Why Father's Day?

Akogun Tai Oguntayo

Father's Day is a day separated to celebrate all fathers, show them love, care and many other things.

Research revealed who brought about the idea of Father's Day Celebration.  

According to history; "Sonora Louise Smart Dodd was born in 1882. She was the daughter of American Civil War veteran William Jackson Smart. Her mother died when she was 16. Her father raised her and her five brothers. One day while listening to a sermon in church about Mother’s Day, it struck Sonora that no one celebrates Father's Day"

"Sonora went forward with the idea to celebrate June 5, her father's birthday, as Father’s Day to honour fathers across the world. Americans were very interested in the date. It didn't take long for the celebration to spread throughout the state of Washington and, soon after, spread across the entire country"

"At the initiative of President Lyndon Johnson, starting in 1966, Father's Day was celebrated on the third Sunday of June. In 1972, President Richard Nixon signed a presidential proclamation to officially declare the third Sunday of June as Father’s Day and over the years it started being celebrated in other countries too"

Happy Father's Day to all Fathers. We celebrate you!

Culled from Indiantimes.com