Armenia will celebrate "Father`s Day"

ArmInfo. Armenia is proposing to introduce a new holiday - Father's Day.The draft, which includes amendments to the law "On holidays and memorial dates of the Republic of Armenia" was discussed during the first reading on September 3 at a meeting of the NA Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs.

 
The author of the draft law, Zaruhi Batoyan, a member of the ruling faction "Civil Contract" proposes to mark June 17 as Father's Day.  The explanatory note to the draft notes that it is desirable to establish such a day along with Motherhood and Beauty Day (April 7).

According to Batoyan, this holiday and the events associated with it will help to strengthen the importance of family in the minds of children. It will also help fathers better understand their role in supporting the family and raising children. In many foreign countries this day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June, while in others it is celebrated on the first Sunday of September or on other dates.  At the same time, the deputy expressed her readiness to discuss the issue of selecting a day.  The initiative received a positive response from the commission.