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Absolutely Incredible Kid Day®
Camp Fire says it founded Absolutely Incredible Kid Day® in 1997 and that the annual observance is celebrated on the third Thursday in March, falling on 19 March in 2026.
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Family observances
Family relationships, caregiving and household-centered observances.
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This facet collects observances focused on family relationships, caregiving roles and family participation. It can include official campaigns as well as informal appreciation traditions.
Scope note: Family structures and experiences vary; content should avoid assuming one household model or pressuring people into contact or celebration.
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Auntie's Day
Founder Melanie Notkin states that she established Auntie's Day in 2009; a founder-issued release explicitly says it is observed every fourth Sunday in July.
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Bhai Duj / Bhai Dooj
A Government of India 2026 restricted-holiday list records Bhai Duj on 11 November 2026.
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Deaf Parents Day (Mother Father Deaf Day)
CODA International designates the last Sunday in April as Deaf Parents Day, also known as Mother Father Deaf Day; CODA Korea independently describes the same last-Sunday-in-April recurrence.
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Día de la Madre
Panama’s Ministry of Government currently observes Día de las Madres on 8 December. The historical 1930 Law 69 that declared the date a holiday is recorded by Infojurídica as repealed by La…
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Día de las Madres in Mexico
Mexico’s National Population Council documents Día de las Madres on May 10 and traces the Mexican commemoration to 1922.
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Falling Needles Family Fest
Wellcat Holidays lists Falling Needles Family Fest on December 30 and identifies Thomas and Ruth Roy as the creators of the copyrighted holiday collection.
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Family and Community Day (former ACT public holiday)
ACT legislation replaced the former Family and Community Day public holiday; from 2018 the ACT calendar uses Reconciliation Day instead.
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Family Day (Ontario)
Ontario’s proclamation defines Family Day as the third Monday of February each year, and the Premier’s 2026 statement marked the holiday on 16 February 2026.
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Family Day — A Day to Eat Dinner With Your Children
University of Hawaiʻi material describes Family Day as an annual event launched in 2001, developed from research by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia Universi…
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Father’s Day — United States statutory observance
36 U.S.C. §109 designates the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day and requests an annual presidential proclamation.
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Forgive Mom and Dad Day
Wellcat Holidays lists Forgive Mom and Dad Day on March 18 and identifies Thomas and Ruth Roy as creators of its holiday collection.
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Global Family Day
The U.S. Congressional Record documents advocacy for Global Family Day on January 1, and National Today independently places the observance on January 1 annually.
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Middle Child Day
Timeanddate lists Middle Child Day, also called National Middle Child Day, annually on August 12 across future years.
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Mother’s Day
Article 30 of Georgia’s Labour Code lists March 3 as Mother’s Day among statutory holidays.
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Mother’s Day in Egypt
Egypt’s State Information Service identifies Mother’s Day on 21 March each year.
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Mother’s Day in Malawi
Malawi News Agency reports Mother’s Day in Malawi on 15 October, providing a national-source date anchor for the observance.
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Mother’s Day in Norway
Norwegian Mother’s Day is observed on the second Sunday in February; the 2026 occurrence is February 8.
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Mother’s Day — United States statutory observance
36 U.S.C. §117 designates the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day and requests an annual presidential proclamation.
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National Aunt and Uncle Day
Independent observance calendars identify July 26 for the aunt-and-uncle family observance; punctuation varies between sources.
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National Cousins Day
Independent observance calendars identify July 24 as National Cousins Day.
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National Daughters’ Day — Nandini Diwas (SNSMT historical campaign)
The Smt. Nandini Satpathy Memorial Trust documents the first National Daughters’ Day / Nandini Diwas on 9 June 2007 alongside the launch of Project Nandini, and its 2013 archive documents t…
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National Family Literacy Day®
The National Center for Families Learning says it worked with Congress in 1994 to designate November 1 as National Family Literacy Day® and continues to observe the date annually.
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National Father-in-Law Day
Independent observance calendars identify July 30 as National Father-in-Law Day.
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National Father’s Day
Thailand’s Government Public Relations Department states that 5 December, the birthday of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great, is also observed as Thailand’s National Day and Nationa…
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National Mother-in-Law Day
Current observance calendars consistently place National Mother-in-Law Day on the fourth Sunday in October.
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National Mother’s Day
Thailand’s Cabinet confirmed in July 2026 that 12 August every year remains National Mother’s Day, alongside the Birthday Anniversary of Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother, and remains an annua…
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National Siblings Day
The Siblings Day Foundation states that its mission since 1995 has included establishing National Siblings Day annually on 10 April.
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National Single Parent Day, 1984
Public Law 98-240 and Presidential Proclamation 5166 designated March 21, 1984 as National Single Parent Day.
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National Sisters Day
National Day Calendar identifies the first Sunday in August as the annual date and attributes creation in 1996 to Tricia Eleogram; New Jersey workforce-engagement material independently use…
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National Take Your Parents to Lunch Day
National Day Calendar states that the observance is promoted annually by KIWI Magazine and occurs on the second Wednesday in October.
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National Take Your Parents to the Playground Day
PDPlay currently promotes the observance on the third Sunday in May, and National Day Calendar records the current recurrence while documenting PDPlay’s original 2009 creation.
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Raksha Bandhan
A Government of India 2026 restricted-holiday list records Raksha Bandhan on 28 August 2026.
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Respect for Parents Day
National Day Calendar places Respect for Parents Day on August 1 and attributes its 1994 creation to Marilyn Dalrymple; EventGuide independently lists it every August 1.
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Stepmother's Day
The original family account states that nine-year-old Lizzie chose the Sunday after Mother's Day for Stepmother's Day in 2000 and records subsequent acknowledgement in the Congressional Rec…
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Vietnamese Family Day (Ngày Gia đình Việt Nam)
Vietnamese government cultural material states that 28 June every year is Vietnamese Family Day; 2026 marks 25 years from the 28 June 2001 designation.
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World Breast Pumping Day
Snugabell states that it created World Breast Pumping Day in 2017 and invites pumping parents to celebrate on January 27; Northern Health separately recognizes January 27 as World Breast Pu…