By Diane Forrest
This has been a very family oriented month...this
past week especially. We had cousin's
day, aunt and uncle day, Family reunion Month, and today is Parent's Day. Now you are probably wondering why parent's
day? We have a Mother's Day and a
Father's Day aren’t they getting enough recognition?
According to Wikipedia, In the United States, Parents' Day is held on the fourth Sunday of every July. This was established in 1994 when
President Bill Clinton signed a Congressional Resolution into law (36 U.S.C. §
135) for "recognizing, uplifting, and supporting the role of parents in
the rearing of children. “The bill was introduced by Republican Senator Trent
Lott. It was supported by members of the Unification Church, which also
celebrates a holiday called Parents' Day, although on a different date. United
States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has said: "Replacing
Mother's Day and Father's Day with a Parents' Day should be considered, as an
observance more consistent with a policy of minimizing traditional sex-based
differences in parental roles."
Leave it to a senator from Mississippi to come up with yet another
holiday to honor our family members.
According to dateandtime.com, Parents’ Day is
celebrated on the fourth Sunday each year. Citizens, organizations, and
federal, state, and local governmental and legislative entities are encouraged
to recognize Parents’ Day through proclamations, activities, and educational
efforts to recognize, uplift and support the role of parents in bringing up
their children.
The Parents’ Day Council plays an active role in
celebrating and promoting Parents’ Day through a range of events and
activities. For example, the council
honors “Parents of the Year” at local, state and national levels. Those who
have been nominated or selected are people who exemplify the standard and ideal
of positive parenthood. Exemplary parents from each state are nominated for
“National Parents of the Year”.
Parents’ Day is a popular time for people to send
cards and gifts, including flowers, cakes and food hampers, to those who play
an important role as a positive parental figure in their lives. It is also a
time for families to come together for lunches or dinners. Special tributes to parental
figures that are seen as role models are made through local
announcements, at church services, or at local community events. Parents’ Day
proclamations and rallies have been held in recent times and involved
organizations such as the United Civil Rights Councils of America.
How will you be
celebrating Parent's Day?
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