International Men's Day

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International Men's Day is November 19, in Trinidad and Tobago. The tradition began in 1999, probably by analogy to International Women's Day.

Recognition and support of the day is limited; in Malta it is celebrated on February 7, in Brazil on July 15, in Ukraine on February 23, in India on September 29 and in Oltenia (region of Romania) on March 9. In Norway it's celebrated on October 7, and on November 25 in Canada.

Also, Russia and Kyrgyzstan celebrate Defender of the Fatherland Day on February 23, which in recent times has essentially become these countries' version of International Men's Day.

Plans are afoot to recognise International Men`s Day in United Kingdom and Ireland on April 5.

[edit] Consensus on the Day

Prominent Indian Men's rights organisation Save Indian Family has started a campaign to build consensus on IMD on November 19th. In Colombia, it has accepted 23th March, after Sanit Joseph´s day, and as a first step, it has accepted 19th November to be celebrated in India as Men's Day.