Grandmothers' Day in Germany
Grandmothers' Day in Germany is held on October 11. Second Sunday in October. This event in the second decade of the month October is annual. 
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Grandma's Day or Grandmother's Day is a day of honor and remembrance observed in many parts of the world. In Germany it takes place on the second Sunday in October.
The day honors the voluntary and unpaid work in the family as caregivers, cultural mediators and advisors. As a link between the generations, they often organize cohesion and exchange between family members. In order to adequately reward this achievement, Ursula von der Leyen called for an official grandparents' day back in 2008.
The first Germany-wide Grandma-Opa Day was celebrated annually on November 12 in the GDR before the fall of communism in 1989. The idea came from the children's magazine "Bummi".
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Grandparents Day in South Africa on October 4 (First Sunday in October);
Grandparents Day in United Kingdom on October 4 (First Sunday in October);
Grandparents Day in Hong Kong on October 11 (Celebrated since 1990 on the second Sunday of October);
Grandparents Day in Pakistan on October 11 (Second Sunday in October);
Bolivian Woman's Day on October 11 (Día de la Mujer Boliviana - the birthday of Adela Zamudio, a national pioneer in the fight against discrimination);
National Father–Daughter Day in the United States on October 11 (on the second Sunday of October);
Girl's Day in El Salvador on October 11 (Día de la niña);
No Bra Day on October 13 (On this day women are encouraged to forgo wearing no bra as a means to encourage breast cancer awareness)