Father’s Day

Yesterday, I received my daily letter from calend.ru with description of current holidays and I read about Father’s Day. Father’s Day is being celebrated every third Sunday of June in many countries. The first time Father’s Day was started to be celebrated was in America. In 1909 after listening to a church sermon about Mother's Day, Sonora Smart Dodd remembered that her father William Smart brought up five children and her. Sonora wanted her father knew what he is particular for her. Sonora suggested to local authorities to establish a new holiday. Local authorities supported her approach and they intended to arrange the holiday on William Smart birthday, June 5. But the time to prepare for celebration was not enough and so the holiday was moved to June 19. Soon, the holiday has become very popular in other cities of the US. Father’s Day is an expression of love and gratitude to fathers. I hope Father’s Day will be an official holiday in Russia.