Father's Day in Germany
Father's Day in Germany is held on May 29. Vatertag is always celebrated on Ascension Day. This event in the third decade of the month May is annual. Help us
Every year around Ascension Day, the official Father's Day in Germany, there's beer and handcarts.
Father's Day, also known as Lord's Day, has spilled over to us from America, similar to Mother's Day. In 1910, American Sonora Smart Dodd campaigned for a Father's Day. The decisive factor was her own father, who not only fought in the civil war but also raised six children on his own. She wanted to pay tribute to this achievement. The first Father's Day took place in America on June 19, 1910, although it is still not a public holiday there, but is considered a day of honour. In 1931, a German men's outfitter discovered Father's Day for himself: his advertising for a Father's Day gift proved to be so successful that he has shaped Father's Day to this day.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
Day of Honoring Elders in Venezuela on May 29 (as “Parents' Day” or “Grandparents Day”);
Father's Day in Lithuania on June 1 (celebrated on the first Sunday in June);
Grandparents and Great-Grandparents Day in Netherlands on June 4 (Opa en Oma Dag has been celebrated since 2004);
Father's Day in Austria and Belgium on June 8 (celebrated on the second Sunday of June and it is not a public holiday)