Father’s Day is a celebration of fathers, honouring fatherhood;Social Worker Rachita
JAJPUR: Father’s Day is a celebration of fathers, honouring fatherhood, paternal bonds and the role fathers play in society Said Social Worker Rachita Mishra.She Said Every year, Father’s Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June, and this year, it falls on June 19.
Father’s Day is dedicated not only to fathers, but also father figures who shape our mind and play a vital role in giving wings to our dreams. The third Sunday of June is celebrated as Father’s Day in the US and while India follows it, many other countries including Portugal, Spain, Croatia, Italy etc celebrate Father’s Day on March 19.
Though it is majorly a western tradition, Father’s Day celebrations have garnered much prominence in India and several other parts of the world too. Father’s Day was founded in USA, at the Spokane in Washington YMCA, in 1910 by Sonora Smart Dodd. That year, Father’s Day was celebrated on June 19, 1910. Sonora heard about how Anna Jarvis had founded Mother’s Day in honour of her mother and told the pastor of her Church that there should be something similar to celebrate fathers too.
Father’s Day is a celebration of fathers, honouring fatherhood, paternal bonds and the role fathers play in society. On Father’s Day each year, children acknowledge and appreciate their fathers and father figures who play an important role in their lives, be it emotionally, mentally or even financially.
On this day, children understand the importance of the role of a father in one’s life and acknowledge the contribution of fathers to their own families and society at large. Children buy or make presents for their father or father-like figure, write and draw cards, spend the day engaging in activities that can be enjoyed with one’s father be it hiking, fishing or just sitting around watching some television series. Since most kids have a closer bond with their mothers, this day definitely helps forge a closer relation with one’s dad. Father’s Day is a celebration of fathers, honouring fatherhood, paternal bonds and the role fathers play in society.
