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The Story Behind a Happy Fathers' Day
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The special men in our lives work so hard for us, so
it's only fitting that they get a day of their very own. Every June, fathers
around the world are spoiled and honored on Fathers' Day. But how exactly
did this tradition come about?
Unlike Mothers' Day, Fathers' Day
doesn't have deep religious ties. In fact, it began as a "spin-off" to
Mothers' Day. Not wanting to leave Dads out, people began celebrating their
fathers about a month after Mothers' Day. That's why Fathers' Day is always
celebrated in June.
So, how did the very first Fathers' Day
celebration come to be?
There are two stories that claim to be the
starting point for Fathers' Day:
1. Back in July of 1908, a woman
named Grace Golden Clayton wanted to honor the 210 fathers who lost their
lives in the massive Monongah mining disaster the year before. The end
result? Fathers' Day.
2. Back in June 1910, a woman named Sonora
Smart Dodd was reportedly listening to a Mothers' Day sermon, when she
decided that fathers needed their own holiday. As a tribute to her own
father, Dodd wanted to hold the celebration on June 5th - her father's
birthday. However, the party wasn't quite ready by then, so Dodd had to
settle for honoring dads on June 19th.
But for Dodd, celebrating once
wasn't enough. She decided to spread the word and convince others to
celebrate Fathers' Day - but the idea was slow to catch on.
In fact,
Fathers' Day didn't become popular until the 1920's. Until then, people
didn't think of it as a holiday; they only celebrated Mothers' Day. In the
meantime, there were some Fathers' Day supporters who tried to get the rest
of the U.S. onboard - but Congress actually rejected the idea of making
Fathers' Day an official holiday several times!
Finally, in 1966,
President Lyndon Johnson decided to declare Fathers' Day a bonafide holiday.
President Johnson proclaimed that Fathers' Day would be celebrated on the
3rd Sunday of every June. Even still, his proclamation didn't become
official until 1972!
Since then, though, the rest - as they say - is
history. Today, millions of people honor their dads on Fathers' Day. In
keeping with tradition, it's celebrated much the same way that Mothers' Day
is - with cards, phone calls, and gifts paving the way.
Of course,
the holiday has since gathered commercial appeal, just like Mothers' Day
has. But as popular as Fathers' Day is, it still does not generate as many
phone calls and spending as Mothers' Day does. However, to the people who
fought so hard to make it a full-fledged holiday, it really is a "Happy
Fathers' Day!"
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