Happy Father’s Day for many of you and all the fathers!
Have you ever wondered about the history of how we came to have a “Father’s Day”?
In 1909, Sonora Smart Dodd sat in church to listen the story of Mother’s Day and she wondered how come there was a Mother’s Day but not a Father’s Day. Thus, the following year, she decided to petitioned for the holiday in her city.
On the first Father’s Day, young women honored their fathers by bringing them roses. White and Red Roses are considered the official flowers for Father’s Day. The red roses are for living fathers and the white roses are for deceased fathers.
In 1966, President Lyndon Johnson issued the first presidential proclamation to honor the fathers.
Finally in 1972, President Richard Nixon signed into law to let the third weekend of June becomes an official holiday. Today, Father’s Day is celebrated in many parts of the world. In the United States, Canada and several countries in Asia, Father’s Day is the third Sunday in June.
