International Day of Families in 2023: the history and traditions of the holiday

The family is the basic element of society. Leading researchers and public figures have written about her role. It is with her that the life of each of us begins, the foundations of personality are laid in it, it is the center of interaction between generations. The family changes along with society, but always remains the building block from which society itself is built.

When is the Day of families in Our Country and the world in 2023

The date of the International Day of Families is fixed. It is celebrated every year 15 May.

history of the holiday

The holiday owes its origin to the United Nations. In the 1980s, the UN paid increasing attention to family issues. In 1987, the idea of ​​the year of the family appeared – it was 1994. On September 20, 1993, a resolution was issued on the International Year of the Family, which also established a new holiday – the International Day of Families. The initiator of this day was personally UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali.

Holiday traditions

Each year is held under its own motto. Topics at various times have been Building Families Through Partnerships, Changing Families: Challenges and Opportunities, The Impact of Migration on Families Worldwide, Addressing Poor Families and Social Exclusion, Balancing Work and fulfillment of family responsibilities for the benefit of families and society as a whole”, “Men’s responsibility”, “Family, healthy lifestyle and sustainable future”, “Family and inclusive society”. The UN Secretary General is preparing a message on the stated topic.

Family Day is a time for a variety of educational and festive events. Concerts, festivals, conferences, forums, charity events for large families or families with adopted children are held all over the world. They organize meetings of married couples with extensive experience in family life and trainings for young families. This day is widely covered in the media: thematic programs are broadcast on television and radio, and publications on family issues are published in print and online publications.

In 2020, due to the COVID-19 epidemic, all UN events were held online.

In Our Country, since 2016, the Family of the Year competition has been held. It includes such nominations as “Large family”, “Young family”, “Rural family”, “Golden family of Our Country”, “Family – the keeper of traditions”. The organizers were the Ministry of Labor of Our Country and the Foundation for the Support of Children in Difficult Life Situations.

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Interesting Facts

• Did you know that the custom of kissing the newlyweds at the end of the ceremony came to us from Ancient Rome. In this era, the wedding was seen as a contract, and the kiss served as a kind of seal that holds the contract together.
• But the tradition of wearing a wedding ring on the ring finger comes from ancient Egypt. The Egyptians believed that a vein of love begins in this finger, which carries blood to the heart.
• It is believed that the probability of divorce decreases by 50% after 7 years of married life.
• The owner of the largest family in the world is the Chinese Qion Khan, who lives in India. He is married to 39 women who bore him 94 children.
• In fact, only a fifth of the book is devoted to love pleasures in the Kama Sutra. And the other four parts are devoted to family values.
• In German, there is an expression that can be translated as “food for the dragon.” It denotes a gift: perfume, sweets, a bouquet of flowers, which the delinquent husband presents to his wife.
• In Britain and Ireland, there is a tradition according to which on February 29 a woman can propose to a man.
• The average age of marriage in Our Country is 25-34 years.

Cinema

Create a festive atmosphere for yourself by watching films from our selection. We have selected the best films and series, comedy and drama – for every taste.

Films

• Adult children, 1962
• Little Women 1994 and 2019
• True Values, 1998
• History about us, 1999
• Color of Paradise, 1999
• Acquaintance with parents, 2000
• Family man, 2000
• My family and other animals, 2005
• Little Miss Happy, 2006
• Road of change, 2008
• Mamma Mia !, 2008
• Formula of Love for Prisoners of Marriage”, 2009
• Simple difficulties, 2009
• Volberg family, 2009
• Spring hopes, 2012
• We bought a zoo, 2012
• August, 2013
• Childhood, 2014
• Bad Ladies, 2016
• 2+1, 2016
• Captain Fantastic, 2016
• Gifted, 2017
• Perfect Strangers, 2017
• Family, 2018
• Quick Family, 2018
• Tully, 2018

TV series

• The Forsyte Saga, 1966
• The Sopranos, 1999-2007
• Gilmore Girls, 2000
• One Tree Hill, 2003
• Moscow Saga, 2004
• Downton Abbey, 2005 – 2015
• Matchmaker, 2008
• Faith. Hope. Love, 2010
• Life is unpredictable, 2010