“A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society." — Billy Graham
Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in June. This year, it celebrated on Sunday, June 19, 2022. This day is celebrated to acknowledge and appreciate the role of fathers who play a very important role in our families. Children look forward to this day and make their dads feel special with their gestures.
A father is a role model, guide, superhero, friend and protector who stands by his children at all moments. They are the ones who teach us the right value of life and pick us up when we fall and give us the strength to fight again. Hence, to acknowledge a father's sacrifice, every year Father's Day is celebrated across the globe.
Father’s Day is celebrated with a lot of love. Children give cards, gifts and flowers to their fathers. Some go out to dine and spend the day with their fathers as well.
Father's Day was first celebrated in the United States when hundreds of men died in a mining mishap on July 5, 1908, in West Virginia, USA. The daughter of a dedicated reverend, Grace Golden, proposed a Sunday service for all the men who lost their lives in the accident.
A few years later, Sonora Smart Dodd suggested the idea of observing Father's Day in honour of her father, William Jackson Smart. Dodd's father, who was a civil war veteran, raised her and her five siblings as a single parent. She started promoting Father's Day at a national level after she completed her education.
Father's Day started gaining popularity in the US when President Richard Nixon signed a declaration in the year 1972. And since then, Father's Day is celebrated every year on the third Sunday of June.