关于父亲节(FathersDay)

FathersDay,contrarytopopularmisconception,wasnotestablishedasaholidayinordertohelpgreetingcardmanufacturerssellmorecards.Infactwhena"fathersday"wasfirstproposedtherewerenoFathersDaycards!

Mrs.JohnB.Dodd,ofWashington,firstproposedtheideaofa"fathersday"in1909.Mrs.Doddwantedaspecialdaytohonorherfather,WilliamSmart.WilliamSmart,aCivilWarveteran,waswidowedwhenhiswife(Mrs.Doddsmother)diedinchildbirthwiththeirsixthchild.Mr.SmartwaslefttoraisethenewbornandhisotherfivechildrenbyhimselfonaruralfarmineasternWashingtonstate.ItwasafterMrs.Doddbecameanadultthatsherealizedthestrengthandselflessnessherfatherhadshowninraisinghischildrenasasingleparent.

ThefirstFathersDaywasobservedonJune19,1910inSpokaneWashington.AtaboutthesametimeinvarioustownsandcitiesacrossAmericanotherpeoplewerebeginningtocelebratea"fathersday."In1924PresidentCalvinCoolidgesupportedtheideaofanationalFathersDay.Finallyin1966PresidentLyndonJohnsonsignedapresidentialproclamationdeclaringthe3rdSundayofJuneasFathersDay.

FathersDayhasbecomeadaytonotonlyhonoryourfather,butallmenwhoactasafatherfigure.Stepfathers,uncles,grandfathers,andadultmalefriendsareallhonoredonFathersDay.