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FATHER'S
DAY
Here are some Father's Day traditions. Bet there are some you
didn't know.
- You
are supposed to wear a red rose if your father is still living;
- If
your father is dead, then you should wear a white rose;
- Give
your father a weird, wacky tie;
- Have
the family over for a cookout prepared by Dad himself;
- Do
tell your father you love him and give him a huge bear hug.
Check
out some more Father's Day info:
Do
you know the history of Father's Day?
In 1909, Sonora Louis Smart Dodd of Spokane, Washington heard
a sermon on the merits of setting aside a day to honor one's mother
(this was just when Mother's Day was gaining in popularity). Sonora
thought, "If we honour mothers, why can't we do the same
for fathers?" Thinking about her own father, William Jackson
Smart, who had raised her and her five siblings by himself after
her mother died in childbirth, she realized that there were other
excellent fathers that could use recognition. In this, she received
support from the Spokane Ministerial Association and the YMCA.
And on June 19, 1910, the first Father's Day was celebrated in
Spokane.
In
1972, Richard Nixon signed a presidential proclamation declaring
the third Sunday of June as Father's Day.
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