Grandmother’s and Grandfather’s Days are celebrated in honor of all the grandmothers and grandfathers. Due to the fact that in Romania we don’t celebrate Grandparents’ Day, I decided to focus on the way of celebrating those days in different countries.

In Bulgaria, Grandmother's Day (Babin den) was celebrated on 8th January (according to the Julian calendar), according to the Gregorian calendar it was on 21st January. In Bulgaria, the Julian calendar was approved, but Grandma's Day is celebrated on 21st January and it looks a bit different. Mother with child born in the last year goes on that day and visits relatives saying wishes of good health.

In North America, National Grandparents Day falls on the first Sunday after Labor Day. It was proclaimed in 1978 by president Jimmy Carter. The symbol of that day is the flower called forget-me -not, that day has also its own anthem known as "Song for Grandma and Grandpa". Schools organize some festivities. That day has to realize children how much they owe their grandparents. In that day grandchildren are encouraged to help the oldest members of the family.

In France, Grandparents Day hasn’t got so long tradition, recently it’s celebrated on the first Sunday of March.

In Japan, Grandparents Day doesn’t function at all. However, there is another holiday – so-called Day of Respect for the Age (Keiro no Hi) – it’s celebrated on 15th September.

In Italy, Grandparents Day is celebrated on 2nd October which is the church feast of the guardian angels, and in Brazil Grandparents Day is on 26th April.

In Poland, Grandmother's Day is celebrated on 21st January and Grandfather's Day on 22nd January. Both celebrations are equally important for the seniors, their children and grandchildren. At school children prepare performances for their grandparents. They give them self-made greeting cards, they carry flowers or chocolates.

Grandma and Grandpa are important persons in life of the whole family. They bequeath behavior patterns to younger generations and care about their education. We should all appreciate the time spending with our grandmother and grandfather like those moments are at a premium.