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Vietnamese Family Day (Vietnamese: Ngày gia đình Việt Nam.) occurs on the 28th of June each year, having been established in 2001. [11] Family-oriented activities and events are organised throughout the country, although it is not a public holiday. [12] On Vietnamese Family Day, gift-giving is an important tradition. [13]
Global Family Day One Day of Peace and Sharing, is celebrated every January 1 [1] in the United States as a global day of peace and sharing. Global Family Day grew out of the United Nations Millennium celebration, "One Day In Peace".
American Family Day is the 14th state-recognized holiday in Arizona, Title 1-301. [1] [2] American Family Day, much like Mother's Day or Father's Day is a non-paid holiday established as a separate day to appreciate family members by spending time with them. Families are discouraged from buying gifts or other material items.
Family Day in Alberta was first celebrated in 1990, [5] making it the only province to have a statutory holiday in February until Saskatchewan began observing the day in 2007. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The holiday was proclaimed by Lieutenant Governor Helen Hunley , on the advice of her premier , Don Getty .
National Family Week is celebrated throughout the country with special events put on by community organizations. National Family Week also exists in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia. It is a distinct event from Family Day which is a statutory holiday created by the provincial governments of Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan.
The 2001 book, Primary Care Pediatrics, noted that adoptive family are rarely present for the child's birth and recommended a celebration "additional to the [birthday celebration, that is, the 'gotcha day'." [8] Margaret Schwartz, in her book The Pumpkin Patch, declared September 15, 2005 as International Gotcha Day.
National Family Week is an annual event in the UK which celebrates family life. During National Family Week, supporting organizations including local authorities , sports clubs, charities , communities, and religious groups organize separate events such as family fun days, picnics, story times, and sports days.
She became the head writer for The Doctors, Search for Tomorrow and General Hospital, and co-wrote Looking Terrific in 1978, and August Celebration in 1993, on blue-green algae as a nutrient. [ 1 ] In 1988, she became a key organizer of southern Oregon 's unsuccessful bid to host the 1988 Winter Olympics when she lived in Key West, Florida . [ 1 ]