Father's Day is a celebration of paternity, family engagement, and the influence of fathers in society. In Catholic countries in Europe, it has been celebrated on March 19 (St. Joseph's Day) since the Middle Ages. This celebration was brought to Latin America by the Spaniards and Portuguese, where March 19 is still often used as a holiday, although many countries in Europe and the Americas have received US days, It is the third Sunday of June.
Celebrations are held on different dates in many parts of the world, most commonly in March, April and June according to national customs. This holiday complements similar celebrations to honor family members, such as Mother's Day, Sibling Day and Grandparents Day. The modern version of Father's Day was initiated by Sonora Smart Dodd.
In addition to Father's Day, there are Men's International Day which is celebrated in many countries on November 19, including men who are not (or are not) fathers.
History
The film Father's Day 1913.
Early period
A customary day celebrating fatherhood in European Catholicism is known to start from at least 1508. It is usually celebrated on March 19, the feast of Saint Joseph, who is called Nutritor Domini ( "He who nourishes God") in Catholicism and the father of Jesus' assumption in the Southern European tradition. This celebration was brought to the Americas by the Spaniards and the Portuguese. The Catholic Church actively supports the custom of celebrating fatherhood on ″ St Joseph's Day from the late 14th century or early 15th century, clearly about the initiative of the Franciscan Order.
At the Coplic Alexandria Orthodox Church, a fatherhood celebration is also celebrated on St. Joseph's Day, but the Copts follow it on July 20. This Coplician celebration can be from the 5th century. [ 4]
America
In 1909, Sonora Smart Dodd, who lived in Spokane, Washington, USA, thought after attending Mother's Day at the Church: '"Why not have a holiday similar to Mother's Day to remember the people Father like my father ?.
When Dodd was 13 years old, the mother unfortunately died while giving birth, leaving six children, after her father, William Smart, became a widow and was determined not to remarry. He replaced his wife with six children (including an infant) on a rural farm in eastern Washington, USA. In 1909, Mr. Smart died. After Thanksgiving on Mother's Day, Mrs. Dude shared with Reimas church pastor about her father's love and efforts in parenting, she hoped to have a special day to pay homage with his father, And in memory of the great father of the whole world and made a proposal to establish Father's Day, hoping that there will be a holiday in the world to commemorate his gratitude to his father.
After hearing the story of Mrs. Dodd, Pastor Reimas was deeply moved by the spirit of Mr. Smart and supported her efforts to promote the establishment of Father's Day. In the spring of 1910, she started Father's Day, then received the support of various church organizations. She also wrote to express her thoughts and suggestions to the mayor and state government. With the efforts of Mrs. Dodd, Mayor Spokane and Governor of Washington agreed to recognize, and Washington held the world's first Father's Day party on June 19, 1910.
In 1924, US President Calvin Coolidge supported Father's Day as a national holiday.
In 1966, US President Lyndon B. Johnson announced that Mr. Smart's birthday month would be June of that year as Father's Day in the United States.
In 1972, US President Nixon officially signed the document, marking the third Sunday in June each year as Father's Day in the United States and from then on becoming the permanent national anniversary of the United States.
The Republic of China (1912–1949) [
On August 8, 1945 (the 34th National Year of the Nation), the situation of the Sino-Japanese war gradually brightened, some patriots in Shanghai launched "Father's Day" to commemorate the fathers who had sacrificing their lives for the country on the battlefield. After the victory of the war against Japan, seniors in the Nationalist Party in Shanghai, including famous people such as Ngo Tri Huy, Ly Thach Tang, Phan Cong Trien, Do Nguyet Sinh, etc., were deeply aware identity of the importance of Father's Day, the need to support the construction of Father's Day celebrations; Tran Tinh's partnership of Shanghai City transferred to the Central Government, through the decision to select August 8 every year for Father's Day, a decision made for the whole country to follow.
The reason for choosing August 8 every year is because the Chinese pronunciation of "eight bowls" and eight or three (meaning father) sounds similar. In addition, the word "bowl" is made of two identical characters, like the word "baba". Therefore, August 8 is designated as Father's Day, also known as "Eighth Day" ("Father's Day").
Father's Day in the nations
