Map of dates when Father's Day is celebrated African traditions Algeria In 1912, Anna Jarvis trademarked the phrase "Second Sunday in May, Mother's Day, Anna Jarvis, Founder." Jarvis specifically noted that "Mother's" should "be a singular possessive, for each family to honor its own mother, not a plural possessive commemorating all mothers in the world." Dates
"Father's Day" is spelled as a singular possessive following the precedent established by its predecessor, Mother's Day. In addition to Father's Day, International Men's Day is celebrated in many countries on 19 November in honor of both men and boys. Though it was not accepted then, in 1909 Sonora Smart Dodd, who along with her five brothers was raised by her father alone, after attending Mother's Day in a church, convinced the Spokane Ministerial Association to celebrate Father's Day worldwide. In 1908, Grace Golden Clayton proposed the day to honor those men who had died in a mining accident in the US. Whether to celebrate this day worldwide or not remained a debatable topic. The Coptic celebration may date back to the fifth century. In the Coptic Orthodox Church, the celebration of fatherhood is also observed on St Joseph's Day, but the Copts observe this on 20 July. Joseph's Day from either the last years of the 14th century or from the early 15th century, apparently on the initiative of the Franciscans. The Catholic Church actively supported the custom of a celebration of fatherhood on St. This celebration was brought to the Americas by the Spanish and Portuguese. It is usually celebrated on 19 March, as the feast day of Saint Joseph, who is referred to as the fatherly Nutritor Domini ("Nourisher of the Lord") in Catholicism and "the putative father of Jesus" in southern European tradition. This feast includes the ancestors of Mary, mother of Jesus and various prophets.Ī customary day for the celebration of fatherhood in Catholic Europe is known to date back to at least 1508. This feast can fall between 11 and 17 December. In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed
The holiday complements similar celebrations honoring family members, such as Mother's Day and, in the United States, Siblings Day, and Grandparents' Day.įor centuries, the Eastern Orthodox Church has appointed the second Sunday before Nativity as the Sunday of the Forefathers to commemorate the ancestors of Christ according to the flesh, starting with Adam and emphasizing the patriarch Abraham, to whom God said, It is a national holiday in Estonia, Samoa, and equivalently in South Korea, where it is celebrated as Parents' Day. In some Islamic countries, it is set following the months of the Islamic calendar.įather's Day is a recognized public holiday in Lithuania and some parts of Spain and was regarded as such in Italy until 1977. Sikhs celebrate Father's Day (ਪਿਤਾ ਦਿਵਸ) on 29 December, birthday of Guru Gobind Singh. In some Catholic countries of Europe, it has been celebrated on 19 March as Saint Joseph's Day since the Middle Ages. The day is held on various dates across the world, and different regions maintain their own traditions of honoring fatherhood. The single most common date among world countries is the third Sunday of June, which was founded in the state of Washington, United States, by Sonora Smart Dodd in 1910. Father's Day is a holiday honoring one's father, or relevant father figure, as well as fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society.
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