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Father's Day Trivia
Information and trivia about Father's Day such as the origins of Father's Day, when it is celebrated in different countries, traditional flowers, facts and other names for Father:
Each 3rd Sunday in June children and mum's celebrate Father's Day each year by buying their dads socks, chocolate,
beer, slippers or maybe one of the nice presents on the left if they are really lucky and loved. But why do we
celebrate Father's Day, who invented the annual tradition and is there trivia about Father's Day?
The answers to these questions of the yearly celebration of fatherhood can be found below:
The Origins Of Father's Day
The origins of the celebration of Father's Day can be traced back to Spokane in the state of Washington in the
country of the United States of America (USA).
Sonora Louise Smart Dodd wanted to honour and pay back the love she
received from her papa (the Civil War veteran William Jackson Smart who raised her and her five sisters alone as a
single widowed parent whose wife had died in child birth of their sixth daughter) and started the tradition of
Father's Day in her local area on 19 June 1910.
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The idea came to
her during a church sermon on Mother's Day 1909 that sons and daughters should be able to do something similar for their
pa's.
Sonara Louise Smart Dodd wanted the date to co-incide with the anniversary of the death of her father, but this
could not be arranged and organisers chose the 3rd Sunday in June (Sunday 19 June 1910). Happily this was the month of her father's
birthday.
The celebration soon took off locally and started the tradition of giving dad's all around the world a
card, gift, present and a loving relaxing day. This was helped in 1916 when the annual Father's Day celebration met
with the approval of US President Woodrow Wilson. However it was not until 1924 when President Calvin Coolidge
announced that Father's Day was to be a yearly national event that it really took off worldwide, including here in the UK.
President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation in 1966 making the 3rd Sunday of June as Father's Day
in America. The law was finally signed in 1972 by President Richard Nixon and finally made Father's Day a permanent
celebration.
When Is Father's Day Celebrated
Most countries such as Britain and Canada also time Father's Day to be the third Sunday in the month of June,
though several countries celebrate the day on different dates and months. For example Australia and New Zealand
celebrate Father's Day on the first Sunday of September whilst Spain and Belgium celebrate Father's Day on 19 March.
Other countries celebrate Father's Day in the winter. For example Sweden celebrate Father's Day every second Sunday
in November.
In recent year's grandfathers, husbands, uncles, father in laws and step fathers have celebrated the day. Some see the day
as a celebration of manhood.
Should I Give My Dad Flowers On Father's Day
Yes! Many people think flowers are just for women and are a feminine present. However dad's appreciate the gift
of flowers too because they are a loving thoughtful gift. Dads will love a flower or a bouquet on Father's Day.
Traditionally fathers should be given the gift of white or red roses, though some daddies may prefer more macho
plants or flowers that a florist can recommend.
If you are to wear a flower on Father's Day you should wear a red rose if your father is alive or a white rose
in memory of him if he is dead.
Father's Day Facts
The fifth most popular purchased greeting cards are for Father's Day
Roman Catholics celebrate Father's Day on Saint Joseph's Day which is on 19 March, though in modern times this is
now a separate Saint's Festival for dead fathers.
Slippers aren't the most popular Father's Day present - it is the gift of a tie.
Other Names For Father
- Da
- Dad
- Daddy
- Pa
- Papa
- Pappy
- Pop
- Pops
- Pater
- The Old Man
- Windbag
- Old Fella
- Sir
- Papa Smurf
- Guvnor
- Paw Paw (especially in Louisiana and other southern US states)
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