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World Daughter's Day

World Daughter's Day is held on January 12. An international initiative that arose from the National Daughter Day in India. This event in the second decade of the month January is annual.

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While different countries celebrate it on different days, it is usually observed on the fourth Sunday of the month of September. In India, it is being celebrated today, September 25. Daughters' Day is important as it tells people that daughters are no lesser than sons and are indeed the greatest gift for a parent.

The idea of a Daughters Day Celebration in Edmonton grew from the conversations of four men, who are four fathers, Gurcharan Singh Bhatia, Charan Khehra, Didar Singh Pannu, and Satya Das, as they visited over coffee following exercise at the YMCA.

International Daughter’s Day is celebrated to adore the daughters who are the source of love and happiness in the family. In a family, the presence of a daughter is very important because she keeps the entire family connected. To bridge the gap between sons and daughters and make them feel special a day is dedicated to the daughters of the world. On World Daughter’s Day, parents must praise and show extra love and affection to their daughters.

Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day on January 5 (Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane);

Wiener Töchtertag or Daughter's Day in Austria on April 25 (an annual event where girls can broaden their horizons in choosing a career. The initiative of a woman adviser, Catherine Gaal, in cooperation with the Vienna Economic Chamber and the Directorate of Education in Vienna);

Töchter-Tag or Daughter's Day in Hamburg, Germany on April 26 (The Youth Education Association became the initiator in Hamburg. The idea is to introduce girls to technical professions);