Is Father's Day a traditional festival in China?

Yes, Father's Day in China is on August 8th of the Gregorian calendar every year, which is also called "August 8th Festival" and homophonic "Father's Day". 1945 was officially announced by the state, becoming the first country in the world to formally establish Father's Day. Father's Day in China has the following cultural significance.

1, Significance of Commemorating Culture:1On August 8, 945, the dawn of the national victory in the Anti-Japanese War has quietly arrived. People with lofty ideals in Shanghai specially put forward the idea of Father's Day in memory of their father who died for his country in the war. So Shanghai literati launched a celebration of Father's Day, and the citizens responded immediately.

After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, celebrities and gentlemen from all walks of life in Shanghai jointly requested the Shanghai Municipal Government to hand it over to the Central Committee, and designated August 8 as Father's Day. The government attaches great importance to this requirement, and specially holds a meeting to discuss and formally determine August 8th every year as China Father's Day.

2. The meaning of writing culture: the two words "ba" overlap and become the word "father" after deformation. The homonym of writing pronunciation is "Dad", and the eighth day is Father's Day, which is both creative and fluent, simple and easy to remember.

3. The significance of Chinese filial piety culture: the infiltration and infiltration of Chinese filial piety culture in China for 5 thousand years; The idea, concept and practice of filial piety are everywhere.

At that time, Wu Zhihui, Li Shizeng, Pan Gongzhan, Du Fu and other celebrities advocated the establishment of Father's Day, which also reflected the promotion of filial piety culture in China. August 8th also echoes the "99" Double Ninth Festival, which is a long-standing traditional festival in China, aiming at respecting the elderly. Showing cultural self-confidence and carrying forward the tradition of respecting the elderly will make our traditional festival culture more colorful and meaningful. This is a question that we need to think about.