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Father’s Day
Send a postcard e.g. a Fathers day postcard (better late than never!)
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The
history of father’s day
Sonora Dodd, of Washington, first
had the idea of a "father's day." She thought of the idea for
Father's Day while listening to a Mother's Day sermon in 1909.
Sonora wanted
a special day to honor her father, William Smart. Smart, who was a Civil War
veteran, was widowed when his wife died while giving birth to 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.
After Sonora became
an adult she realized the selflessness her father had shown in raising his
children as a single parent. It was her father that made all the parental
sacrifices and was, in the eyes of his daughter, a courageous, selfless, and
loving man. Sonora's
father was born in June, so she chose to hold the first Father's Day
celebration in Spokane, Washington on the 19th of June, 1910.
President
Calvin Coolidge, in 1924, supported the idea of a national Father's Day. Then
in 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring
the 3rd Sunday of June as Father's Day. President Richard Nixon signed the law
which finally made it permanent in 1972.
Do other countries celebrate Father's Day?
Father's Day is celebrated in every part of the world. In the
United States, Canada and most countries in Asia, Father's Day
is celebrated on the third Sunday in June.
How can I make this Father's Day special for my Father?
There are all kinds of things you can do to make Father's Day
special for your dad. Here are a few suggestions:
Make dad
breakfast in bed.
Spend
some quality time with your father, maybe have a
family picnic of play a board game together.
Ring your
father if you can’t be with him.
Send him flowers, the red rose is the official Father's Day flower.
Make or
send Dad a Father’s day card Do secret acts of kindness, this might include
doing one of dad's chores for him, like taking out the rubbish or mowing the
lawn :)
Be obedient.
Get along with your brothers and sisters.
Make or take him out to dinner.
Send him an on-line greeting card. http://wilstar.net/greetings/
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