<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (March 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> The officially recognized date of Children's Day varies from country to country . This section lists some significant examples, in order of date of observance . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="8"> Gregorian calendar </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Occurrence </Th> <Th> Dates </Th> <Th_colspan="6"> Countries and regions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> First Friday of January </P> </Td> <Td> Jan 1, 2016 <P> Jan 6, 2017 Jan 5, 2018 </P> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Bahamas </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> 11 January </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Tunisia </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Second Saturday of January </P> </Td> <Td> <P> Jan 9, 2016 Jan 14, 2017 Jan 13, 2018 </P> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Thailand </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Second Sunday of February </P> </Td> <Td> <P> Feb 14, 2016 Feb 12, 2017 Feb 11, 2018 </P> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Cook Islands Nauru Niue Tokelau Cayman Islands </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> 13 February </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Myanmar </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> First Sunday of March </P> </Td> <Td> <P> March 6, 2016 March 5, 2017 March 4, 2018 </P> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> New Zealand </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> 17 March </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Bangladesh </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> 4 April </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Taiwan Hong Kong </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> 5 April </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Palestine </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> 12 April </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Bolivia Haiti </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Last Saturday of April </P> </Td> <Td> <P> Apr 30, 2016 Apr 29, 2017 Apr 28, 2018 </P> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Colombia </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> 23 April </P> </Td> <Td> National Sovereignty and Children's Day </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Turkey </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> 30 April </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Mexico </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> 5 May </P> </Td> <Td> 15 August </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Japan South Korea </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Second Sunday of May </P> </Td> <Td> <P> May 8, 2016 May 14, 2017 May 13, 2018 </P> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Spain United Kingdom </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> 10 May </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Maldives </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> 17 May </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Norway </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> 27 May </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Nigeria </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Last Sunday of May </P> </Td> <Td> <P> May 29, 2016 May 28, 2017 May 27, 2018 </P> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Hungary </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Ascension Day </P> </Td> <Td> <P> May 5, 2016 May 25, 2017 May 10, 2018 </P> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> American Samoa Falkland Islands Solomon Islands </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> 1 June </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> <P> Albania Algeria Angola Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Benin Bulgaria Bosnia and Herzegovina </P> </Td> <Td> <P> People's Republic of China Cambodia Czech Republic East Timor Ecuador Estonia Ethiopia Georgia </P> </Td> <Td> <P> Guinea - Bissau Kazakhstan Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lithuania Macedonia Macau </P> </Td> <Td> <P> Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Mozambique Myanmar Nicaragua Poland </P> </Td> <Td> <P> Portugal Romania Russia São Tomé and Príncipe Serbia Slovakia Slovenia </P> </Td> <Td> <P> Tajikistan Tanzania Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> 2 June </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> North Korea </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Second Sunday of June </P> </Td> <Td> <P> Jun 12, 2016 Jun 11, 2017 Jun 10, 2018 </P> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> United States </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 June </Td> <Td> 25 Jun 2012 <P> 20 Oct 2013 </P> <P> 19 Oct 2014 </P> <P> 19 Oct 15 ~ 17 </P> </Td> <Td> Syrian Arab Republic </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> 1 July </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Islamic Republic of Pakistan </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Third Sunday of July </P> </Td> <Td> <P> Jul 17, 2016 Jul 16, 2017 Jul 15, 2018 </P> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Cuba Panama Venezuela </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> 23 July </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Indonesia </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> 29 July </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Colombia </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> First Sunday of August </Td> <Td> <P> Aug 7, 2016 Aug 6, 2017 Aug 5, 2018 </P> </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> <P> Uruguay </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> 16 August </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Paraguay </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Third Sunday of August </P> </Td> <Td> <P> Aug 21, 2016 Aug 20, 2017 Aug 19, 2018 </P> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Argentina Peru </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> 9 September </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Costa Rica </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> 10 September </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Honduras </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Bhadra 29 </P> </Td> <Td> 14 Sept 15 Sept (leap year) </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Nepal </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> 20 September </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Austria </P> <P> Germany </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 September </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> Netherlands (Oosterhout) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> 1 October </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> El Salvador Guatemala Sri Lanka </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> First Friday of October </P> </Td> <Td> <P> Oct 7, 2016 Oct 6, 2017 Oct 5, 2018 </P> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Singapore </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> First Wednesday of October (Children's Day recognition and assignation) Second Sunday of August (Children's Day observance) </P> </Td> <Td> <P> Oct 5, 2016 Oct 4, 2017 Oct 3, 2018 </P> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Chile </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> 8 October </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Iran </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> 12 October </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Brazil </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Fourth Saturday of October </P> </Td> <Td> <P> Oct 22, 2016 Oct 28, 2017 Oct 27, 2018 </P> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Malaysia </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fourth Wednesday of October </Td> <Td> Oct 26, 2016 <P> Oct 25, 2017 </P> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> Australia (See: http://www.childrensweek.org.au/) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> First Saturday of November </P> </Td> <Td> <P> Nov 5, 2016 Nov 4, 2017 Nov 3, 2018 </P> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> South Africa </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> 11 November </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Croatia </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> 14 November </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> India </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> 20 November </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> <P> Arab World Azerbaijan Canada Croatia Cyprus Egypt Ethiopia Finland France Greece Ireland Israel </P> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> <P> Kenya Malaysia Macedonia Netherlands Philippines Serbia Slovenia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland United Arab Emirates Trinidad and Tobago </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> 5 December </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> Suriname </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> 23 December </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> <P> South Sudan Sudan </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> 25 December </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="4"> <P> Congo Congo DR Cameroon </P> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> <P> Equatorial Guinea Gabon Chad Central African Republic </P> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="8"> Gregorian calendar </Th> </Tr>

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