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Children's Day

Children's Day · World Questions

Six places put Children's Day on six different dates, spread from April to November, and 'who gets the day off' differs too: Taiwan closes for everyone, mainland China gives the day off **only to children under fourteen**, Japan writes thanking the mother into the statutory purpose, Indonesia's is a presidential-decree observance with a ministry theme each year, Brazil's shares its date with the country's patron saint, and India's is tied to Nehru's birthday.

Which of these is closest to how you actually experienced Children's Day?

Which country writes 'thanking the mother' into the statutory purpose of its Children's Day?

Across these six places, who actually gets the day off on Children's Day varies wildly — from everyone, to only the kids, to nobody at all with just a school event. If it were up to you, how would you want it to work?

Among these six places, which one's Children's Day has 'thanking the mother' written into its statutory purpose?

In your family, who actually gets the day off on Children's Day?

Which country's Children's Day falls on the same date as the national holiday for its Catholic patron saint?

In your experience, how did Children's Day work when it came to time off?

Which place's Children's Day has 'thanking the mother' written into its statutory purpose?

Growing up, what did Children's Day look like for you?

Which place's Children's Day coincides with the country's Catholic patron saint's day?

How did you (or do you now) spend Children's Day?

Which of these places has its Children's Day fall on the same date as the country's Catholic patron saint's day?

On your children's day, what happens at school?

Guess: which country's national children's day falls on **23 July**?

Guess: in which community does Children's Day not even have a fixed date — re-proclaimed each year by the head of state, and moved at least four times in forty years?

Asked by the 🇧🇷 Português community

For the 🇺🇸 English community

On Children's Day, do your children get the day off?