The world's first Father's Day was born in the United States in 1910.
In 1909, Mrs. Dodd (Mrs. Dodd, Sonora Louise Smart Dodd), who lived in Spokane, Washington State, United States, when she attended the Mother's Day Sunday worship service organized by the church, Mrs. Dodd's heart had a deep feeling, she thought to herself, "Why is it that the world does not have a holiday to commemorate fathers? doesn't the world have a holiday that honors fathers?"
Mrs. Doud's mother died when she was thirteen years old, leaving her with six children; Mrs. Doud's father, Mr. William Smart, raised his six children on his own, as a father and a mother, on a rural farm in eastern Washington State. Mr. Smart served in the American Civil War with distinction, and after his wife's death, he decided to raise his six children without a second wife.
Mrs. Dodd was the second oldest and the only girl in the family, and the meticulous nature of women allowed her to better appreciate her father's hard work; Mr. Smart worked hard during the day, and then came home at night to take care of the house and each of the children. After decades of hard work, the children finally grew up, when the children look forward to letting Mr. Smart enjoy a good old age, Mr. Smart but because of the years of overwork and died of illness.
In 1909, the year of Mr. Smart's death, Mrs. Dodd missed her father terribly after attending the church's Mother's Day service; it was only then that Mrs. Dodd realized that her father's love and hard work in raising his children was no less than that of any mother.
Mrs. Dodd told Rev. Rasmus of the church how she felt, and she hoped that there would be a special day to honor the great Mr. Smart, and that it would be a way of remembering the great fathers of the world.
Rev. Rasmus was y moved by Mr. Smart's spirit and love when he heard his story, and he approved and supported Mrs. Dodd's efforts to promote Father's Day. In the spring of 1910, Mrs. Dodd began to push for the establishment of a Father's Day movement, which soon gained the support of various church organizations; she then wrote letters to the mayor and the state government to express her ideas and proposals, and under Mrs. Dodd's efforts, the mayor of the city of Spokane and the governor of the state of Washington openly expressed their approval, and thus the first Father's Day gathering was held in the state of Washington in the U.S.A. on June 19, 1910, in which the first Father's Day gathering was held.
The first Father's Day party in the world was held in Washington State on June 19, 1910.
In 1924, U.S. President Calvin Coolidge (Calvin Coolidge) supported Father's Day to become a holiday throughout the United States; in 1966, U.S. President Jensen (Lyndon Johnson) declared the third Sunday in June of that year, which is the month of Mr. Smart's birthday for the U.S. Father's Day; in 1972, U.S. President Richard Nixon (Richard Nixon) signed a letter of support for Father's Day. In 1972, U.S. President Richard Nixon (Richard Nixon) signed an official document, will be the third Sunday in June each year, set for the United States as a father's day, and become the United States of America permanent national day of remembrance.
In 1966, President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential decree declaring the third Sunday in June as Father's Day. Father's Day has become a day to honor not only one's own father, but all men who speak and act like fathers - including stepfathers, uncles, aunts, uncles, uncles, grandfathers, grandfathers, and adult male friends The official flower of Father's Day is the white rose or the red rose. red roses. Mrs. Dard advised people to wear white roses to honor their deceased fathers and red roses to honor their living fathers on Father's Day.
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The idea of dedicating a day to honor mothers was first proposed in 1907 in the U.S. Two years later, Mrs. John Bruce Dodd, a woman from Washington state, suggested that a day similar to Mother's Day should be dedicated to honoring fathers, who were the head of the family. Mrs. Dodd lost her mother at a young age and was brought up by her father. She loved her father very much.
In the same year that Mrs. Dodd came up with her idea - 1909 - the governor of Washington responded by declaring the third Sunday in June as Father's Day. The idea was formally approved by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916, and in 1924, President Calvin Coolidge proposed making Father's Day a national holiday to "establish a closer relationship between fathers and children and to remind fathers of the full extent of their responsibilities." Red or white roses are the recognized flowers for Father's Day.
Father's Day has been recognized as a holiday throughout the United States longer than Mother's Day. Because the idea of establishing Father's Day was so popular, businessmen and manufacturers began to see the business opportunity. Not only did they encourage sons and daughters to send cards to their fathers, but they also encouraged them to buy ties, socks, and other small gifts for their fathers to show their respect for them.
During World War II, U.S. servicemen stationed in Britain asked for Father's Day cards to send home. The American servicemen's request was responded to by British greeting card publishers, and cards were therefore printed. Although the British public has been slower to embrace this artificial holiday, today Father's Day is celebrated in Britain on the third Sunday in June, in much the same way as it is celebrated in the United States.
Father's Day seems far less important than Mother's Day, and no children give their fathers gifts. But fathers in the United States still consider their lot much stronger than those in many other countries, where fathers don't even have a nominal holiday. The origin of Father's Day in Taiwan
dates back to the Republic of China era. On August 8, 1945, Shanghai Wenrensho initiated the celebration of Father's Day, and the public immediately responded with enthusiastic celebrations. After the victory in the war of resistance against Japan, Shanghai celebrities and gentlemen from all walks of life, jointly requested the Shanghai Municipal Government to submit to the central government in Nanjing, set the "Dad" resonance of the 8th of August as Father's Day. In fact, this regulation is more in line with Chinese culture, because it incorporates the harmonization of Chinese characters, and the two eights of August 8 overlap and are transformed into the word "father". It is important to note that China does not officially recognize the third Saturday in June as Father's Day. The third theory:
While people celebrate Mother's Day, they do not forget the achievements of their fathers.
Suggestions for a Father's Day began in 1909. The first to make such a suggestion is said to have been Mrs. John Bruce Dodd of Washington. Mrs. Dodd's mother died young and her father took on the burden of raising and educating his children alone, bringing them all up to adulthood.
In 1909, Mrs. Dodd, remembering her father's upbringing and preparing to celebrate him, and at the same time, thinking of the contributions of all fathers to their families and to society, wrote a letter to a local clergyman's association suggesting that the third Sunday in June be designated as Father's Day. The association took the suggestion to its members for discussion and it was adopted.
In June 1910, the first Father's Day was then celebrated. At that time, everyone whose father was deceased wore a white rose, while those whose fathers were alive wore red roses. This custom has been passed down to this day. But in the beginning, the date of Father's Day varied, and some places used a dandelion as the symbol of Father's Day, while others used a white lilac lined with a green leaf. It wasn't until June 1934 that the U.S. Congress standardized the third Sunday in June as Father's Day.
Since then, more than two dozen countries around the world have honored Father's Day through church services, sending cards and gifts. Each year more than a billion dollars in gift money is spent on fifty-six million respectable fathers throughout the United States, but there is very little in the way of gifts other than ties and cigarillos. Many people think that buying gifts for fathers is the hardest part. In fact there are many interesting and appropriate.