Unearthing Roots of Father's Day

Unearthing Roots of Father's Day Many of you may be under the impression that Father's Day had been started by a greeting card company so that it could sell more cards to people. Contrary to that impression, it was a lady who initiated the process of celebrating father's day in honor of her father. It is believed that out of two one of the women was responsible to have started this celebration. The first woman was Sonora Smart Dodd, who struck the idea of celebrating Father's Day while she was listening to a Mother's Day sermon in the year 1909. William Jackson Smart, Sonora's single parent raised her and her siblings all by himself since he lost his wife while she was delivering their sixth child. Mr. Smart was a Civil servant and was burdened with the responsibility of raising six kids alone. He raised his kids in eastern Washington State. Ms. Dodd believed it was her father who made all the sacrifices for the happiness of his six kids. This was a major reason why Ms. Dodd decided to honor her father and celebrate Father's Day. The other woman to be believed to have come up with the similar concept was Grace Golden Clayton. She got the inspiration to celebrate Father's Day after experiencing a deadly mine explosion in a town called Monongah, West Virginia. This explosion claimed over 360 men's lives, out of which 210 were fathers. A majority of the fathers had recently migrated to the United States from Italy so Ms. Clayton suggested the service to the pastor. Father's Day had been observed on July 5, 1908 at Fairmont, West Virginia. It is not known that which of the two ladies first came up with the idea but this is clearly known that Father's Day Committee came into formation in New York. President Richard Nixon established a permanent nations observance of Father's Day in 1972.

Almost every nation celebrates this day with a lot of enjoyment however the methods could differ. It is on different days that Father's Day is celebrated all through the world. Germany calls this day as Mannertag and is celebrated on Ascension Day. There's a tradition for men to take a hiking tour with one or more small wagon. There's wine, beer and traditional regional food in wagons that is pulled by men. In Taiwan, the day is observed on August 8, which is the eight day of the eighth month of the year, deemed lucky by people.