World Marriage Day is an observance sponsored by American organization Worldwide Marriage Encounter, associated with the
Catholic
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Marriage Encounter movement and observed on second Sunday of February each year.
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Its purpose is declared to be: "World Marriage Day honors husband and wife as the foundation of the
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
, the basic unit of
society
A society is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Socie ...
. It salutes the beauty of their faithfulness, sacrifice and joy in daily married life."
See also
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Familialism
Familialism or familism is an ideology that puts priority to family. The term ''familialism'' has been specifically used for advocating a welfare system wherein it is presumed that families will take responsibility for the care of their members ...
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Marriage
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between ...
References
February observances
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