About Father's Day

Father's Day festival is celebrated in several countries around the world to honor fathers and express gratitude for them. People celebrate the occasion by gifting cards, flowers and thoughtful gifts to their dear daddy. These days, people also wish “Happy Father's Day” to their stepfather, grandfather, father-in-law, uncles or any other man who is as protective and caring as a father.

The idea of celebrating Father's Day festival was given in 1909 by Ms Sonora Louise Smart Dodd, a loving daughter from Spokane USA. Sonora, who was very much attached to her father Mr William Jackson Smart, a Civil War veteran, felt that if there is a day to honor mother then there should also be a day to honor father. Sonora struggled relentlessly to make the idea a reality. Finally, in 1972, President Richard Nixon made Father's Day a national observance. Today, Father's Day is celebrated in several countries across the globe. Though the date and manner of celebration differ, every where people take opportunity of the day to honor their father and express love for them.

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