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Q: Is it Fathers Day this Sunday in China?
does anyone know if its Fathers Day on Sunday in China?
Wiki knows things
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father%27s_Day
People's Republic of China[edit]
In People's Republic of China, the official Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June and is not a public holiday. This date was set according to international norms.
Prior to the People's Republic, when the Republic of China (1912-1949) governed from Nanjing, Father's Day was celebrated on August 8. This was determined by the fact that the eighth (ba) day of the eighth (ba) month makes two "eights" (八八, ba-ba), which sounds similar to the colloquial word for "daddy" (ba-ba，爸爸). It is still celebrated on this date in areas still under the control of the Republic of China, including in Taiwan.
Did you celebrate Children's Day back home? Or QingMing day?
There's no logical reason why they should - Father's Day isn't really an international celebration... Buy why they'd flock to Christmas, Valentines day and others is a mystery, best explained by a) money, and b) TIC.
I just read New Zealand and Australia have Fathers Day on the 6th of September.
