From Penigma, we would like to honor those of our readers who are fathers on this holiday dedicated to their celebration.

The artist who personifies the American popular art during the period during which the designation of Father's Day as a holiday originated, for me at least, is the late great depicter of Americana, Norman Rockwell. Here are a few of the paternal images from Rockwell, for inspiration.

As American as Father's Day seems to us, it is in fact celebrated world wide, although not alwasy on the same day we celebrate it. Here is a brief list of those nations which celebrate this holiday more or less at the same time we do.

I hope that makes it more special for you, to have it celebrated by so many Dad's, a sort of unity of Dad's across borders, something we can share as
common ground.

Third Sunday in June:

Afghanistan Albania Antigua and Barbuda Argentina[24] Aruba Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belize Bermuda Brunei Darussalam Canada Cambodia Chile[25] People's Republic of China** Colombia Costa Rica[26]

Croatia Cuba[27] Cyprus Czech Republic Dominica Ecuador Ethiopia France Ghana Greece Guyana Haiti[28] Hong Kong Hungary India Ireland Jamaica Japan Kosovo

Kuwait Laos Macau Madagascar Malaysia Malta Mauritius Mexico[29] Myanmar Namibia Netherlands Nigeria Oman Pakistan Panama[30] Paraguay Peru[31] Philippines[32]

Puerto Rico Qatar Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Singapore Slovakia South Africa Sri Lanka Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Turkey United Kingdom United States Venezuela Vietnam Zambia Zimbabwe

June 17

El Salvador[33]

Guatemala[34]

June 21 / first day of summer
Lebanon^[35]
Egypt
Jordan
Syria
Uganda
 
June 23

Nicaragua

Poland