Father's Day in various regions:
Dates: Third Sunday of June :
June 15, 2008
June 21, 2009
June 20, 2010
June 19, 2011
June 17, 2012
June 16, 2013
June 15, 2014
June 21, 2015
Regions:
Argentina, Antigua, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China,
Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Ecuador, France,
Ghana, Greece, Guyana, Hong Kong, Hungary And India.
Ireland, Jamaica, Japan, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico And
Netherlands.
Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Saint Vincent
and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Turkey, United
Kingdom, Trinidad and Tobago.
Ukraine, United States, Venezuela, Zimbabwe And Barbados.
The
History of Father's Day
Father's Day, contrary to popular misconception, was not established as a
holiday in order to help greeting card manufacturers sell more cards.
In fact when a "father's day" was first proposed there were no Father's
Day cards!
Mrs. John B. Dodd, of Washington, first proposed the idea of a "father's
day" in 1909. Mrs. Dodd wanted a special day to honor her father, William
Smart. William Smart, a Civil War veteran, was widowed when his wife (Mrs.
Dodd's mother) died in childbirth with their sixth child. Mr. Smart was
left to raise the newborn and his other five children by himself on a
rural farm in eastern Washington state. It was after Mrs. Dodd became an
adult that she realized the strength and selflessness her father had shown
in raising his children as a single parent.
The first Father's Day was observed on June 19, 1910 in Spokane
Washington.
At about the same time in various towns and cities across American other
people were beginning to celebrate a "father's day.".
In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a national
Father's Day. Finally in 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed a
presidential proclamation declaring the 3rd Sunday of June as Father's
Day.
Father's Day has become a day to not only honor your father, but all men
who act as a father figure. Stepfathers, uncles, grandfathers, and adult
male friends are all honored on Father's Day. |