[Dixielandjazz] Father's Day

[Bill Haesler]

Jim Kashishian wrote [in part]:
> This Mother's Day/Father's Day thing gets confusing if you have family
> living around the world.  It's hard to remember the dates for the individual
> countries.

Dear Jim,
SILLY BOY.
YOu know me.
Never pose a question like that on the DJML.
Here 'tis (as Fats would say)
Kind regards, 
Bill.

MOTHER'S DAY
United States	 Second Sunday in the month of May. 
Australia	 	Second Sunday in the month of May.
Belgium		 Second Sunday in the month of May.
Brazil 		Second Sunday in the month of May.
Canada		Second Sunday in the month of May.
Denmark		Second Sunday in the month of May.
Finland		Second Sunday in the month of May.
Germany		Second Sunday in the month of May.
Greece		Second Sunday in the month of May.
India			Second Sunday in the month of May.
Italy			Second Sunday in the month of May.
Japan		Second Sunday in the month of May.
New Zealand	 Second Sunday in the month of May.
Singapore		Second Sunday in the month of May.
Turkey		Second Sunday in the month of May.
United Kingdom/England	
			Mother's Day is called Mothering Sunday and falls on the fourth Sunday in Lent.
France		First Sunday in June or last Sunday in May
Much of South America (as well as Mexico), Bahrain, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
			May 10
Mexico		May 8
Albania		March 8
Russia		November 28 
Poland		May 26 
Indonesia		December 22 
Egypt		March 21 
Norway		February 13
Thailand		Birthday of Queen Sirikit Kitiyakara - August 12
Sweden		Last Sunday in May 
Lebanon		First day of Spring 
Norway		The second Sunday in February 
Austria, Hong Kong, Netherlands, Taiwan, Hungary, Portugal, South Africa, Spain	
			First Sunday in May 
Antwerp (Belgium), Costa Rica
			Assumption day - August 15 
Argentina		The Día de la Madre - The second or third Sunday in October 

FATHER'S DAY
Argentina		3rd Sunday in June
Australia		1st Sunday in September	
Belgium		St. Joseph's Day & 2nd Sunday in June	
Brazil		2nd Sunday in August
Canada		3rd Sunday in June	
Chile 		3rd Sunday in June
Denmark		2nd Sunday in November	
Finland		2nd Sunday in November
France		3rd Sunday in June	
Germany		Ascension Thursday (40 days after Easter)	
India			3rd Sunday in June
Japan		3rd Sunday in June
Lithuania		The first Sunday in JuneBulgaria	June 20
Netherlands	3rd Sunday in June	
New Zealand	1st Sunday in September
Norway		2nd Sunday in November	
Portugal		St. Joseph's Day March 19
Spain		St. Joseph's Day March 19
Sweden		1st Sunday in September
Taiwan		August 8	
Thailand		December 5 (This is the birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej)	 	 
UK			3rd Sunday in June
USA			3rd Sunday in June