Countries that Celebrate Father's Day on the third Sunday of June
* United States - Origin country of Father's Day
* Argentina
* Canada
* Chile
* France
* Hong Kong S.A.R.
* India
* Japan
* Malta
* Mexico
* Netherlands
* Turkey
* United Kingdom
* Peru
* Venezuela
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Countries with other celebration dates:
* Austria: second Sunday in June
* Australia and New Zealand: the first Sunday in September
* Belgium: St Joseph's day (which is March 19), and the second Sunday in June ("Secular")
* Brazil: the second Sunday in August
* Bulgaria: June 20
* China, Republic of (Taiwan): August 8
The word for the date, ba ba, (8/
is a homophone of the word for father in Chinese, "爸爸" bāba.
* Denmark: June 5, same day as Constitution Day
* Germany: on Ascension Day
This was originally intended by socialists to replace the Christian holiday, but now the two are generally combined.
* Hong Kong: third Sunday in June
* Korea, Republic of: May 8, Parents' Day.
* Lithuania: the first Sunday in June
* Malaysia: the third week in June
* Norway, Sweden, Finland: the second Sunday in November
* Poland: June 23
* Portugal, Spain, Italy: March 19
* Russia: February 23 (Army day)
* Thailand: December 5, birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej
