FATHER'S DAY

FATHER'S DAY 

“I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection.“Sigmund Freud.

Father's Day falls on Sunday, July 10, 2016 in Uruguay. The date when Father’s Day is celebrated varies from country to country. It is celebrated in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States on the third Sunday of June .
It is a day to honor fathers and father figures, such as grandfathers and fathers-in-law. Many people make a special effort to visit their fathers or to send them a card or gifts.



Background

The idea originated in the USA and has been officially celebrated there on the third Sunday in June since 1966.

The exact origins of what we now know as Father’s Day are disputed, though we do know the movement for a day which celebrated fatherhood began roughly 100 years ago.

Many believe that Sonora Dodd, from Washington, came up with the idea after hearing a Mother’s Day sermon in 1910 .
Dodd ,who had been raised by her  father as a single parent after her  mother died in childbirth, began a campaign to have the day officially recognized with the local YMCA and the Ministerial Association of Spokane. 


The first such “Father’s Day” was held in Spokane in 1910, with a number of towns and cities across America later following suit.

However , it is Grace Golden Clayton,  who should be credited with the concept of Father’s Day, after she suggested a day celebrating fatherhood in 1908.
She put forward the idea following a mine explosion in a nearby town which killed more than 360 men – arguing that children in the town needed a time to remember their fathers.
Mrs Clayton may have been inspired by Anna Jarvis' work to establish Mother's Day; two months prior.



















But it was not until 1966 that it was put on the country’s official calendar by President Lyndon Johnson.  In 1972 it was made a permanent national holiday by President Richard Nixon.
The celebrations in the United Kingdom are thought to have been inspired by the American custom of Father's Day.
Now, the day exists simply to remind everyone that dads are great.