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Why do we make it a holiday and a festival? Role, Status, & Occupation O rigin

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.

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Why do we make it a holiday and a festival? Role, Status, & Occupation O rigin

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

  2. 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 Day5/9 Father’s Day6/20 Labor Day 9/6 Mother’s Day5/9 Father’s Day 8/8 Labor Day 5/1 Armed Forces Day 5/15 Armed Forces Day 9/3

  3. 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) Role, Status, & Occupation • 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)

  4. 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 Secretaries Week • It was created in 1952 to encourage women. • Title is changing : Administrative Professionals Day, Administrative Assistants Day, or Exceptional Assistants Day

  5. Mother’s Day (Second Sunday in May) National Teacher’s Day (Second Tuesday in May) • In honor of teachers and what they do • In 1985, the National Education Association • 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

  6. 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.

  7. 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 Labor’s Day (First Monday in September) • Dedicated in honor of the worker. • The “workingman’s holiday” • 1894, the U.S.congress voted it a national holiday

  8. Grandparents Day(The first Sunday after Labor Day ) • In 1973, West Virginia, Governor Arch Moore set the first grandparents day • In 1978, Congress passed legislation National Bosses Day(16th in October) • 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.

  9. Farmer’s Day (15th in first lunar month / Start of Spring) • In 1941, the first national agriculture & forestry • Agriculture is the basis of the nation (>70%) • With competitions and awards to encourage progress in agriculture Double Ninth Day(9th in the ninth lunar month) • 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.

  10. Women 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 • In 1931, Children’s Day is celebrated on Apr. 4 in ROC. • To encourage and bring joy to children

  11. Labor Day(May 01 ) • 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 Armed Forces Day( Sep 03) • 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.

  12. Others Taiwan - Simple Table

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

  14. THE END Thank you!!

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