{"id":521,"date":"2011-06-10T00:35:41","date_gmt":"2011-06-10T07:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.greetingcarduniverse.com\/?p=521"},"modified":"2025-02-03T15:56:52","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T22:56:52","slug":"the-history-of-fathers-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/blog\/the-history-of-fathers-day\/","title":{"rendered":"The History of Father\u2019s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

How did the celebration known as Father\u2019s Day <\/strong>come to be observed?<\/p>\n

“Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him Father!”
\n—Lydia M. Child <\/em><\/p>\n

In 1909, while listening to a religious sermon on Mother\u2019s Day, Sonora Louise Smart Dodd conceived the idea of a day honoring fathers. Her own father, William Jackson Smart, a Civil War veteran, had raised her and her five siblings after their mother\u2019s death in childbirth in 1898, and Dodd esteemed him highly.<\/p>\n

The very first Father\u2019s Day, though not yet officially recognized, was celebrated on June 19, 1910 in Spokane, Washington. The idea of a day celebrating fathers swept across the nation. In 1916, President Calvin Coolidge traveled to Spokane and spoke at a Father\u2019s Day sermon as a token of his support. In 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaimed the third Sunday in June as Father\u2019s Day. Finally, in 1972\u2014sixty-two years after the initial celebration\u2014President Richard Nixon recognized Father\u2019s Day as a permanent national observance.<\/p>\n

Did you know in the past, it was customary to wear a red rose if your father was still alive, and a white rose if he had passed? In some countries, the tradition is still observed.<\/p>\n

What are your plans this Father’s Day? Cooking him a delicious brunch doesn\u2019t have to mean going to cooking school. Simple dishes, well prepared and seasoned with love<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>, are a sure-fire hit.\u00a0Need a gift? Men are notoriously hard to shop for, but you don\u2019t need to reach for the nearest ugly tie, new wallet or bottle of aftershave. Surprise your father with a cool gift<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong> instead.\u00a0You can also donate to a charity<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong> in your father\u2019s name – what better gift could you give than the gift of helping someone who really needs it?<\/p>\n

Whether your dad\u2019s passion is golf<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong> or other sports, sailing<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>, surfing<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>, tennis, hunting, fishing<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong> or other hobbies; whether you want to tickle his funny bone or touch his heart<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>, you\u2019ll find greeting cards at Greeting Card Universe that will send an “I love you” on your father\u2019s special day.<\/p>\n

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How did the celebration known as Father\u2019s Day come to be observed? “Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him Father!” —Lydia M. Child In 1909, while listening to a religious sermon on Mother\u2019s Day, Sonora Louise Smart Dodd conceived the idea of a day honoring fathers. Her own father, William … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[104,65],"tags":[105,108,109,107,106],"class_list":["post-521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fathers-day","category-greeting-cards","tag-fathers-day-2","tag-fathers-day-brunch","tag-fathers-day-card","tag-fathers-day-gift","tag-fathers-day-quote"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t