International holidays - Father's Day (Father's Day) congratulate →

Family holidays are one of our favorites, because they provide an opportunity to meet loved ones, noting their enormous influence and significance in our lives Among them, relatively young, but already received official recognition and due attention in 84 countries - Father's Day The celebration was originally proposed in 1910 in the American state of Washington by a resident of Spokane, Sonora Dodd On the eve of Mother's Day celebrations, this woman, raised by one father in a large family (in addition to Sonora, there were five more children), thought about the neglected role of fathers Fathers, who often have to take on all the responsibilities of housework, upbringing and earning money in order to support a family that has lost its mother This was the case in her family, where her mother died during childbirth, and her father, William Smart, who owned a farm, was able to provide for the children and give them a decent upbringing, despite all the difficulties Mrs Dodd took the initiative to the city council, where this idea was readily supported Initially, the date chosen was June 5 - Mr Smart's birthday But the organization required more time and only on June 19 everything was ready to celebrate the new significant date A few years later, Father's Day began to be celebrated in several more states, and in 1966, President Lyndon Johnson announced that this holiday would be made official for the entire country Traditionally, on this day, Americans meet with families and honor fathers; charity events are organized to provide financial support to single fathers, as well as to celebrate the achievements of fathers in this difficult field Inspired by the American idea, the holiday of fathers became popular in Great Britain and Ireland, and later in many countries of the European continent But he didn’t stop there, but became known to residents of China, Japan, India, Turkey, South Africa, Ecuador, Mexico, Cuba and a huge list of more than 80 countries, which continues to grow The date of the celebrations most often becomes the third Sunday of June, but in a number of countries this day is dedicated to local dates and differs from the generally accepted one Starting from 2021, according to the decree of the President of the Russian Federation, every third Sunday in October is celebrated as Father’s Day in Russia But, as they say, there can never be too many good holidays! Therefore, Father's Day can be celebrated more than once a year Various events are held in cities and regions All of them are united by one goal - to highlight the special role of fathers, who are not only successors of the family, people responsible for the material support of the family, but also important participants in the educational process, participants in interaction at the adult-child level, as well as one of the main elements influencing psycho-emotional and physical development of the future generation