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'''Family Day''' is a public holiday in the countries of [[Angola]], [[Israel]], [[Namibia]], [[South Africa]], [[Uruguay]], [[Vanuatu]], and [[Vietnam]]; in the [[Canada|Canadian]] provinces of [[Alberta]], [[British Columbia]], [[New Brunswick]], [[Ontario]], and [[Saskatchewan]]; in the [[United States of America|American]] states of [[Arizona]] and [[Nevada]]; and as the second day of [[Songkran]] in [[Thailand]]. It was formerly observed in the [[Australian Capital Territory]] from 2007 to 2017.

== Australia ==

=== Australian Capital Territory ===
''Family and Community Day'' was celebrated on the first Tuesday of November from 2007 to 2009, coinciding with the [[Melbourne Cup]]. This public holiday was declared in 2007. [[Andrew Barr]], then [[Australian Capital Territory|ACT]] Minister for Industrial Relations, stated the purpose of the new public holiday was:

"...to enable workers to take a break from their hectic work and to spend some quality time with their family and friends. ... Australians do work the longest hours of any country in the western world. We do deserve a break."<ref name="HansardLegislative2007">{{cite web|url=http://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/2007/week09/2608.htm|title=Hansard, Legislative Assembly for the ACT|access-date=19 February 2008|date=25 September 2007|archive-date=7 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207220642/https://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/2007/week09/2608.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In the years 2010–2016, the date was moved to the first Monday of the September/October school holidays. Where the first Monday of the school holidays falls on the ACT Labour Day [[Public holidays in Australia|public holiday]] (First Monday in October), the holiday is moved to the second Monday of the ACT school holidays.<ref>{{cite web|title=Daylight Saving and Public Holidays in the ACT|url=http://www.cmd.act.gov.au/communication/holidays|website=Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate|publisher=Australian Capital Territory Government|access-date=27 January 2016|archive-date=28 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028032226/http://www.cmd.act.gov.au/communication/holidays|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Term Dates and Public Holidays|url=http://www.det.act.gov.au/school_education/term_dates_and_public_holidays|website=Education and Training Directorate|publisher=Australian Capital Territory Government|access-date=27 January 2016|archive-date=6 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506141415/http://www.det.act.gov.au/school_education/term_dates_and_public_holidays|url-status=dead}}</ref>

From 2018, Family and Community Day will no longer be a public holiday in the ACT. Replacing it is [[Reconciliation Day]], held on the first Monday on or after May 27.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/this-year-will-be-the-last-family-and-community-public-holiday-20170817-gxy2hq.html|title=This year will be the last Family and Community public holiday|date=17 August 2017|publisher=Canberra Times|access-date=20 March 2018}}</ref>

==Angola==
[[Public holidays in Angola|Celebrated]] on December 25.<ref name="angola_holidays">{{cite web |title=National Holidays in Angola in 2021 |url=https://www.officeholidays.com/countries/angola/2021 |website=Office Holidays |date=January 2021 |access-date=January 4, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

== Canada ==
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Nearly two-thirds of Canadians reside in a province that observes a statutory holiday on the third Monday of February. The holiday is called ''Family Day'' in five provinces ([[Alberta]], [[British Columbia]], [[New Brunswick]], [[Ontario]] and [[Saskatchewan]]), ''Louis Riel Day'' in [[Manitoba]], ''Islander Day'' in [[Prince Edward Island]], and ''Heritage Day'' in [[Nova Scotia]].  There is no federally established Family Day.

This holiday was first observed in Alberta in 1990, followed by Saskatchewan in 2007 and Ontario in 2008. On May 28, 2012, the BC government announced that Family Day would be observed on the second Monday in February each year, starting February 11, 2013. In February 2018, the BC government announced that Family Day would move to the third Monday in February from 2019 onward, aligning the holiday with other Canadian provinces.<ref name="FamilyDayBCGovChange">{{cite web|url=https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2018PREM0018-000188|title=Government of BC News Release|access-date=2018-02-09|date=2018-11-21}}</ref> In April 2017, the NB government announced the family statutory holiday to begin in February 2018. 

As a new holiday, there are no traditional activities that are associated with the day. Canadians use the long weekend for whatever purpose they like.{{Citation needed|date=February 2020}} In at least British Columbia, the decision to add this public holiday was due to the lengthy gap between the New Year's Day and Good Friday public holidays. Otherwise, Canadian provinces have a public holiday at least every other month.{{Citation needed|date=February 2020}} 

Family Day is unrelated to [[National Family Week]], a campaign put on each October by the Canadian Association of Family Resource Programs.

== Israel ==
In the 1990s, the last day of [[Shevat]] was declared Family Day ({{langx|he|יום המשפחה|rtl=yes}}) in Israel.

== Namibia ==

Family Day is observed on 26th December and is distinguished from Christmas, allowing a focus on celebrating Christmas the day before, and a focus on spending time with family on the 26th. 

== South Africa ==
After 1995, [[Easter Monday]] was renamed Family Day.<ref name="PublicHolidays1994">{{cite web |date=1994-12-07 |url=http://www.info.gov.za/acts/1994/a36-94.pdf |title=Public Holidays Act, 1994 (36) |access-date=2006-04-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060821071326/http://www.info.gov.za/acts/1994/a36-94.pdf |archive-date=2006-08-21 }}</ref><ref name="About2006">{{cite web|date=2006-03-28 |url=http://www.info.gov.za/aboutsa/holidays.htm |title=About SA – Public Holidays |access-date=2006-04-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081101165214/http://www.info.gov.za/aboutsa/holidays.htm |archive-date=2008-11-01 }}</ref>

== United States ==
'''Family Day''' is a state holiday in [[Nevada]], celebrated on the day after [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving]], i.e. the Friday following the fourth Thursday in November.<ref name='NRS 236.015'>{{cite web | url = http://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-236.html | title = Chapter 236 – Holidays and Periods of Observance | access-date = 2011-10-25 | work = Nevada Revised Statutes | publisher = Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau}}</ref>

[[American Family Day]] is a state holiday in [[Arizona]] and has been celebrated on the first Sunday in August since 1978.<ref name="AmericanFamily">{{Cite web|url=http://american-familydayholiday.com/ |title=American Family Day |access-date=2011-10-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425065037/http://american-familydayholiday.com/ |archive-date=2012-04-25 }}</ref>

== Uruguay ==
In Uruguay, the public holiday on December 25 is officially known as Family Day ({{lang|es|Día de la Familia}}) rather than Christmas, for the sake of [[secularism]].

== Vanuatu ==
Family Day in Vanuatu is celebrated annually on December 26, traditionally [[Boxing Day]], as a day on which school and work are suspended to spend the day giving thanks for and enjoying time with one's family, often by engaging in civic and religious events and a festive meal.

== Vietnam ==
[[:vi:Ngày gia đình Việt Nam|Vietnamese Family Day]] ({{langx|vi|Ngày gia đình Việt Nam.}}) occurs on June 28 each year, having been established in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://giadinh.net.vn/phap-luat/quyet-dinh-ve-ngay-gia-dinh-viet-nam-1469.htm|title=Quyết định về Ngày Gia đình Việt Nam|author=<!--Not stated-->|publisher=General Department of Population and Family Planning (Ministry of Health)|website=GiadinhNet|language=vi|trans-title=Decision on Vietnamese Family Day|access-date=2017-06-27}}</ref> Family-oriented activities and events are organised throughout the country, although it is not a public holiday.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://giadinhlavogia.com.vn/|title=Family Day in Vietnam|author=<!--Not stated-->|website=Giadinhlavogia|access-date=2017-06-27|archive-date=2019-10-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022171309/https://giadinhlavogia.com.vn/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On Vietnamese Family Day, gift-giving is an 
important tradition.<ref name="baodantoc.vn">{{cite web |title=Quảng Ninh: Trao quà cho phụ nữ, trẻ em DTTS khó khăn nhân Ngày Gia đình Việt Nam |url=https://baodantoc.vn/quang-ninh-trao-qua-cho-phu-nu-tre-em-dtts-kho-khan-nhan-ngay-gia-dinh-viet-nam-1686993277254.htm |website=baodantoc.vn |date=17 June 2023 |access-date=19 June 2023}}</ref> It serves as a meaningful expression of love and helps create lasting memories.<ref name="phunuphapluat">{{cite web |title=Ngày Gia đình Việt Nam sắp đến, chọn món quà tinh tế gửi tặng người thương |date=10 June 2023 |url=https://phunuphapluat.nguoiduatin.vn/ngay-gia-dinh-viet-nam-sap-den-chon-mon-qua-tinh-te-gui-tang-nguoi-thuong-a593668.html |access-date=19 June 2023}}</ref><ref name="teenyshirt.com">{{cite web |title=Best Gifts For Family |url=https://teenyshirt.com/ |website=teenyshirt.com |access-date=19 June 2023}}</ref><ref name="kinhtedothi.vn">{{cite web |title=Gợi ý quà tặng ý nghĩa ngày Gia đình Việt Nam 28/6 |url=https://kinhtedothi.vn/goi-y-qua-tang-y-nghia-ngay-gia-dinh-viet-nam-28-6.html |website=kinhtedothi.vn |date=28 June 2022 |access-date=19 June 2023}}</ref> People meticulously prepare and exchange thoughtful gifts, not only within their own families but also for neighbors and friends. However, the true essence of gift-giving lies in the spirit of sincerity and genuine appreciation.<ref name="kinh22tedothi.vn">{{cite web |title=Gợi ý lời chúc ý nghĩa nhân Ngày Gia đình Việt Nam (28/6) |url=https://kinhtedothi.vn/goi-y-loi-chuc-y-nghia-nhan-ngay-gia-dinh-viet-nam-28-6.html |website=kinhtedothi.vn |date=27 June 2021 |access-date=19 June 2023}}</ref>

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