Father’s Day is celebrated to recognize the contribution and hardship of a father or father figures to the lives of their children. This is an annual worldwide celebration. Father’s Day also celebrates fatherhood. This day is celebrated on different dates across the globe, varies from countries to countries, however the general observance day is the 3rd Sunday in the month of June.
Father’s Day
Father’s Day was founded in the state of Washington, United States by Sonora Smart Dodd in 1910. In some Catholic countries of Europe, it has been celebrated on 19 March as Saint Joseph’s Day since the Middle Ages. Sikhs celebrate Father’s Day on 29 December which is the Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh. In some Islamic countries, it is set following the months of the Islamic calendar.
It is a national holiday in Estonia, Samoa, and equivalently in South Korea, where it is celebrated as Parents’ Day. For children, it is a day to show appreciation for their fathers and father-figures. For adults, it is a day to show much they love and appreciate the hard work of the fathers.
Father’s Day History
As per a report by the History Channel, Sonora Smart Dodd, a woman from Spokane, Washington, was the founder of Father’s Day. She was one of six children raised by her widowed father. Her mother had died during the birth of her sixth child. Since Mother’s Day was established in 1908, Sonora Smart Dodd wanted to have an equivalent holiday for fathers. To promote her idea of celebrating fathers for a day, Sonora visited local churches and the YMCA and met with shopkeepers and government officials to gain support for this new tradition. Because of her hard work, Sonora found success when Washington State celebrated the first Father’s Day on June 19, 1910.
Even though Mother’s Day gained momentum right away, it would take years for Father’s Day to be nationally recognized as a holiday. In 1916 and 1924, Presidents Wilson and Calvin Coolidge showed support for Father’s Day. President Coolidge even urged state governments to celebrate this holiday. But it was not until decades later that Father’s Day would be recognized as a national holiday. In 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a presidential proclamation designating the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day. In 1972, President Nixon finally established a permanent national observance of Father’s Day.
One reason it took so long for Father’s Day to become a national holiday was because of a lack of support among men. Many men felt the holiday traditions of gift-giving and flowers did not celebrate their masculinity. Some also thought it was a way for stores to commercialize another holiday and to pressure families into spending more money by buying unnecessary gifts. In the 1920s and 1930s, a movement actually attempted to eradicate Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. The movement’s supporters called for replacing those holidays with Parent’s Day, in which both parents are celebrated. Despite the movement’s efforts, Mother’s Day stayed on the calendar, and Father’s Day would eventually be added to the national calendar.
In recent studies it was found that “children who have an involved father are more likely to be emotionally secure, be confident to explore their surroundings, and, as they grow older, have better social connections…Numerous studies find that an active and nurturing style of fathering is associated with better verbal skills, intellectual functioning, and academic achievement among adolescents.”
How to celebrate Father’s Day?
Parents never want anything from their children. They believe in sacrificing their lives for their children. However, on this special occasion you can follow some of these below ideas to celebrate father’s day.
Wish them and take their blessings.
Give them some adorable but not so costly gifts.
Go to somewhere with the entire family considering your budget. Simply you can visit some temples.
Learn to say thank you to your parents.
Learn to show some respect.
If you are away from your father/parents, call them, voice, video call anything but don’t forget.
Send them text messages, emails or postal letters.
Father’s Day 2023
In 2023, father’s day will be celebrated on 18th June which is the 3rd Sunday in the month of June.
Father’s Day Quotes
“Every child’s first superhero is his father.”
“There is no teacher equal to mother and there’s nothing more contagious than the dignity of a father.”
“Someone once said that every man is trying to live up to his father’s expectations or make up for their father’s mistakes.” ( Barack Obama )
“A father is someone you look up to no matter how tall you grow.”
“Dads are most ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventurers, storytellers, and singers of song.”
“My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.”
“My father didn’t tell me how to live. He lived, and let me watch him do it.”
“One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.”
“A father is the one friend upon whom we can always rely.”
“Some people don’t believe in heroes, but they haven’t met my dad.”
“Daddies don’t just love their children every now and then, it’s a love without end.”
Mother’s Day, Fathers Day, Parents Day are all specific days of celebrations on which we celebrate parenthood. However, we must remember that every single day should be celebrated as Father’s Day or Mother’s Day. We should not need a special day to thanks our parents, remember their sacrifices.
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