World Parents’ Day in 2023: the history and traditions of the holiday

Parents are our main educators, people who care and protect us, instill values ​​and pass on traditions. Each nation has its own customs of honoring the elders, and it is not surprising that the International Day of Parents has appeared.

When is World Parents’ Day in 2023?

Celebrate Parents’ Day 1 June. The date coincides with International Children’s Day.

history of the holiday

In an effort to draw attention to any event or phenomenon, the United Nations dedicates certain days to them. So, in September 2012, at the 66th session of the UN General Assembly, it was decided to establish the World Day of Parents (Global Day of Parents). Since 2013, he has appeared on the calendar. The purpose of the holiday is to remind about the role of the family, parents in the upbringing of children.

Holiday traditions

On June 1, many events are held related to International Children’s Day, and the traditions of celebrating Parents’ Day are only being formed. The best way to celebrate it is, of course, to see your family, to get together for several generations. Arrange dinner, review old albums, write down the memories of your grandparents, moms and dads. Don’t forget to take a memorable photo. If you live far from your parents, call them on June 1st.

Other holiday dates

In addition to the holiday established by the UN, a number of countries have their own Parents’ Days:

• In India, July 24th.
• In the Congo – August 1.
• In South Korea – May 8th.
• In the US, it is the fourth Sunday in July.

Similar holidays

Mother’s Day is celebrated differently in every country. So, in Our Country it is celebrated on the last Sunday of November, in a number of European countries – in May, on the first, second or last Sunday.

Father’s Day also does not have a single date.

Brothers and Sisters Day is celebrated on April 10th. Sister’s Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of August. Brother’s Day is May 24th.

May 15 is International Day of Families. And in Our Country there is also the Day of Family, Love and Fidelity, July 8th.

October 1 is the Day of the Elderly.

September 7 is considered Grandchildren’s Day.

November 20 is considered World Children’s Day. It was on this day in 1959 that the UN General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, and 30 years later, the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

There is another holiday, International Children’s Day, established in 1949 by the Congress of the Women’s International Democratic Federation.

Proverbs about parents

Different nations have proverbs about parents.

• A fool boasts of his wife, a fool boasts of money, a smart man boasts of his father and mother.
• The wealth of people is father and mother.
• The family is a stove: how cold it is, everyone is going to it.
• He who listens to the advice of his father is rarely mistaken.
• You can buy everything, but you can’t buy your father and mother.
• If there is a father and mother, then grace to the child.
• You will find everything in the world, except for your father and mother.
• You can find bird’s milk even in a fairy tale, but you will not find another father-mother in a fairy tale.
• Parent’s word does not flash past.
• Whoever respects his mother will not offend someone else.
• When the sun is warm – when the mother is good.
• Every mother considers her gosling a swan.
• The old man in the family is a treasure.
• To understand parents, raise your own children.
• Parents help in life.
• Grass leaves roots, man leaves offspring.

Books about parents

There is a whole genre in literature – the family saga, where the story is centered on the life of several generations of one family. If you want to immerse yourself in atmospheric reading, you can use our recommendations.