1. Why do we make it a holiday and a festival? Role, Status, & Occupation Origin By Talisa Hu

2. Religious Origin Famous People Historical Event Other Holidays Why do we make it a holiday and a festival? Role,Status,& Occupation Taiwan USA Mother’s Day 5/9 Father’s Day 6/20 Armed Forces Day 5/15 Labor Day 9/6 Mother’s Day 5/9 Father’s Day 8/8 Armed Forces Day 9/3 Labor Day 5/1

3. Role, Status, & Occupation n n Taiwan - Solar ¤ ¤ Pharmacist’s Day (1/15) ¤ ¤ Military Service Day (3/1) ¤ ¤ Chinese Boy Scouts Day (3/5) ¤ ¤ Medical Day (3/17) ¤ ¤ Women & Children’s Day (4/4) ¤ ¤ Nurses’ Day (5/12) ¤ ¤ Engineer’s Day (6/6) ¤ ¤ Policeman’s Day (6/16) ¤ ¤ Accountant’s Day (6/30) ¤ ¤ Fisherman’s Day (7/1) ¤ ¤ Navigation Day (7/11) ¤ ¤ Reporters’ Day (9/1) ¤ ¤ Layer’s Day (9/9) ¤ ¤ Overseas Chinese Day (10/21) ¤ ¤ Merchant’s Day (11/1) ¤ ¤ Architect’s Day (12/7) n USA ¤ President Day (2/16) ¤ Professional Secretaries Day (4/21) ¤ National Teacher’s Day (5/11) ¤ Parents’ Day (7/25) ¤ Grandparents’ Day (9/12) ¤ National Bosses Day (10/16) n Taiwan - Lunar ¤ Farmer’s Day (1/8) ¤ Double Tenth Day (9/9)

4. President’s Day (Third Monday in Feb) n n In order to honor all of the United States’ presidents n n In the 1970s, Congress declared. Professional Secretaries Day (Feb.21, 2004) n Occur during Professional Week n Occur during Professional Secretaries Week n It was created in 1952 to encourage women. n Title is changing : Administrative Professionals Day, Administrative Assistants Day, or Exceptional Assistants Day

5. Mother’s Day (Second Sunday in May) n n In 1872, Julia Ward Howe suggested the idea of Mother's Day n n In 1910, West Virginia became the first state to recognize Mother's Day n n In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson officially proclaimed Mother's Day as a national holiday National Teacher’s Day (Second Tuesday in May) n In honor of teachers and what they do n In 1985, the National Education Association

6. Arm Forces Day (Third Saturday in May) n n To honor all men and women in armed services n n On August 31, 1949, Louis Johnson announced the creation of an Armed Forces Day to replace separate Army, Navy and Air Force Days. Father’s Day (Third Sunday in June) n In 1909, a Mother's Day sermon in church, Sonora Smart Dodd organized and established the first Father's Day on June 5 (her father’s birthday) n In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge made it national.

7. Parents’ Day (Forth Sunday in July) n n In 1994, President Bill Clinton signed the fourth Sunday of every July as Parents' Day n n to promote responsible parenting in our society n n to uplift ideal parental role models n Dedicated in honor of the worker. n The “workingman’s holiday” n 1894, the U.S.congress voted it a national holiday Labor’s Day (First Monday in September)

8. (16th in ) National Bosses Day (16th in October) n In 1973, West Virginia, Governor Arch Moore set the first grandparents day n In 1978, Congress passed legislation Grandparents Day (The first Sunday after Labor Day ) n The first bosses day was celebrated in 1958 when Patricia Bays Haroski, a secretary in Illinois, decided her manager deserved a party. n A chance to both tell and show the boss what you really think of him or her.

9. Double Ninth Day (9th in the ninth lunar month) n In 1941, the first national agriculture & forestry n Agriculture is the basis of the nation (>70%) n With competitions and awards to encourage progress in agriculture Farmer’s Day (15th in first lunar month / Start of Spring ) n Originally, to avoid disaster and danger n In 1966, the Ministry of Interior designated Double Ninth Day as Senior Citizen’s Day n To invigorate the traditional Chinese values of filial piety and caring for the elderly.

10. n In 1931, Children’s Day is celebrated on Apr. 4 in ROC. n To encourage and bring joy to children Women and Children’s Day n In 1910 International Women’s Conference held in Copenhagen, Denmark n For “equal pay for equal work,” women’s protection n Ten Outstanding Young Women of the year; Diamond Lady awards

11. Armed Forces Day ( Sep 03) n 1889:the 1st international labor conference in Paris- Labor Act n 1919:the founding of the nation’s first worker organizations. n 1923: regulations governing factory work Labor Day (May 01 ) n Army Day (Jul.07 ) Air Force Day (Aug.14) Military Police Day (Dec.12) Seaman’s Day (Dec.05) n In 1995, to honor the military as a collective body, each separate occasions were combined into Victory Day n Celebration: Armed Forces Day Performance & activities.

12. Others Taiwan - Simple Table

13. Concise Comparisons of the Holidays Difference n Taiwan has lunar holidays n Too detail Labor Teacher Boss Secretary Labor Nurse Farmer etc. Ma&Dad Parents Grandparents Mother Father Women-Children Family AMERICATAIWAN Similarity Military Armed Forces Military Service Armed Forces Hard worker n USA has president’s Day

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