Fathers Day

Fathers Day is celebrated in the third Sunday of June

. According to a Wikipedia page compiled at Tinkrbox, a video/website bookmarking site, it is a day which we honor fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds and the influence of father in society. It complements Mothers Day and is a widely known celebration.

According to a website compiled at Tinkrbox, a lady named Ms Sonora Luise Smart Dodd from Washington started fathers day. She was raised by her father, William Jackson Smart, after her mother passed away. She wanted her father to know how special he was to her. Inspired by Ms Anna Jarviss struggle to promote Mothers Day, she started a campaign to celebrate Fathers Day in US. This campaign was supported by The Spokane Ministerial Association and the local Young Mens Christian Association. As a result, the first Fathers Day was celebrated on June 19, 1910. The idea gradually gained popularity across the country.

President Woodrow Wilson and President Calvin Coolidge soon approved this idea. After a protracted struggle of over four decades, President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the third Sunday of June as Fathers day in 1966.

According to the same website, scholars believe that the origin of Fathers Day can be traced in the ruins of Babylon. A young boy called Elmesu allegedly carved a Fathers Day message on a card made out of clay 4000 years ago. In his card, he wished his father good health and thanked him. There was no recorded history on what happened to Elmesu.

Several videos on fathers day can be found at Tinkrbox. Enjoy them, fathers!

by: Ahvin

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