HAPPY FATHER’S DAY

Father’s Day is coming. I’m excited to celebrate this occasion together with my loving father. So, from that, I wanted to share some interesting facts about fathers.

©    The idea of Father's Day was conceived by Sonora Dodd of Spokane, Wash., while she listened to a Mother's Day sermon in 1909. Dodd wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart, a widowed Civil War veteran who was left to raise his six children by himself on a rural farm.

©    Dr. Robert Webb of West Virginia is believed to have conducted the first Father's Day service in 1908 at the Central Church of Fairmont.

©    President Lyndon B. Johnson recognized the 3rd Sunday of June as Father's Day with a presidential proclamation in 1966, but the holiday was not really made permanent until 1972 when President Richard Nixon signed a presidential resolution that made the third Sunday in June officially Father's Day in the United States.

©    The number of single fathers is 2.3 million, up from 393,000 in 1970. Currently, among single parents living with their children, 18 percent are men. (Based on U.S Census)

©    The world's youngest father is a 6 yr old from China.

©    Les Colley (92 yrs 10 months) was the world's oldest dad.

©    Father's Day is the fourth-largest card-sending holiday in the United States, with 110 million cards exchanged annually.

©    More than 110 million greeting cards are sent throughout the world which is kind of less than the one sent on mother’s day. 50% of the cards are purchased for fathers, 20% for husbands and the remaining for Grandfathers or some people who served the dad role in people’s life.

©    Not all countries celebrate Father’s Day during third day of June. The only countries that celebrate Father’s Day during third day of June are Argentina, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Guyana, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Japan, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Zimbabwe. Other countries celebrate the occasion on different dates.

©    In Kentucky, Mother's Day and Father's Day are actually called "My Daddy's Sister's Day" and "My Mama's Brother's Day" respectively.

©    June 21, 1959 was a great Father's Day for many Fathers, especially those who won the award for the National Father of the Year. The winners were Arthur Godfrey, Andy Griffith, Alfred M. Gruenther, Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rogers, and Bob Turley.

©    Tie is the most traditional and famous father’s day gift throughout the globe.

©    It is said that people spend almost half the money on father’s day as they spend on mother’s day, just because father’s day presents are easy to buy and are more affordable where as Mothers usually get happy with jewels and expensive stuff.

©    Most of the greeting cards given to fathers on father’s day are humorous. Because it is said that that “Humor” is safe and typically best language to express your love and emotion when it comes to DAD.

t©    The most important person to thank about Father’s Day is our Father in heaven.