Google is celebrating Austria’s Father’s Day 2019 with an adorable doodle. While Father’s Day is generally celebrated on the third Sunday of the month of June, Austria observes the day on the second Sunday of June. Father’s Day 2019 is being celebrated in Austria today, June 9. Father’s Day is a day honouring fathers and thanking them for their contributions in the society. The day celebrates fatherhood and paternal bonds by following different traditions depending on varied cultures.
Many other countries will observe Father’s Day on June 16. And Google is too observing the country’s Father’s Day, this time with an adorable doodle. The Google doodle shows a group of ducklings being taken care of by a duck. The cute Google Doodle representing Austria’s Father’s Day shows the paternal care towards. Father’s Day is celebrated in different countries on different dates depending on various cultural and traditional significance.
In Europe, Father’s Day is observed on March 19 which is the Feast of St Joseph – the legal father of Jesus Christ. Spain and Italy also observe the same. Meanwhile, in Thailand, Father’s Day is observed on December 5 which the birthday of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej who is considered the Father of the Nation. The first Father’s Day observance was held on July 5, 1908, in Fairmont, West Virginia. On Father’s Day, people thank their father for all that they have done for them. People shower their fathers with gifts as a way of thanking them. Online shopping websites and others hold sales, discounts and offer on various products as Father’s Day approaches. We wish all dads in Austria a Happy Father’s Day!
