| "I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong | | | | 3) Portugese - Dia de pais feliz |
| as the need for a father's protection." - Sigmund | | | | 4) Italian - Giorno di padri felice |
| Freud. | | | | 5) German - Glücklicher Vatertag |
| Remember the days as a child, when you used to | | | | 6) French - Jour de pères heureux |
| wait for your father to be back home in the | | | | 7) Dutch - De gelukkige Dag van Vaders |
| evening? When you would jump into his arms ... | | | | Although most countries celebrate Fathers Day |
| share your day's exploits with him? And how | | | | according to the American custom, on the third |
| patiently he would hear to all your tales? How | | | | Sunday of June, however there are some regions |
| easily he would solve the most intricate problems? | | | | where Fathers day is celebrated on other dates. |
| You would know his arrival by the sheer knock on | | | | Argentina, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, |
| the door... you knew it was him. You knew him by | | | | China, Cuba, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Hong |
| his body odor - that soothing one that always | | | | Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, |
| seemed to reassure you that he was near. You | | | | Mexico, Netherlands, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, |
| knew him by his touch, his sounds, his gait ...... you | | | | Puerto Rico, Ireland, Singapore, Slovakia, South |
| knew him by instinct. | | | | Africa, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, |
| The picture remains same. Over time and across | | | | United Kingdom, Venezuela, Zimbabwe all follow |
| geographical locations - the picture of a child | | | | the American custom ( third Sunday of June) |
| relating to his/her father remains unaltered. No | | | | while Austria, Belgium and Costa Rica celebrate |
| matter which corner of the world you belong the | | | | the event on the second Sunday of June. In the |
| facets of relationship with your father never | | | | southern hemisphere - Australia and New Zealand |
| seems to change - the games you played with | | | | celebrate Father's Day on the first Sunday of |
| him in the backyard, the long drives, the values | | | | September. Russia celebrates the event on 23rd |
| you learnt .... the list is endless. | | | | February while In China Father's Day is celebrated |
| It's this universality of a father-child relationship | | | | on the 8th of August. Some countries again have |
| that makes Fathers Day a global event. While | | | | a religious aspect to this event. While Iran |
| dates vary across regions, so does the language | | | | celebrates Father's Day according yto the Islamic |
| of wishing your father a "Happy Father's Day". | | | | calendar on 13 Rajab, Germany follows the Biblical |
| This is how you would say "Happy Father's Day" | | | | date of Ascension Day to celebrate the event. |
| in different languages - | | | | This year ( 2007) the date was on May 17. |
| 1) Spanish - Día de padres feliz | | | | No matter what date the event is celebrated on, |
| 2) Russian - | | | | what language is used to wish - the core emotion |
| ;ивый | | | | of expressing love, respect and gratitude on this |
| день | | | | day remains unchanged. |
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