Parents' Day

Parents' Day is observed in South Korea on May 8 and in the United States on the fourth Sunday of July.

The South Korean designation was established in 1973, replacing the Mother's Day previously marked on May 8, and includes public and private celebrations.

The ceremony to designate Parents' Day as an anniversary and to wear carnations originated in Christian culture in the United States.

33 designating the first Monday every December as Mothers' day was issued, as a response to the appeal Ilocos Norte Federation of Woman's Clubs.

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Parents’ Day, also called Siku ya Wazazi in Swahili,[citation needed] is one of the public holidays especially celebrated on August 1 each year.

This day is devoted to honor the role played by mothers and fathers in the Congolese society and the significance of the family unit.

The origin of this celebration is attributed to Mobutu in 1979 who decided to replace All Saints' Day, a vestige of the colonial era, with this holiday now dedicated to parents and ancestors in general.

[12] Early in the morning, people go to clean up the cemeteries in remembrance of the deceased relatives before giving cards and gifts to their parents.