Father’s Day 2021

 In India, Father’s Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in the month of June. This year, it falls on June 20.

Father shapes our minds, thoughts and are instrumental in giving wings to our wishes and desires. The influence of father has an impact on the personality the child. This day is dedicated to the efforts and sacrifices our fathers selflessly do for us.

Father's Day is dedicated to acknowledging and celebrating the dedication and contribution of fathers in the lives of their children. Father's Day is an occasion that is celebrated across the world. This year, Father's Day is being observed on June 20. However, it is not celebrated on the same day in every country.

History

1.Sixteen years old Sonora Louise Dodd lost her mother untimely. Her father, a widower, was left to raise Sonora and her five younger brothers. A war veteran, Dodd’s father selflessly took care of his children.

Later, Sonora drew a petition with regard to celebrating Father’s Day. She wanted to honour and acknowledge the role of fathers and all father-like figures on the date of her father’s birthday, which was June 5.

Even though the petition was not successful, Sonora convinced local church communities to participate. However, the day was later pushed to be the third Sunday of June. The resulting celebration, in Spokane, Washington, sparked Dodd’s lifelong mission memorialising the efforts of fathers, turning it into an event of national significance. Over the next half-century, Dodd travelled the United States, speaking on behalf of Father’s Day and campaigning for the cause.

2.Father's Day was observed for the first time on July 5, 1908 in West Virginia in US for fathers who lost their lives in a mining accident in Monongah. However, the occasion did not gain popularity until the 1970s, when US President Nixon signed a declaration to celebrate third Sunday of June as Father's Day every year.

Father's Day was observed for the first time on July 5, 1908 in West Virginia in US for fathers who lost their lives in a mining accident in Monongah. However, the occasion did not gain popularity until the 1970s, when US President Nixon signed a declaration to celebrate third Sunday of June as Father's Day every year.