Father's Day is one of the most popular occasions to be celebrated in the world. Children celebrate this day to honor their dads and make them feel special. Children give flowers and gifts to their fathers and express gratitude towards them for always being around. Many children arrange parties in the honor of their dads. While the ways of expression differ among people, the feeling behind the different expressions is always the same. The article brings you some fun facts on Father's Day. Read the trivia to know more about the much awaited Father's Day.
Facts about Father's Day
Below given are some fun and interesting facts about Father's Day. Read this trivia to know more about Father's Day.
Father's Day : Father's Day Trivia
Father's Day Trivia
- The first local Father's Day was celebrated on June 19, 1910, in Spokane, Washington.
- Father's Day was first celebrated on the third Sunday of June.
- Sonora Louise Smart Dodd, of Spokane, Washington, started the tradition of Father's Day in the honor of her dad, William Smart, a widowed Civil War veteran.
- In 1916, US President Woodrow Wilson approved the idea of observing an annual Father's Day.
- In1924, US President Calvin Coolidge made Father's Day a national event.
- In 1966, US President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the 3rd Sunday of June as Father's Day.
- Father's Day is the fifth most popular card-sending holiday, with an estimated $100 million in card sales. Husbands, grandfathers, uncles, sons and sons-in-law are honored as well as father.
- The first presidential proclamation honoring fathers was issued in 1966 when President Lyndon Johnson designated the third Sunday in June as Father's Day. Father's Day has been celebrated annually since 1972 when President Richard Nixon signed the public law that made it permanent.
- Neck ties, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, are the number one gift for Father's Day.
- In terms of popularity, Father's Day gifts include hammers, wrenches and screwdrivers. Other presents for dad have a sporty theme: Golf clubs and fishing rods.
- In Costa Rica, attempts were made to celebrate Father's Day on March 19, which is the feast day of St. Joseph. However, the official Father's Day date in Costa Rica is still third Sunday in June.
- Rose is the official flower for Father's Day. Wearing a red rose signifies a living father, while white one represents deceased father.
- It has been claimed by Hallmark, the renowned greeting card maker that Father's Day makes up the fifth-largest card-sending holiday in the world.
- It is believed that the word "Dad" dates back to as early as the sixteenth century.
- In Australia, the first Sunday of September is observed as Father's Day, while Finnish people celebrate the festival on the second Sunday of November. In Thailand, 5th December is observed as Father's Day every year.