Family Day is a public holiday in the countries of Angola, Israel, Namibia, South Africa, Uruguay, Vanuatu, and Vietnam; in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario, and Saskatchewan; in the American states of Arizona and Nevada; and as the second day of Songkran in Thailand.

Family and community day was celebrated on the first Tuesday of November from 2007 to 2009, coinciding with the Melbourne Cup.

Andrew Barr, then ACT Minister for Industrial Relations, stated the purpose of the new public holiday was: "...to enable workers to take a break from their hectic work and to spend some quality time with their family and friends.

[6] In April 2017, the NB government announced the family statutory holiday to begin in February 2018.

[9] American Family Day is a state holiday in Arizona and has been celebrated on the first Sunday in August since 1978.

[10] In Uruguay, the public holiday on December 25 is officially known as Family Day (Día de la Familia) rather than Christmas, for the sake of secularism.

[14][15][16] People meticulously prepare and exchange thoughtful gifts, not only within their own families but also for neighbors and friends.