children as well.^{[citation needed]}
**In China during Republican period prior to 1949, Father's Day on August 8 was first held in Shanghai in 1945.

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