Father’s Day is a holiday honoring one’s father, or relevant father figure, as well as fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. The single most common date among world countries is the third Sunday of June, which was founded in the state of Washington, United States, by Sonora Smart Dodd in 1910.
Origins Of Father’s Day
On July 5, 1908, a West Virginia church sponsored the nation’s first event explicitly in honor of fathers, a Sunday sermon in memory of the 362 men who had died in the previous December’s explosions at the Fairmont Coal Company mines in Monongah, but it was a one-time commemoration and not an annual holiday.
When Is Father’s Day 2023?
- The day is held on various dates across the world, and different regions maintain their own traditions of honoring fatherhood.
- In some Catholic countries of Europe, it has been celebrated on 19 March as Saint Joseph’s Day since the Middle Ages.
- Sikhs celebrate Father’s Day (ਪਿਤਾ ਦਿਵਸ) on 29 December, birthday of Guru Gobind Singh.
- In some Islamic countries, it is set following the months of the Islamic calendar.
Importance Of Father in Our life
- Fathers provide emotional support
- They serve as role models for success
- They encourage their children to develop interests and hobbies
- Dads help build self-esteem in their children
- Fathers keep families together by earning enough money to provide for all needs
- Dads teach kids how to resolve conflict within a family unit
- They help kids become better people through good examples of their own
- Fathers teach kids valuable lessons about becoming better men for women everywhere
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