Father's Day - History & Tradition
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Father's Day is the day that we celebrate and honor our fathers and all men who have acted as father-figures in our lives. Yes, this includes step-dads, uncles, granddads, adult male friends and even our 'big-brothers'. Let them know how special they are and how they are a part of your life. Spoil them with gifts, take them out to a movie or even make them brunch. Father's Day is celebrated in the The United States every third Sunday of June. It is traditional to wear a rose in honor of a father: red for those living, white for those deceased.

HISTORY
The concept of Father's Day was first proposed in 1909 by Mrs. Sonora B. Dodd. As she matured into an adult, she realized just how much her father, Mr. Smart, had done for her and her siblings. Mr. Smart was a Civil War veteran who was widowed when his wife died giving birth to their sixth child. He raised his 6 children on a farm in the Eastern area of Washington State. He was a strong and self-less man and Sonora wanted a day to celebrate how special he was. The first Father's Day was first observed on 9 June 1910 in Spokane, Washington. Similarly, around the same time-frame, people from different towns and cities, were beginning to celebrate 'Father's Day'.

In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge stated support for the idea of a National Father's Day. However, it was only in 1966 that it came to be when President Lyndon Johnson signed a Presidential Proclamation declaring the third Sunday of every June as Father's Day.