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Father's Day
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Father's Day |
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 A father holding a necktie cookie |
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Observed by |
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Honors fathers and fatherhood |
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Father's Day is a celebration honoring fathers and
celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in
society. Many countries celebrate it on the third Sunday of June, though it is
also celebrated widely on other days by many other countries.
celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in
society. Many countries celebrate it on the third Sunday of June, though it is
also celebrated widely on other days by many other countries.
Contents
History[edit]
A father with his son by the lake
Father's Day was inaugurated in the
United States in the early 20th century to complement Mother's Day in celebrating fathers and male parenting.
United States in the early 20th century to complement Mother's Day in celebrating fathers and male parenting.
First observance[edit]
Grace Golden Clayton may have been inspired by Anna Jarvis' work to establish Mother's
Day; two months prior, Jarvis had held a
celebration for her dead mother in Grafton,
West Virginia, a town about 15
miles (24 km) away from Fairmont.[citation needed]
Day; two months prior, Jarvis had held a
celebration for her dead mother in Grafton,
West Virginia, a town about 15
miles (24 km) away from Fairmont.[citation needed]
After the success obtained by Anna
Jarvis with the promotion of Mother's Day in Grafton, West Virginia, the first
observance of a "Father's Day" was held on July 5, 1908, in Fairmont,
West Virginia, in the Williams
Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church South, now known as Central United Methodist Church.[1] Grace
Golden Clayton was mourning the loss of her father when, on December 1907, the Monongah
Mining Disaster in
nearby Monongah killed 361 men, 250 of them fathers, leaving around a
thousand fatherless children. Clayton suggested her pastor Robert Thomas Webb
to honor all those fathers.[2][3][4][5]
Jarvis with the promotion of Mother's Day in Grafton, West Virginia, the first
observance of a "Father's Day" was held on July 5, 1908, in Fairmont,
West Virginia, in the Williams
Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church South, now known as Central United Methodist Church.[1] Grace
Golden Clayton was mourning the loss of her father when, on December 1907, the Monongah
Mining Disaster in
nearby Monongah killed 361 men, 250 of them fathers, leaving around a
thousand fatherless children. Clayton suggested her pastor Robert Thomas Webb
to honor all those fathers.[2][3][4][5]
Clayton's event did not have
repercussions outside of Fairmont for several reasons, among them: the city was
overwhelmed by other events, the celebration was never promoted outside of the
town itself and no proclamation was made in the city council. Also two events
overshadowed this event: the celebration ofIndependence
Day July
4, 1908, with 12,000 attendants and several shows including a hot air balloon
event, which took over the headlines in the following days, and the death of a
16-year-old girl on July 4. The local church and council were overwhelmed and
they did not even think of promoting the event, and it was not celebrated again
for many years. The original sermon was not reproduced in press and it was
lost. Finally, Clayton was a quiet person, who never promoted the event or even
talked to other persons about it.[3][4][5]
repercussions outside of Fairmont for several reasons, among them: the city was
overwhelmed by other events, the celebration was never promoted outside of the
town itself and no proclamation was made in the city council. Also two events
overshadowed this event: the celebration ofIndependence
Day July
4, 1908, with 12,000 attendants and several shows including a hot air balloon
event, which took over the headlines in the following days, and the death of a
16-year-old girl on July 4. The local church and council were overwhelmed and
they did not even think of promoting the event, and it was not celebrated again
for many years. The original sermon was not reproduced in press and it was
lost. Finally, Clayton was a quiet person, who never promoted the event or even
talked to other persons about it.[3][4][5]
Establishment of holiday[edit]
Father
and daughter
and daughter
In 1910, a Father's Day celebration was
held in Spokane, Washington, at the YMCA by Sonora Smart Dodd, who was born in Arkansas.[6] Its
first celebration was in the Spokane YMCA on June 19, 1910.[6][7] Her
father, the civil war veteran William
Jackson Smart, was a single
parent who raised his six children there.[6] After
hearing a sermon about
Jarvis' Mother's Day in 1909 at Central Methodist Episcopal Church, she told
her pastor that
fathers should have a similar holiday honoring them.[6]Although
she initially suggested June 5, her father's birthday, the pastors did not have
enough time to prepare their sermons, and the celebration was deferred to the
third Sunday of June.[1][8] Several
local clergymen accepted the idea, and on 19 June 1910, the first Father's Day,
"sermons honoring fathers were presented throughout the city."[9]
held in Spokane, Washington, at the YMCA by Sonora Smart Dodd, who was born in Arkansas.[6] Its
first celebration was in the Spokane YMCA on June 19, 1910.[6][7] Her
father, the civil war veteran William
Jackson Smart, was a single
parent who raised his six children there.[6] After
hearing a sermon about
Jarvis' Mother's Day in 1909 at Central Methodist Episcopal Church, she told
her pastor that
fathers should have a similar holiday honoring them.[6]Although
she initially suggested June 5, her father's birthday, the pastors did not have
enough time to prepare their sermons, and the celebration was deferred to the
third Sunday of June.[1][8] Several
local clergymen accepted the idea, and on 19 June 1910, the first Father's Day,
"sermons honoring fathers were presented throughout the city."[9]
However, in the 1920s, Dodd stopped
promoting the celebration because she was studying in the Art
Institute of Chicago, and
it faded into relative obscurity, even in Spokane.[10] In the 1930s, Dodd returned to Spokane and started
promoting the celebration again, raising awareness at a national level.[11] She had the help of those trade groups that would
benefit most from the holiday, for example the manufacturers of ties, tobacco
pipes, and any traditional present to fathers.[12] By 1938 she had the help of the Father's Day Council,
founded by the New York Associated Men's Wear Retailers to consolidate and
systematize the commercial promotion.[13] Americans resisted the holiday for its first few
decades, viewing it as nothing more than an attempt by merchants to replicate
the commercial success of Mother's Day, and newspapers frequently featured
cynical and sarcastic attacks and jokes.[14] However, said merchants remained resilient and even
incorporated these attacks into their advertisements.[15] By the mid-1980s, the Father's Council wrote that
"(...) [Father's Day] has become a Second Christmas for all the men's
gift-oriented industries."[16]
promoting the celebration because she was studying in the Art
Institute of Chicago, and
it faded into relative obscurity, even in Spokane.[10] In the 1930s, Dodd returned to Spokane and started
promoting the celebration again, raising awareness at a national level.[11] She had the help of those trade groups that would
benefit most from the holiday, for example the manufacturers of ties, tobacco
pipes, and any traditional present to fathers.[12] By 1938 she had the help of the Father's Day Council,
founded by the New York Associated Men's Wear Retailers to consolidate and
systematize the commercial promotion.[13] Americans resisted the holiday for its first few
decades, viewing it as nothing more than an attempt by merchants to replicate
the commercial success of Mother's Day, and newspapers frequently featured
cynical and sarcastic attacks and jokes.[14] However, said merchants remained resilient and even
incorporated these attacks into their advertisements.[15] By the mid-1980s, the Father's Council wrote that
"(...) [Father's Day] has become a Second Christmas for all the men's
gift-oriented industries."[16]
A bill to accord national recognition of
the holiday was introduced in Congress in 1913.[17] In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson went to Spokane to speak in a Father's Day celebration[18] and wanted to make it official, but Congress resisted,
fearing that it would become commercialized.[19] US President Calvin Coolidgerecommended in 1924 that the day be observed by the
nation, but stopped short of issuing a national proclamation.[18] Two earlier attempts to formally recognize the holiday
had been defeated by Congress.[18][20] In 1957, Maine Senator Margaret
Chase Smith wrote
a proposal accusing Congress of ignoring fathers for 40 years while honoring
mothers, thus "[singling] out just one of our two parents".[20] In 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson issued the first presidential proclamation honoring
fathers, designating the third Sunday in June as Father's Day.[19] Six years later, the day was made a permanent national
holiday when President Richard Nixon signed it into law in 1972.[18][19][20][21]
the holiday was introduced in Congress in 1913.[17] In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson went to Spokane to speak in a Father's Day celebration[18] and wanted to make it official, but Congress resisted,
fearing that it would become commercialized.[19] US President Calvin Coolidgerecommended in 1924 that the day be observed by the
nation, but stopped short of issuing a national proclamation.[18] Two earlier attempts to formally recognize the holiday
had been defeated by Congress.[18][20] In 1957, Maine Senator Margaret
Chase Smith wrote
a proposal accusing Congress of ignoring fathers for 40 years while honoring
mothers, thus "[singling] out just one of our two parents".[20] In 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson issued the first presidential proclamation honoring
fathers, designating the third Sunday in June as Father's Day.[19] Six years later, the day was made a permanent national
holiday when President Richard Nixon signed it into law in 1972.[18][19][20][21]
In addition to Father's Day, International
Men's Day is
celebrated in many countries on November 19 for men and boys who are not
fathers.
Men's Day is
celebrated in many countries on November 19 for men and boys who are not
fathers.
Failed attempts at establishing a Father's Day[edit]
In 1912, there was a Father's Day
celebration in Vancouver,
Washington, suggested by Methodist pastor J. J.
Berringer of the Irvingtom Methodist Church. They believed mistakenly that they
had been the first to celebrate such a day.[1] They followed a 1911 suggestion by the Portland Oregonian.[8]
celebration in Vancouver,
Washington, suggested by Methodist pastor J. J.
Berringer of the Irvingtom Methodist Church. They believed mistakenly that they
had been the first to celebrate such a day.[1] They followed a 1911 suggestion by the Portland Oregonian.[8]
Harry C. Meek, member of Lions
Clubs International,
claimed that he had first the idea for Father's Day in 1915.[1][8] Meek
said that the third Sunday of June was chosen because it was his birthday.[8] The
Lions Club has named him "Originator of Father's Day".[1] Meek
made many efforts to promote Father's Day and make it an official holiday.[1][8]
Clubs International,
claimed that he had first the idea for Father's Day in 1915.[1][8] Meek
said that the third Sunday of June was chosen because it was his birthday.[8] The
Lions Club has named him "Originator of Father's Day".[1] Meek
made many efforts to promote Father's Day and make it an official holiday.[1][8]
Spelling[edit]
In the United States, Dodd used the
"Fathers' Day" spelling on her original petition for the holiday,[6] but
the spelling "Father's Day" was already used in 1913 when a bill was
introduced to the U.S. Congress as the first attempt to establish the holiday,[17] and it was still spelled the same way when its creator
was commended in 2008 by the U.S.
Congress.[22]
"Fathers' Day" spelling on her original petition for the holiday,[6] but
the spelling "Father's Day" was already used in 1913 when a bill was
introduced to the U.S. Congress as the first attempt to establish the holiday,[17] and it was still spelled the same way when its creator
was commended in 2008 by the U.S.
Congress.[22]
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