This Sunday, many people around the country will celebrate one of the most important men in their lives … their father. People in other countries like Argentina, France and the Netherlands will also join Americans in the celebration.

However, many other countries around the world will treat June 18 as just another day as they celebrate Fathers day, or something like Father’s day, on a different day Worldwide, more than forty countries celebrate Father’s Day. Here are 8 countries that celebrate Father’s day a bit different than the United States.

Thailand celebrates on December 5, which is the birthday of the late King Bhumibol. Thais celebrate by giving their father or grandfather a canna flower, a flower considered masculine. During the day, citizens flock to a park in front of the palace to hear the king give an annual speech and often stay for the national ceremony at night.

Our neighbors to the North, Canada, will celebrate Father’s Day this coming Sunday and share a lot in common to Father’s Day in the States. Here, they typically spend time with their fathers or father figures and sometimes give gifts to them.

Meanwhile, El Dia del Padre will be celebrated this Sunday in Mexico. Children will honor their dads by doing his favorite activities with him, writing him letters or cooking meals with him. In Mexico City, some like to participate in 21 kilometer Father’s Day race in Tlalpan Forest, as a unique bonding experience.

In Germany, Father’s Day, or “Vatertag” in German, is celebrated 40 days after Easter, which is called Ascension Day. Instead of being a day where fathers are admired, the day is for men, being called “Männertag” which means men’s day. On this day, groups of men pull a wagon, loaded with all sorts of alcohol, into the woods. Instead of going hiking and drinking, some men celebrate by going on bar crawls. All in all, many men use Vatertag as an excuse to drink.

Nepal calls its Father’s Day “Gokarna Aunsi”, a Sanskrit phrase meaning “cow earned no moon night.” Occurring in late August or early September, tradition has children perform a ceremony in which sons touch their foreheads to their father’s feet and daughters touch their foreheads to their father’s hands. Children also give gifts to their fathers, as most countries do. For those with fathers who have passed away, they go to pray at the Gokarna Temple.

The origin of Father’s Day in France started due to lighter manufacturer attempting to profit off gifts for fathers. They had a slogan, that says, “Our fathers told us, for father’s day, they all want a Flaminaire.” Today, lighters are replaced by drawings, small gifts and other objects, and many children will spend this Sunday showing their dad just how much they love him.

Italy, which holds Vatican City inside it, celebrates St. Joseph’s Day on March 19 with festive celebrations, meals of zeppole and frittelle, and bonfires. Some parts of Italy like to hold donkey races to symbolize Joseph leading the pregnant Mary to Bethlehem on a donkey.

Dads in South Africa are given a feast of mouthwatering native dishes, such as bobotie, biltong and boerewors, which are rich meat pies, salted and curated meat and grilled sausage, respectively. The day is spent doing fun activities, such as street performances, games, tournaments and concerts around the country.