Father’s Day

This year we celebrate Father’s Day on June 18. Every year, on the third Sunday of June, we celebrate Father’s Day to honour fathers worldwide. The concept of Father’s Day first originated in the United States but was quickly adopted by all countries of the world. A father’s contribution to raising a family is incomparable. Many people celebrate this day by sending cards or gifts to their fathers, grandfathers, or other father figures. In some cultures, people wear roses on this day. A red rose signifies that their father is living while a white rose indicates that their father has passed away. 

Father’s Day is celebrated in June to mark the birth month of the founder’s father. Sonora Smart Dodd was the founder of this day and her father was a Civil War veteran. They lived in Spokane, Washington. Sonora and her five siblings were raised by their father after their mother died during childbirth. Sonora first had the idea of having a day in honor of fathers in 1909, when she heard about the establishment of Mother’s Day. Her idea gained support from residents and on June 19, 1910, the first Father’s Day was celebrated. 

IN 1972, the then-President of the United States, Richard Nixon declared the third Sunday of June as Father’s Day and a national holiday.