Family Day, the Glossary
Family Day is a public holiday in the countries of Angola, Israel, Namibia, South Africa, Uruguay, Vanuatu, and Vietnam; in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario, and Saskatchewan; in the American states of Arizona and Nevada; and as the second day of Songkran in Thailand.[1]
Table of Contents
22 relations: Alberta, American Family Day, Andrew Barr, Arizona, Australian Capital Territory, Boxing Day, British Columbia, Easter Monday, Melbourne Cup, National Family Week, National Reconciliation Week, Nevada, New Brunswick, Ontario, Philipp Friedrich von Hetsch, Public holidays in Angola, Public holidays in Australia, Saskatchewan, Secularism, Shevat, Songkran, Thanksgiving (United States).
- Christian festivals and holy days
- Family member holidays
- Types of secular holidays
Alberta
Alberta is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.
American Family Day
American Family Day is the 14th state-recognized holiday in Arizona, Title 1-301. Family Day and American Family Day are Family member holidays.
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Andrew Barr
Andrew James Barr (born 29 April 1973) is an Australian politician who has been serving as the 7th Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory since 2014.
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Arizona
Arizona (Hoozdo Hahoodzo; Alĭ ṣonak) is a landlocked state in the Southwestern region of the United States.
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT), known as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) until 1938, is a federal territory of Australia.
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Boxing Day
Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated after Christmas Day, occurring on the second day of Christmastide (26 December). Family Day and Boxing Day are December observances.
British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada.
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Easter Monday
Easter Monday is the second day of Eastertide and a public holiday in some countries.
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Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup is an annual Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne, Australia, at the Flemington Racecourse. Family Day and Melbourne Cup are November observances.
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National Family Week
National Family Week originated in Canada and takes place the week before Thanksgiving every year. Family Day and National Family Week are Family member holidays, November observances, October observances and September observances.
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National Reconciliation Week
National Reconciliation Week is intended to celebrate Indigenous history and culture in Australia and foster reconciliation discussion and activities.
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Nevada
Nevada is a landlocked state in the Western region of the United States.
New Brunswick
New Brunswick (Nouveau-Brunswick) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.
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Ontario
Ontario is the southernmost province of Canada.
Philipp Friedrich von Hetsch
Philipp Friedrich von Hetsch (10 September 1758, Stuttgart - 31 December 1838, Stuttgart) was a German Classical painter, known primarily for his portraits, although he also created historical and mythological scenes.
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Public holidays in Angola
Angola has twelve public holidays that can be increased by bridge holidays if a holiday falls on a Tuesday or Thursday.
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Public holidays in Australia
Public holidays in Australia refer to the holidays recognised in law in Australia.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a province in Western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the United States (Montana and North Dakota).
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Secularism
Secularism is the principle of seeking to conduct human affairs based on naturalistic considerations, uninvolved with religion.
Shevat
Shevat (Hebrew:, Standard Šəvaṭ, Tiberian Šeḇāṭ; from Akkadian Šabātu) is the fifth month of the civil year starting in Tishre (or Tishri) and the eleventh month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar starting in Nisan.
Songkran
Songkran is the water-splashing festival celebration in the traditional new year for the Buddhist calendar widely celebrated across South and Southeast Asia in Thailand, Bangladesh, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Cambodia parts of northeast India, parts of Vietnam, and Xishuangbanna, China begins on 13 April of the year.
Thanksgiving (United States)
Thanksgiving is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. Family Day and Thanksgiving (United States) are November observances.
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See also
Christian festivals and holy days
- Asian Youth Day
- Bibi (Romani cult)
- Buß- und Bettag
- Buhe
- Chalica
- Chewidden Thursday
- Christian observance of Passover
- Christian pilgrimage
- Confession of Peter
- Day of Prayer
- Dia dos Namorados
- Easter
- Family Day
- Feast of the Cross
- Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus
- Feast of the Transfiguration
- Feasts of Jesus Christ
- Fixed feast
- Holy Living and Holy Dying
- Indian Christian Day
- Israelsunday
- Jeûne genevois
- List of movable Eastern Christian observances
- List of movable Western Christian observances
- Liturgical year
- Marian feast days
- Medjugorje International Youth Festival
- Meskel
- Midsummer
- Moveable feast
- Nayrouz
- Plough Monday
- Procession
- Repentance Day
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Fire
- Saints' days
- Saturday of Souls
- Shrove Monday
- Spring Harvest
- The Christian Year
- Timkat
- Transfiguration of Jesus
- Walpurgis Night
- Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
- World Youth Day
Family member holidays
- American Family Day
- Children's Day
- Family Day
- Family Day (Canada)
- Father's Day
- Father–Daughter Day
- Grandparents' Day
- International Day of Families
- Mother's Day
- National Adoption Day
- National Family Week
- National Family Week (UK)
- Parents' Day
- Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
- Siblings Day
Types of secular holidays
- Administrative Professionals Day
- Arbor Day
- Bird Day
- Discovery Day
- Emancipation Day
- Engineer's Day
- Family Day
- Food Day
- Friendship Day
- Harvest Festival (United Kingdom)
- Honesty Day
- Indian Arrival Day
- Inventors' Day
- Labour Day
- List of generic types of observances
- Martyrs' Day
- Spring break
- Spring day
- Thanksgiving
- Youth Day
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Day
Also known as Family & Community Day, Family Day (Vanuatu), Family Day (Vietnam), Family and Community Day.