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'{{more citations needed|date=July 2010}} {{Infobox holiday |holiday_name = National Grandparents Day |duration = 1 day |frequency = annual |observedby = Various countries |date = <nowiki>Various</nowiki> |type = international }} '''National Grandparents Day''' is a secular holiday celebrated in various countries, It is celebrated to show the bond between grandparents and grandchildren. It occurrs on various days of the year, either as one holiday or sometimes as a separate Grandmothers' Day and Grandfathers' Day{{efn|Grandma's Day was celebrated for the first time in Poland in 1965.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wiadomosci.wp.pl/kat,1342,title,Dzien-Babci-wymyslono-w-Poznaniu,wid,11878101,wiadomosc.html |title=Dzień Babci wymyślono w Poznaniu |publisher=wp.pl |date= |accessdate=2014-01-21}}</ref>}} (''see below for dates by country''). ==History== {{Globalise-section|date=October 2019}} In the United States, Russell Capper (age 9 in 1969) sent a letter to President Nixon suggesting a special day be set aside as Grandparents Day. On June 12, 1969 he received a letter back from Rose Mary Woods (Personal Secretary to the President) reading, "Dear Russell, Thank you for your letter to President Nixon. 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. With best wishes, Sincerely, Rose Mary Woods Personal Secretary to the President". Since the aforementioned letter, [[Marian McQuade]] was recognized nationally by the [[United States Senate]] &ndash; in particular by Senators Jennings Randolph;<ref>Congressional Record, February 21, 1977, Joint Resolution S.J. Res. 24, 95th Congress, 1st Session</ref> and Robert Byrd &ndash; and by [[United States President|President]] [[Jimmy Carter]], as the founder of National Grandparents Day. McQuade made it her goal to educate the youth in the community{{Clarify|date=September 2010|reason=What community?}} about the important contributions seniors have made throughout history. She also urged the youth to "adopt" a grandparent, not just for one day a year, but rather for a lifetime. Co-founder Cynthia Bennett, who worked for Marian's husband, contributed by writing letters of verification. In 1973, Senator [[Jennings Randolph]] introduced a [[Resolution (law)|resolution]] to the senate to make Grandparents' Day a [[Public holidays of the United States|national holiday]]. West Virginia's Governor Arch Moore had proclaimed an annual Grandparents' Day for the state, at the urging of Marian McQuade. When Senator Randolph's resolution in the U.S. Senate died in committee, Marian McQuade organized supporters and began contacting governors, senators, and congressmen in all fifty states. She urged each state to proclaim their own Grandparents' Day. Within three years, she had received Grandparents' Day proclamations from forty-three states. She sent copies of the proclamations to Senator Randolph.{{citation needed|date=September 2010}} In February 1977, Senator Randolph, with the concurrence of many other senators, introduced a joint resolution to the senate requesting the president to "issue annually a proclamation designating the first Sunday of September after Labor Day of each year as 'National Grandparents' Day'." [[United States Congress|Congress]] passed the legislation proclaiming the first Sunday after [[Labor Day]] as National Grandparents' Day and, on August 3, 1978, then-President Jimmy Carter signed the [[proclamation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/proclamation-4580-national-grandparents-day-1978|title=Proclamation 4580—National Grandparents Day, 1978 &#124; The American Presidency Project|website=www.presidency.ucsb.edu}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nationalgrandparentsday.com/PresidentJimmyCarter.html|title=Carter, Jimmy. Greeting to Johnny Prill. 2010. National Grandparents Day. Web.|access-date=2011-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306022929/http://www.nationalgrandparentsday.com/PresidentJimmyCarter.html|archive-date=2018-03-06|url-status=dead}}</ref> The statute cites the day's purpose: "...to honor grandparents, to give grandparents an opportunity to show love for their children's children, and to help children become aware of strength, information, and guidance older people can offer". ==Grandparents' Day[s] around the world== {{Expand section|date=September 2010|Surely missing many countries. See sidebar - interwiki links may hint at needed additions.}} ===Australia=== In at least some states of [[Australia]], Grandparent's Day is celebrated annually, on the last Sunday in October.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grandparentsday.nsw.gov.au/about|title=About|website=NSW Grandparents Day|language=en|access-date=2019-10-27}}</ref> ===Bangladesh=== In [[Bangladesh]], the National Grandparents Day will be celebrated this year on 9th September to honor and express gratitude towards their constant love, care, and support. ===Brazil=== In [[Brazil]], Grandparents' Day (Portuguese: Dia dos avós) is celebrated on July 26. ===Canada=== National Grandparents' Day ({{lang-fr|Journée Nationale des Grands-parents}}) began in [[Canada]] in 1995 but was discontinued in 2014. Motion number 273 submitted in the [[House of Commons of Canada|House of Commons]] by [[Sarkis Assadourian]] read: <blockquote>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.<ref>{{cite web | title = Debates (No. 247) | work = Debates of the House of Commons: 35th Parliament, 1st Session | publisher = [[House of Commons of Canada]] | date = October 25, 1995 | url = http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?pub=Hansard&doc=247&Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=35&Ses=1#GRANDPARENTSDAY | accessdate = May 11, 2008}}</ref></blockquote> ===Estonia=== In [[Estonia]], Grandparents' Day (''Vanavanemate päev'') is celebrated on the second Sunday in September.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.riigikogu.ee/en/sitting-reviews/riigikogu-passed-act-providing-grandparents-day/|title=Riigikogu passed Act providing Grandparents’ Day|date=January 21, 2010|website=Riigikogu}}</ref> ===France=== 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. The date is now included in French calendars and is celebrated on the first Sunday in March.<ref>KJS lance la 13e Fête des grand'mères », Stratégies, 17 février 1999</ref> ===Germany=== In [[Germany]], Grandmothers' Day was established in 2010 and is celebrated on the second Sunday in October.{{citation needed|date=March 2014}} ===Hong Kong=== [[Junior Chamber International]] Victoria<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vjc.org.hk/|title=JCI Victoria|website=www.vjc.org.hk}}</ref> introduced the first Grandparents' Day in [[Hong Kong]] in 1990. It is celebrated on the second Sunday in October. ===Italy=== In [[Italy]], Grandparents' Day (officially ''Festa Nazionale dei Nonni'', "National Grandparents' Feast") was established in 2005 and is celebrated on October 2,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parlamento.it/parlam/leggi/05159l.htm|title="Istituzione della Festa nazionale dei nonni", Legge 31 luglio 2005, n. 159|language=it}}</ref> [[Guardian Angel|Guardian Angels']] Day in the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. ===Japan=== In [[Japan]], [[Respect for the Aged Day]] was established as National Holiday in 1966<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ja&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fja.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F%25E6%2595%25AC%25E8%2580%2581%25E3%2581%25AE%25E6%2597%25A5|title=Respect for the Aged Day - Timeline History - Wikipedia Japanese Translated}}</ref> and is celebrated on the third Monday of September. ===Mexico=== In [[Mexico]], Grandparents' Day ({{lang-es|Día del Abuelo}}) is celebrated on August 28. ===Netherlands=== In [[the Netherlands]], "Opa en Oma Dag" was created in 2004 and falls on June 4. It is not widely celebrated and to many people in the Netherlands it is completely unknown. The day was envisioned as a day for grandparents/great-grandparents to spend time in enjoyable activities with their (great-)grandchildren, in order to strengthen the bond between the generations and to increase respect and appreciation for senior citizens in general. One idea that has been promoted is the "adoption" of a grandmother or grandfather - for the day, or for life. ===Philippines=== In the [[Philippines]], Grandparents' Day is celebrated every second Sunday of September. The county started celebrating this event in 1987. Grandparents' Day in the Philippines is also a family day. Many commercial establishments organize special events and give special privileges for the elderly people: free concerts, meal discounts, free medical checkups, flowers, etc. ===Poland=== In [[Poland]], "Grandma's Day" ({{lang-pl|Dzień Babci}}) was created in 1964 by the ''Kobieta i Życie'' magazine, and popularized from 1965 onwards. It is celebrated on January 21. "Grandpa's Day" ({{lang-pl|Dzień Dziadka}}) is celebrated a day later, on January 22.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://halloween.friko.net/dzien-dziadka.html |title=Dzień Dziadka |publisher= |date= |accessdate=2014-01-21}}</ref> ===Singapore=== [[Singapore]] started celebrating Grandparents' Day in 1979, a year after the U.S. started. It is celebrated on the fourth Sunday in November. ===South Sudan=== [[South Sudan]] started celebrating Grandparents' Day in 2013, with the date set as the second Sunday in November. ===Portugal=== In [[Portugal]], Grandparents' Day ({{lang-pt|Dia dos avós}}) is celebrated on July 26. ===Spain=== In [[Spain]], Grandparents' Day ({{lang-es|Día de los abuelos y las abuelas}}) is celebrated on July 26, the feast day of [[Saint Joachim]] and [[Saint Anne]], parents of [[Mary, the mother of Jesus]]. ===Taiwan=== The [[Ministry of Education (Republic of China)]] initiated Grandparents' Day (祖父母節, ''Zǔfùmǔ Jié'') in [[Taiwan]] on 29 August 2010, on the last Sunday in August annually, shortly before school children would start a new semester.<ref>{{in lang|zh}} [http://www.edu.tw/news.aspx?news_sn=3788 教育部 99年第一屆「祖父母節」記者會活動]</ref> ===United Kingdom=== The celebration was introduced to the UK in 1990 by the charity [[Age Concern]]. It has been celebrated on the first Sunday in October since 2008,<ref>[http://www.ageconcern.org.uk/AgeConcern/21F413EA2B634F738B3B43459FDDB6D4.asp Grandparents Day has moved to Sunday October 5, 2008] - ''[[Age Concern]]'' 2008-02-26</ref> although it is not widely advertised and has not been as commercially successful as [[Mothers Day|Mother's]] and [[Father's Day]]. Businesses specialising in gifts and greeting cards have started merging the respective grandparents days with [[Mother's Day]] and [[Father's Day]] to try to boost sales.<ref>Jimmy Carter: Proclamation 4580 - National Grandparents Day, 1950</ref><ref name="auto"/> ===United States=== Congress passed the legislation proclaiming the first Sunday after Labor Day as National Grandparents' Day in the U.S. and, on August 3, 1978, then-President Jimmy Carter signed the proclamation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rd.com/culture/grandparents-day-not-commercial-holiday/|title=This Is Why Grandparents Day Was Never Meant to Be a Commercial Holiday|last=Jones|first=Meghan|date=2017-08-28|website=Reader's Digest|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-27}}</ref> [[File:Myosotis victoria dsc00894.jpg|thumb|180px|right|[[Forget-me-not]]]] The flower of the U.S. National Grandparents Day is the [[forget-me-not]] which blooms in the spring. As a result, seasonal flowers are given in appreciation to grandparents on this day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/lifestyles/senior-spotlight-national-grandparents-day/article_a34814f1-fd08-52d6-ba1f-545a9cd1d7b2.html|title=SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: National Grandparents Day|last=Spotlight|first=Maureen Wendt Senior|website=Lockport Union-Sun & Journal|language=en|access-date=2019-10-27}}</ref> ====Music of the U.S. National Grandparents Day==== {{Listen|filename=Johnny_Prill-A_Song_for_Grandma_and_Grandpa.ogg|description=Sample of ''A Song for Grandma and Grandpa''.|title=''A Song for Grandma and Grandpa''|pos=right}} In 2004, the National Grandparents Day Council of [[Chula Vista, California]] announced that ''A Song for Grandma and Grandpa'' by Johnny Prill would be their official song of the U.S. National Grandparents Day holiday.<ref name="2014-09-04">{{cite news |date=2014-09-04 |title=Gratitude for grandparents |url=http://www.roanoke.com/life/gratitude-for-grandparents/article_6abaa591-8d7b-51ac-bb25-efb9032651cb.html |newspaper=[[The Roanoke Times]] |accessdate=2015-01-13 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6VXUUy4ZA?url=http://www.roanoke.com/life/gratitude-for-grandparents/article_6abaa591-8d7b-51ac-bb25-efb9032651cb.html |archivedate=2015-01-13 |quote=It is appropriate, then, that the official flower of Grandparents Day is the forget-me-not. "A Song for Grandma and Grandpa," written by Johnny Prill, was named the official song of the holiday in 2004.}}</ref><ref name="ColemanGanong">{{cite book |last1=Coleman |first1=Marilyn J. |last2=Ganong |first2=Lawrence H. |date=2014 |title=The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R3VpBAAAQBAJ |publisher=[[Sage Publications]] |page=641 |isbn=1452286159 |accessdate=2015-01-21 |quote=Since 2004, there has been an official Grandparents Day song, "A Song for Grandma and Grandpa", by Johnny Prill, a singer-songwriter in the folk-polka traditions and a lifelong volunteer performer at nursing homes.}}</ref><ref name="Barber">{{cite book |last=Barber |first=Lorin |date=2011 |title=28 Tips to Become a Great Grandpa |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Iuz0ycKSFrAC |publisher=[[Cedar Fort, Inc.]] |page=36 |isbn=1462100554 |accessdate=2015-01-21 |quote=For example, the first Sunday after Labor Day is designated "Grandparents Day" in the United States. The official "Grandparents Day" has an official song, "A Song for Grandma and Grandpa," and an official flower, the forget-me-not.}}</ref> The National Grandparents' Day Council presented Prill with an award in recognition of his composition: ''A Song for Grandma and Grandpa''.<ref name="nationalgrandparentsday2004">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nationalgrandparentsday.com/NationalSongwritersAward.html|title=National Grandparents Council. Johnny Prill Wins National Songwriter's Award. National Grandparents Day. 14 August 2004. Web.}}</ref> {{-}} == See Also == [[Father's Day]] ==Notes== {{notelist}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{refbegin}} <!--* [http://legacyproject.org/guides/gpdhistory.html The History of Grandparents Day (US and Canada)]{{clarify|date=September 2010|reason=Why is this even mentioned? Cite it inline as a source for specific facts or remove it, per [[WP:EL]] and [[WP:SPAM]]}} * [http://www.grandparents.com/gp/topics/national-grandparents-day.html National Grandparents Day at Grandparents.com]{{clarify|date=September 2010|reason=Why is this even mentioned? Cite it inline as a source for specific facts or remove it, per [[WP:EL]] and [[WP:SPAM]]}}--> {{refend}} ==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20190621184605/http://www.grandparents-day.com/ National Grandparents Day Council official page] (U.S.) *U.S. Code {{usc|36|125}}, the law establishing the U.S. National Grandparents Day {{Family}} {{US Holidays|state=expanded}} [[Category:Family member holidays]] [[Category:Public holidays in the United States]] [[Category:Public holidays in Canada]] [[Category:January observances]] [[Category:March observances]] [[Category:August observances]] [[Category:September observances]] [[Category:October observances]] [[Category:November observances]] [[Category:Moveable holidays (US Labor Day date based)]] [[Category:1978 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:Holidays and observances by scheduling (nth weekday of the month)]] [[Category:Sunday observances]] [[Category:Old age]]'