Omatag
The Omatag or grandmother tag is committed in many parts of the world honor and memorial. In Germany it takes place on the second Sunday in October.
The day honors the voluntary and unpaid work in the family as a supervisor, cultural mediator and advisor. As a link between the generations, they often organize cohesion and exchange between family members. In order to reward this achievement appropriately, Ursula von der Leyen pleaded for an official grandparents day in 2008.
The first Germany-wide OmaOpaTag was celebrated annually on November 12th in the GDR even before the fall of 1989.
The idea was provided by the popular children's magazine “Bummi”.
history
In many countries, Omatag coincides with Grandparents ' Day, a holiday in honor of grandparents. A holiday specially in honor of the grandmother was first introduced in Poland in 1965. Since then, Omatag has been taking place there regularly on January 21st and has a similar status as Mother's Day and Father's Day. The most common gifts on these holidays are still bouquets.
More countries with this memorial day
In addition to Poland, other countries in Europe and North and South America also celebrate Omatag.
The Omatag (Fête des grands-mères) has existed in France since 1987; it is celebrated on the first Sunday in March. It was initiated as a brand promotion for the coffee brand Café Grand'Mère, which belongs to the Jacobs Douwe Egberts group . Since then, however, it has generalized so much that this origin has been largely forgotten. Unlike Mother's Day, which is celebrated in France on the last Sunday in May, Grandmother 's Day is not written into law or other official texts in France. Since 2008 there has also been a Grandfather's Day on the first Sunday in October.
Other countries that honor the grandmother on a certain day include Bulgaria, Brazil and Tanzania. The "Day of Honoring the Elderly (敬老 の 日 keirō no hi)" has been a public holiday in Japan since 1966, until 2002 it was on September 15th, since then it has been the third Monday in September.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Martin Spiewak: As close as never before. In: zeit.de . December 23, 2011, accessed December 23, 2011 .
- ↑ Von der Leyen for “Grandma and Grandpa Day”. In: Focus Online . May 7, 2008, accessed February 28, 2018 .
- ↑ Richard Danecki: Dzień Babci wymyślono w Poznaniu! In: wiadomosci.wp.pl. January 21, 2010, accessed March 1, 2018 (Polish).
- ^ C'est la fête des grand-mères, mais d'où vient cette fête? In: Ouest-France . March 7, 2017, accessed February 28, 2018 (French).
- ↑ C'est la fête des grands-pères! In: Ouest-France . October 2, 2016, accessed February 28, 2018 (French).