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'''Parents' Day''' is a [[holiday]] similar to a combination of [[Father's Day]] and [[Mother's Day]]. |
'''Parents' Day''' is a [[holiday]] similar to a combination of [[Father's Day]] and [[Mother's Day]]. |
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==Parents' Day in |
==Parents' Day in South Korea== |
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In the [[South Korea|Republic of Korea]], Parents' Day (어버이 날) is celebrated in on [[May 8]]. |
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| ⚫ | In the [[United States]], Parents' Day is held on the fourth Sunday of every July. This was established in 1994 when President [[Bill Clinton]] signed a [[United States Congress|Congressional]] [[Resolution (law)|Resolution]] into law ({{usc|36|135}}) for "recognizing, uplifting, and supporting the role of parents in the rearing of children." |
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Each year a proclamation has been made, one of which by [[George W. Bush]] challenges citizens to "honor mothers and fathers and thank them for their many years of patience and selflessness. We take this opportunity also to recognize parents of adopted children and foster parents, who generously provide children with a loving family to call their own. We also recognize the parents who serve in our Armed Forces and the parents of the brave men and women wearing our Nation's uniform. The members of our Armed Forces are defending our freedom with dignity and honor, and America is grateful for the sacrifices that they and their families make in the name of duty" <ref>{{cite web | title = Proclamation Archives, Parents' Day, 2008 | url = http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2008/07/20080725-1.html | accessdate = 2009-07-26 }}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In the [[United States]], Parents' Day is held on the fourth Sunday of every July. This was established in [[1994]] when President [[Bill Clinton]] signed a [[United States Congress|Congressional]] [[Resolution (law)|Resolution]] into law ({{usc|36|135}}) for "recognizing, uplifting, and supporting the role of parents in the rearing of children." |
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In the United States, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said that she approved of such a holiday. |
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==Single Parents Day== |
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In the United States, Janice (Zisa) Moglen<ref>[http://www.midwood1959.myevent.com/page.php?groupingID=registration&sort=lastname&limit=90 janice moglen]. Midwood HS Class of 1959 50th year Reunion</ref> wrote an article in 1984 for the idea to "create a [[Single parent|Single Parent]]s Day to honor those parents who combine breadwinning with nurturing singlehandedly".<ref>[http://www.nationalsingleparentsday.com/about/ About Single Parents Day] Single Parents Day website</ref> In collaboration with Parents Without Partners <ref>[http://www.parentswithoutpartners.org/ Parents Without Partners website]</ref>, petitions were sent to individual states to have March 21 (the start of Parents Without Partners) recognized as Single Parents' Day.<ref>[http://singleparents.about.com/od/holidays/p/single_21_march.htm Single Parents' Day], [[About.com]]:Single Parents </ref> Colorado Governor [[Roy Romer]] proclaimed March 21 as Single Parents Day in 1993. The Coalition for Single Parents Day is working to create a national Single Parents Day on the third Sunday in March..<ref>[http://www.nationalsingleparentsday.com/ Single Parents Day website]</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Public holidays in South Korea]] |
* [[Public holidays in South Korea]] |
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* [[Holidays of the United States]] |
* [[Holidays of the United States]] |
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==Further reading== |
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* {{cite book | title = The Modernization of Fatherhood: A Social and Political History | author = LAROSSA, Ralph | edition = illustrated | editor = [[University of Chicago Press]] | year = 1997 | isbn = 0226469042 | page = 6,11–13,90,175 | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=rkkIKQVu26cC&pg=PA6&vq=%22parents%27+day%22&dq=%22Ann+Jarvis%22+OR+%22Anna+Jarvis%22+%22mother%27s+day%22 }} |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/07/20060713-1.html White House press release proclaiming Sunday, '''July 23, 2006''' as Parents' Day.] |
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* [http://www.theholidayspot.com/parents_day/parents_day_presidential_proclamation.htm Parents' Day U.S. Presidential Proclamation], yearly from 2000 to 2008. The HolidaySpot Parents' Day pages |
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*[http://www.parentsday.com/ National Parents' Day Council], a project of the American Family Coalition Inc. |
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*[http://www.mmdnewswire.com/parents-day-5416.html Nation Celebrates Parents' Day, July 26 - Leading Parent Educator, Dr. Kerby T. Alvy, Announces "National Effective Parenting Plan]. Mass Media Distribution Newswire.com July 20, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-26 |
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Revision as of 23:18, 9 May 2010
Parents' Day is a holiday similar to a combination of Father's Day and Mother's Day.
Parents' Day in South Korea
In the Republic of Korea, Parents' Day (어버이 날) is celebrated in on May 8.
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Parents' Day in the United States
In the United States, Parents' Day is held on the fourth Sunday of every July. This was established in 1994 when President Bill Clinton signed a Congressional Resolution into law (36 U.S.C. § 135) for "recognizing, uplifting, and supporting the role of parents in the rearing of children."
In the United States, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said that she approved of such a holiday.
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See also
External links
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