Happy Father’s Day

Posted by: Kathy Temean | June 19, 2022

Happy Father’s Day

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY

Honoring thy father is a concept that dates back to the very roots of human civilization. But the day meant to really make your dad feel special is far, far newer than that — at least in the U.S. While Mother’s Day was established officially in 1914, Father’s Day had a 64-year long road to becoming an officially recognized holiday. It was President Lyndon B. Johnson who declared the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day, though it was not yet made a permanent national holiday. It took President Nixon’s re-election campaign to get an official proclamation signed in 1972 to recognize this day as a federal holiday, which is now celebrated with food, gifts, and quality time together.

BHAGYA MADANASINGHE: FEATURED ON ILLUSTRATOR SATURDAY

Father’s Day was invented by American Mrs. Sonora Smart Dodd who wanted to honour her father, a veteran who had, as a single parent, raised his six children. The first Father’s Day was celebrated on June 19, 1910. The first American president to support the concept of Father’s day was President Calvin Coolidge, who did so in 1924.

JUI ISHIDA: FEATURED ON ILLUSTRATOR SATURDAY

In Germany, Father’s Day is celebrated differently from other parts of the world. Männertag (Men’s day) is celebrated by getting drunk with wagons of beer and indulging in regional food. Police and emergency services are in high alert during the day.

ROCIO ARREOLA MENDOZA (aka DENARMEN): FEATURED ON iLLUSTRATOR SATURDAY

Going for a floral gift? Traditionally fathers should be given the gift of white or red roses. The rose is the official flower for Father’s Day. Wearing a red rose signifies a living father, while a white one represents deceased father.

SHAMAR KNIGHT-JUSTICE: FEATURED ON ILLUSTRATOR SATURDAY

Surprisingly, the trusty slipper gift isn’t the most popular Father’s Day present – it’s actually a tie.

AMALIA HOFFMAN: FEATURED ON ILLUSTRATOR SATURDAY

The world record for having the most number of children officially recorded is 69 by the first wife of Feodor Vassilyev (1707-1782), a peasant from Moscow. His first wife gave birth to 16 pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets and four sets of quadruplets.

HONEE LE: FEATURED ON ILLUSTRATOR SATURDAY

There are 1.5 billion fathers worldwide. 66.3 million of those father’s are in the United States. Father’s Day is the fifth-largest card-sending occasion in America with almost 100 million Father’s Day cards sent each year. Only 50% of all Father’s Day cards are purchased for dads.