National Grandparents’ Day
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By Lea Bracken
What is grandparents’ day? Grandparents’ day is a holiday that some people celebrate to strengthen the bond between grandparents and grandchildren. It is a day to honor family’s appreciation for grandparents.
Today some people do not even know grandparents’ day even exists. It officially started in 1978 and is still honored to this day. In 1970, Marian McQuade started a campaign to get a day to celebrate grandparents. In 1978, President Carter signed a proclamation August 3rd making the first Sunday, after Labor Day, National Grandparents’ Day. It first was first celebrated in West Virgina then worldwide (The History of Grandparents Day).
The importance of celebrating grandparents’ day is to spend more time with them and have a day to get to know them better. Spending a day with a grandparent(s) can create a better bond. Grandchildren can learn the history of their ancestors (Grandparents Day – Origin and Importance of this Celebration).
People honor grandparents differently. Some people take them out to eat or out to do something while others will make crafts or go spend time with family at home. There are so many ways to show admiration. Grandchildren can take grandma and grandpa to the movies, go shopping, gardening, etc. When interviewing Kadence McGinnis, a student from Culinary Arts, on how she would celebrate grandparents’ day she said, “Probably lunch or something with my family and obviously my grandparents.” Then when interviewing Hannah Crawford, another student from Culinary Arts, on how her old school celebrated she said, “We basically just had everyone’s grandparents come into the school and we would sing songs for them and just spend time with them for the day.”.
Understanding what grandparents’ day is and how it came along now shows people more information about it. Hopefully more grandchildren will take time to honor their grandparents on that special day.
