Father's Day is a day set aside to recognize fathers for their contributions to their families and society. The date for Father's Day varies all over the world. Show
Traditions also differ for Father's Day celebrations. For example, Catholic European countries began observing Father's Day on March 19, 1508, linking it to the Feast of St. Joseph, which celebrates Joseph of Nazareth, father of Jesus. Father's Day is commonly celebrated in Germany by men loading wagons with beer and heading off into the woods. In Russia, Father's Day overlaps with their Defender of the Fatherland Day. So, while fathers are honored, many march in military parades in their hometowns on the same day. Read on to learn more about Father's Day in the U.S. and see when Father's Day falls in other countries. History of Father’s Day in the United StatesFather's Day was first celebrated in the U.S. on June 19, 1910, in Spokane, Washington, after a woman campaigned hard to have an official equivalent to Mother's Day for male parents. Her father, William Jackson Smart, had been a Civil War veteran who raised six children on his own. Her idea was inspired by a West Virginia woman who had successfully established Mother's Day in 1908. The holiday's establishment met with
resistance over the years, primarily due to the commercialism of holidays. In the 1920s and 1930s, a movement arose to combine Mother's Day and Father's Day to form Parent's Day. The attempt failed, and commercialism won out. It was around the Great Depression that struggling retailers and advertisers needed a boost to save their businesses. Father's Day was promoted as a "second Christmas for men," and sales increased for neckties, hats, socks, sporting goods, and more. By World War II,
Father's Day was billed to honor American troops and support the war effort. Father's Day remains big business in the U.S. According to the National Retail Federation, Americans spent about $20.1 billion in 2021 for Father's Day. How Many Countries Celebrate Father’s Day?Every country honors fathers in their own way. Fifty-two countries in the world share Father's Day on the same day as the U.S. United States, Canada, and the United KingdomThe date varies in these countries, but it always falls on the third Sunday in June.
Austria and BelgiumThese two countries are aligned with each other (but not many others) on when to celebrate Father's Day.
New Guinea, Australia, and New ZealandThese nations all celebrate Father's Day on the first Sunday of September.
Samoa and BrazilAugust is the month to honor dads in these two countries.
Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and SwedenMuch of Scandinavia celebrates Father's Day on the second Sunday in November.
Countries Where Father's Day is Celebrated Annually on March 19These seven countries all share a March tradition of when to celebrate Father's Day:
Other Countries' Father's Day DatesEach of these countries has picked its own date to celebrate Father's Day. Some are calendar-based and some are on the same date each year.
Do other countries recognize Father's Day?It is also observed in countries such as Argentina, Canada, France, Greece, India, Ireland, Mexico, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, and Venezuela. In Australia and New Zealand Father's Day is on the first Sunday in September. In Thailand it is celebrated on December 5, which is the birthday of the country's king.
Is Father's Day celebrated in Europe?In Spain, Italy and Portugal, Father's Day is celebrated on March 19th, which is the Feast of St. Joseph who is the patron saint of fathers. In Germany, Father's Day is celebrated on the same date as Ascension Day. Across Scandinavia, the tradition of a Father's Day was adopted in the 1930s.
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