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Why Do We Celebrate Father's Day - History Of Father's Day
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3:14Now PlayingWHY DO WE CELEBRATE FATHERS DAY? And the History of Father's Day!
Father's day is celebrated all around the world and Father's days' origins is in the USA.
Find out when and why Father's Day was started and who founded the Holiday of Father's day.
In this video you will learn the interesting story about how Father's Day was founded and why it was
such a struggle to get Father's day to be a recognized holiday.
Father's day wasn't recognized as a real holiday until many years after mother's day was founded by Anna Jarvis in 1908.
Father's day was not an easy holiday to implement, it had to struggle being recognized as a holiday, with many attempts on having
a day to celebrate Father's as well and not just mothers failing.
The first attempt to get Father's day recognized as a holiday was made by Grace Clayton, or atleast she was the one who
got the idea in motion although her attempt in 1907 didn't lead anywhere since they did not promote Father's Day outside of their city.
In 1910 Sonora Dodd hears about Mothers day and wants a similar day to be held in honor of Fathers and she was promoting the idea
until 1920 and it faded away again.
In 1957 a senator Margaret Smith posted a letter to the US congress saying it was wrong to not have a day to celebrate father's as well
since mother's day had been around for almost 50 years by now.
In 1966 President Lyndon Johnson proclaimed that all fathers should be honored on the third sunday of June.
in 1972 President Nixon declared Father's Day a national holiday and it was finally accepted as a Holiday in the U.S.
So after many failed attempts Father's day finally got accepted by the public and.
Father's day is usually celebrated in many countries with father's day gifts, happy fathers day cards and different snacks and candy.
The holiday was resisted by a lot of people for so long since they believed it was just another reason for companies to make money off of them.
When is Father's Day?
Father's day is celebrated on Different dates in different countries but in the USA Father's day is celebrated on the third sunday of June.
Many countries celebrate father's day differently and in this video you can learn all about the different ways how people celebrate father's day.
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TIMESTAMPS:
The resistance of Father's Day 0:07
How Father's Day was Started 0:20
When was the first Father's Day? 0:30
The origins of father's day. 0:43
The struggles of getting Father's A holiday. 01:12
When was Father's Day accepted? 02:27
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