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4/30/2008 12:59:05 AM
Father's Day
Tomorrow, it is Father's Day in Germany. I will take a bicycle-tour with some friends. What are you doing on your Father's Day?
GERMANY
Hiking tour at the Vatertag
In Germany father's day, Vatertag, is always celebrated on Ascension Day (the Thursday forty days after Easter), which is a federal holiday. Regionally, it is also called men's day, Männertag, or gentlemen's day, Herrentag.
It is tradition to do a males-only hiking tour with one or more smaller wagons, Bollerwagen, pulled by manpower. In the wagons are wine or beer (according to region) and traditional regional food, Hausmannskost, which could be Saumagen, Liverwurst, Blutwurst (Blood Sausage), vegetables, eggs, etc.
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.
March 14 (24 Esfand) Iran
March 19 Belgium (St Joseph 's day), Bolivia, Honduras, Italy, Liechtenstein, Portugal, Spain
May 8 South Korea (Parents' Day)
Ascension Day Germany (Vatertag; drinking day)
First Sunday of June Lithuania
June 5 (Constitution Day) Denmark
Second Sunday of June Austria, Ecuador, Belgium (secular celebration)
June 17 El Salvador, Guatemala
Third Sunday of June Argentina, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Guyana, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Japan, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Zimbabwe
June 23 Nicaragua, Poland, Uganda
July 30 Vietnam
Second Sunday of July Uruguay
Last Sunday of July Dominican Republic
Second Sunday of August Brazil
August 8 Taiwan
First Sunday of September Australia, New Zealand
New Moon of September (Bhadra as per Lunar Calendar) September 11 Nepal
First Sunday of October Luxembourg
Second Sunday of November Estonia, Finland, Norway, Sweden
December 5 Thailand
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