Grandparents' Day

[2] In Bangladesh, the National Grandparents Day is celebrated on 9 September to honor and express gratitude towards their constant love, care, and support.

Motion number 273 submitted in the House of Commons by Sarkis Assadourian in 1995 read: That, in the opinion of this House, the government should consider designating the second Sunday in September of each year as Grandparents' Day in order to acknowledge their importance to the structure of the family in the nurturing, upbringing and education of children.

[4] In France, Grandmothers' Day (La fête des grands-mères) was launched in 1987 by a brand of coffee (Café Grand'Mère), part of the Kraft Jacobs Suchard Group.

[citation needed] In 2021, Pope Francis declared World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, to take place annually on the fourth Sunday of July, neighboring the memorial of Sts.

It was created by Philip Michael Chircop, founder of the Grandparents Malta Foundation (VO/0869), and made official through a decree by the Maltese Parliament in 2014.

In Mexico, Grandparents' Day (Spanish: Día de los Abuelos) is celebrated on August 28.

In Poland, "Grandma's Day" (Polish: Dzień Babci) was created in 1964 by the Kobieta i Życie magazine, and popularized from 1965 onwards.

South Sudan started celebrating Grandparents' Day in 2013, with the date set as the second Sunday in November.

[13] The day was introduced to the UK in 1990 by the charity Age Concern but it has not been widely accepted by the British public.

Your suggestion regarding a Grandparent’s Day is appreciated, but the President ordinarily issues proclamations designating periods for special observance only when a Congressional resolution authorizes him to do so.

[citation needed] Since the aforementioned letter, Marian McQuade, a West Virginia housewife, was recognized nationally by the United States Senate – in particular by Senators Jennings Randolph[15] and Robert Byrd – and by President Jimmy Carter, as the founder of National Grandparents Day.

Co-founder Cynthia Bennett, who worked for Marian's husband, contributed by writing letters of verification.

In 1973, then-Senator Jennings Randolph, D-WV, introduced a resolution to the Senate to make Grandparents' Day a national holiday.

West Virginia's Governor Arch Moore had proclaimed an annual Grandparents' Day for the state, at the urging of Marian McQuade.