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Rejected petition Replace mother and father's day with a single day

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To replace mother and father's days with a single day to accommodate for same sex marriages and to reduce discrimination in schools and communities towards people with same sex parents.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

They are not Government-sanctioned holidays.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 15 March 2015
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