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Why do we make it a holiday and a festival? Role, Status, & Occupation O rigin. Religious Origin. Famous People. Why do we make it a holiday and a festival?. Historical Event. Other Holidays. Role,Status,& Occupation. Taiwan. USA. Mother’s Day 5/9. Father’s Day 6/20. Labor Day 9/6. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Why do we make it a Why do we make it a holiday and a festival?holiday and a festival?
Role, Status, &Role, Status, & Occupation O Occupation Originrigin
Religious Origin
Famous People
Historical Event
Other Holidays
Why do we make it a holiday and a
festival?
Role,Status,& Occupation
Taiwan USAMother’s
Day5/9
Father’s
Day6/20
Armed Forces
Day 5/15
Labor
Day 9/6
Mother’s
Day5/9
Father’s
Day 8/8
Armed Forces
Day 9/3
Labor
Day 5/1
Role, Status, & Occupation 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)
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)
Taiwan - Lunar Farmer’s Day (1/8) Double Tenth Day (9/9)
President’s Day (Third Monday in Feb)
In order to honor all of the United States’ presidents
In the 1970s, Congress declared.
Professional Secretaries Day (Feb.21, 2004)
Occur during Professional Occur during Professional Secretaries Week Week It was created in 1952 to encourage women.It was created in 1952 to encourage women. Title is changing : Administrative Professionals Day,
Administrative Assistants Day, or Exceptional Assistants Day
Mother’s Day (Second Sunday in May)
In 1872, Julia Ward Howe suggested the idea of Mother's Day
In 1910, West Virginia became the first state to recognize Mother's Day
In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson officially proclaimed Mother's Day as a national holiday
National Teacher’s Day (Second Tuesday in May)
In honor of teachers and what they do In 1985, the National Education Association
Arm Forces Day (Third Saturday in May)
To honor all men and women in armed services 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)
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)
In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge made it national.
Parents’ Day (Forth Sunday in July)
In 1994, President Bill Clinton signed the fourth Sunday of every July as Parents' Day
to promote responsible parenting in our society to uplift ideal parental role models
Dedicated in honor of the worker. The “workingman’s holiday” 1894, the U.S.congress voted it a national holiday
Labor’s Day (First Monday in September)
National Bosses Day (16th in (16th in October))
In 1973, West Virginia, Governor Arch Moore set the first grandparents day
In 1978, Congress passed legislation
Grandparents Day (The first Sunday after Labor Day )
The first bosses day was celebrated in 1958 when Patricia Bays Haroski, a secretary in Illinois, decided her manager deserved a party.
A chance to both tell and show the boss what you really think of him or her.
Double Ninth DayDouble Ninth Day (9th in the ninth lunar month)(9th in the ninth lunar month)
In 1941, the first national agriculture & forestry Agriculture is the basis of the nation (>70%) With competitions and awards to encourage progress in
agriculture
Farmer’s DayFarmer’s Day (15th in first lunar month / (15th in first lunar month / Start of SpringStart of Spring))
Originally, to avoid disaster and danger In 1966, the Ministry of Interior designated Double
Ninth Day as Senior Citizen’s Day To invigorate the traditional Chinese values
of filial piety and caring for the elderly.
In 1931, Children’s Day is celebrated on Apr. 4 in ROC.
To encourage and bring joy to children
Women and Children’s DayWomen and Children’s Day
In 1910 International Women’s Conference held in Copenhagen, Denmark
For “equal pay for equal work,” women’s protection
Ten Outstanding Young Women of the year; Diamond Lady awards
Armed Forces DayArmed Forces Day ( Sep 03)( Sep 03)
1889:the 1st international labor conference in Paris-Labor Act 1919:the founding of the nation’s first worker organizations. 1923: regulations governing factory work
Labor DayLabor Day(May 01 )(May 01 )
Army Day (Jul.07) Air Force Day (Aug.14) Military Police Day (Dec.12) Seaman’s Day (Dec.05)
In 1995, to honor the military as a collective body, each separate occasions were combined into Victory Day
Celebration: Armed Forces Day Performance & activities.
OthersOthersTaiwan - Simple Table
Concise Concise Comparisons of the HolidaysComparisons of the Holidays
Difference Taiwan has lunar holidaysTaiwan has lunar holidays Too detailToo detail
Labor Teacher Boss Secretary
Labor Nurse Farmer etc.
Ma&Dad Parents Grandparents
Mother FatherWomen-Children
Family
AMERICATAIWAN
Similarity
Military Armed Forces Military Service Armed Forces
Hard worker
USA has president’s DayUSA has president’s Day
THE ENDTHE END
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