In many countries of the world, Father's Day ( Father's Day ) is celebrated on the third Sunday of June.
But they began to celebrate it in America. A woman named Sonora Smart, married to Dodd ( Sonora Smart Dodd ) in 1909 in a church during a service dedicated to Mother's Day, thought about, that after the death of her mother and five other children, her father, William Jackson Smart, raised.
Sonora wanted her father to know how special he was for her, how she loved and appreciated him. After all, her father sacrificed everything to fulfill all his parental duties and was in the eyes of his daughter the most courageous, unselfish and loving person.
Sonora appealed to the local authorities with a proposal to establish a new holiday, she was supported and was going to organize festivities on June 5 — on the birthday of William Smart, but there was not enough time to prepare them, and the holiday was postponed to June 19. Soon, the holiday became popular in other cities of the state.
On this day, it is customary to give gifts to their fathers and arrange family celebrations ( Photo: Monkey Business Images, licensed by Shutterstock.com )
So, Father's Day appeared as an expression of love and gratitude that the daughter devoted to her father. Roses — Father's Day flowers: red ones are worn if the father is alive, and white if the father died. And, of course, on this day it is customary to give gifts to their fathers and arrange family celebrations.
Following the United States, Father's Day on the third Sunday of June began to be celebrated by the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France, China, Japan and other countries.
By the way, many states have set their national days for honoring fathers: in Russia Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of October, the Germans celebrate this holiday on the day of the Ascension of the Lord, the Australians — on the first Sunday of September, Italians — March 19.