Father's day

 On June 19, 1910, the state of Washington observed the first Father's Day in the history of the country. But the day honoring fathers did not become a national holiday in the United States until 1972, 58 years after President Woodrow Wilson declared Mother's Day to be official. Father's Day is set for Sunday, June 18, 2023.

Father's days Origin:-

Perhaps because, as one florist put it, "fathers haven't the same sentimental appeal that mothers have," the nation's fathers were not as enthusiastically welcomed into the celebration.

A Sunday sermon in honour of the 362 men who had perished in the explosions at the Fairmont Coal Company mines in Monongah the previous December was organised by a West Virginia church on July 5, 1908, marking the first event in the history of the country specifically honouring fathers. However, this was a one-time observance rather than a yearly holiday.

The following year, a widower's six children from Spokane, Washington, named Sonora Smart Dodd attempted to create an official Mother's Day substitute for fathers. She sought support for her concept from local churches, the YMCA, business owners, and government representatives. Her efforts were successful, as on June 19, 1910, Washington State observed the first-ever statewide Father's Day in American history.

The holiday spread slowly. President Wilson commemorated the day in 1916 by pressing a button in Washington, D.C., and utilising telegraph signals to raise a flag in Spokane. Father's Day was to be observed by state governments, according to President Calvin Coolidge in 1924.

Father's Day, which falls on June 20, 2021, is observed on the third Sunday of June in the United States as a day to honour fathers.

On March 19, which is St. Joseph's Day, a traditional Catholic festival, fathers are honoured in various nations, particularly in Europe and Latin America.