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==International history and traditions==

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===Roman Catholic tradition=== ===Roman Catholic tradition===
In the ] tradition, Father's Day is celebrated on ], ], though in most countries Father's Day is a secular celebration. In the ] tradition, Father's Day is celebrated on ], ], though in most countries Father's Day is a secular celebration.

===U. S. A.===
In the United States, Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in July.


===Germany=== ===Germany===

Revision as of 17:52, 6 June 2007

For other uses, see Father's Day (disambiguation).
Father's Day
Observed byMany countries
TypeHistorical
DateVaries regionally
Related toMother's Day

Father's Day is a primarily secular holiday inaugurated in the early 20th century to complement Mother's Day in celebrating fatherhood and parenting by males, and to honor and commemorate fathers and forefathers. Father's Day is celebrated on a variety of dates worldwide, and typically involves gift-giving to fathers and family-oriented activities.

Dates

The officially recognized date of Father's Day varies from country to country. This section lists some significant examples.

Third Sunday of June Argentina, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia,Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, France, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica,Japan, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, Panama, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Ireland, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Zimbabwe
June 23 Nicaragua, Poland, Uganda
July 7 Vietnam
Third Sunday of July Uruguay
Last Sunday of July Dominican Republic
23 Mordad Iran
First Sunday of September Australia, New Zealand
Second Sunday of August Brazil
August 8 Taiwan
Second Sunday of November Estonia, Finland, Norway, Sweden
December 5 Thailand
February 23 Russia, Ukraine, Belarus
March 19 Bolivia, Honduras, Italy, Liechtenstein, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland
May 5 Romania
May 8 South Korea (Parents' Day)
Ascension Day Germany
First Sunday of June Lithuania
June 5 (Constitution Day) Denmark
Second Sunday of June Austria, Belgium, Costa Rica, Ecuador
June 17 El Salvador, Guatemala

International history and traditions

United States

In the United States, the first modern Father's Day celebration was held on July 5, 1908, in Fairmont, West Virginia. It was first celebrated as a church service at Williams Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church South, now known as Central United Methodist Church. Grace Golden Clayton, who is believed to have suggested the service to the pastor, is believed to have been inspired to celebrate fathers after the deadly mine explosion in nearby Monongah the prior December. This explosion killed 361 men, many of them fathers and recent immigrants to the United States from Italy. Another possible inspiration for the service was Mother's Day, which had recently been celebrated for the first time in Grafton, West Virginia, a town about 15 miles away. Fathers day originates as far back as 1839 in celebration of the fathers that went to war in the Battle of Iransop in which 123 fathers lost their lives defending the outpost.

Another driving force behind the establishment of the integration of Father's Day was Mrs. Sonora Smart Dodd, born in Creston, Washington. Her father, the Civil War veteran William Jackson Smart, as a single parent raised his six children in Spokane, Washington. She was inspired by Anna Jarvis's efforts to establish Mother's Day. Although she initially suggested June 5, the anniversary of her father's death, she did not provide the organizers with enough time to make arrangements, and the celebration was deferred to the third Sunday of June. The first June Father's Day was celebrated on June 19, 1910, in Spokane, WA.

Unofficial support from such figures as William Jennings Bryan was immediate and widespread. President Woodrow Wilson was personally feted by his family in 1916. President Calvin Coolidge recommended it as a national holiday in 1924. In 1966, President Lyndon Johnson made Father's Day a holiday to be celebrated on the third Sunday of June. The holiday was not officially recognized until 1972, during the presidency of Richard Nixon.

In recent years, retailers have adapted to the holiday by promoting male-oriented gifts such as electronics and tools. Schools and other children's programs commonly have activities to make Father's Day gifts.

Roman Catholic tradition

In the Roman Catholic tradition, Father's Day is celebrated on Saint Joseph's Day, 19 March, though in most countries Father's Day is a secular celebration.

Germany

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Hiking tour at the Vatertag

In Germany father's day, Vatertag, is always celebrated on Ascension Day (the Thursday forty days after Easter). Regionally, it is also called men's day, Männertag, or gentlemen's day, Herrentag.

It is tradition to do a hiking tour with one or more smaller wagons, Bollerwagen, pulled by manpower. In the wagons are wine or beer (according to region) and traditional regional food, Hausmannskost, which could be Saumagen, Liverwurst, Blutwurst (Black pudding), vegetables, eggs, etc. This tradition was famous in the years before WW II and in the 1950s - 70, but today it is unusual.

Father's Day in Different Languages

Danish: Fars dag

French: La Fête des Pères

References

  1. Barth, Kelly (June 21, 1987). "First Father's Day service in 1908". Dominion Post (Morgantown, West Virginia). Retrieved 2006-11-07. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. Smith, Vicki (June 15, 2003). "The first Father's Day". Martinsburg Journal (Martinsburg, West Virginia). Retrieved 2006-11-07. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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