National Aunts and Uncles Day is marked annually on July 26 to honor the extended family members, who are like a second set of parents to us.

Aunts and uncles hold an extraordinary place in our hearts as they fill our lives with fun, love and incredible memories.

It is not known who created this day. Irrespective of how this day originated, it is time to celebrate the parents’ siblings, and show them some extra love and care.

Thank your uncles and aunts for their presence in your lives, and remind your favorite aunt or uncle how much you appreciate them with a special quote.

Here are some sayings, collected from AZquotes, to share on this day:

1. "Parents, brothers and sisters, grandparents, aunts and uncles are made more powerful guides and rescuers by the bonds of love that are the very nature of a family." – Henry B. Eyring

2. "But in the east the sky was pale and through the gray woods came lanterns with wagons and horses, bringing Grandpa and Grandma and aunts and uncles and cousins." – Laura Ingalls Wilder

3. "You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them." – Desmond Tutu

4. "Across the board, from my mother to my father to my aunts and uncles, everybody has always given me a lot of love." – Amos Lee

5. "My parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles were all funny, and I felt that energy, that delivery, that timing, that sarcasm. All that stuff seeped into my brain." – Jeff Ross

6. "Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten." – David Ogden Stiers

7. "Families need families. Parents need to be parented. Grandparents, aunts, and uncles are back in fashion because they are necessary. Stresses on many families are out of proportion to anything two parents can handle." – T. Berry Brazelton

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