. ▁Starting ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁some ▁Christian ▁communities ▁began ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁Mother ' s ▁Day ▁or ▁Par ents ' ▁Day . ▁This ▁tradition ▁was ▁combined ▁with ▁Korea ' s ▁traditional ▁Conf u cian ism ▁culture ▁to ▁eventually ▁establish ▁Mother ' s ▁Day . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁the ▁State ▁Council ▁of ▁South ▁Korea ▁designated ▁May ▁ 8 ▁as ▁an ▁annual ▁Mother ' s ▁Day . ▁However , ▁the ▁question ▁of ▁Father ' s ▁Day ▁was ▁discussed ▁and ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁May ▁ 8 ▁was ▁designated ▁as ▁Par ents ' ▁Day ▁under ▁President ial ▁Dec ree ▁ 6 6 1 5 , ▁or ▁the ▁Reg ulations ▁Conc ern ing ▁Vari ous ▁Hol id ays ▁( 각 종 ▁ 기 념 일 ▁ 등 에 ▁ 관 한 ▁ 규 정 ). ▁When ▁Par ents ' ▁Day ▁was ▁first ▁established , ▁the ▁entire ▁week ▁with ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁day ▁was ▁designated ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁week ▁to ▁respect ▁the ▁elder ly , ▁but ▁respect ing ▁el ders ▁in ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁May ▁was ▁abol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁with ▁October ▁becoming ▁the ▁month ▁designated ▁for ▁respect ing ▁the ▁elder ly . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Philippines ▁ ▁M oth ers ' ▁Day ▁is ▁tradition ally ▁celebrated ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁Monday ▁of ▁December . ▁On ▁this ▁day , ▁children ▁placed ▁p ink ▁cad ena ▁de ▁amor ▁on ▁their ▁ch est . ▁Children ▁who ▁no ▁longer ▁have ▁moth