Father's Day is a holiday to celebrate fatherhood and parenting by males, as Mother's Day celebrates motherhood and mothering. Retailers encourage the giving of hardware, tools and other stereotypically male gifts on the day. It is also a typical day for father-and-son forays or no-girls-allowed get-togethers in some countries. In the United States, a holiday is a day set aside by a nation or culture (in some cases, multiple nations and cultures) typically for celebration but sometimes for some other kind of special culture-wide (or national) observation or activity. ... A father is the male parent of a child. ... Parenting comprises all the tasks involved in raising a child to an independent adult. ... Mothers Day is a day for celebrating motherhood and thanking mothers. ... ashley is gay Mother with her child (Sculpture) A mother is typically the biological or social female parent of a child or offspring while the male parent is the father. ... In commerce, a retailer buys goods or products in large quantities from manufacturers or importers, either directly or through a wholesaler, and then sells individual items or small quantities to the general public or end user customers, usually in a shop, also called store. ... Hardware is equipment such as fasteners, keys, locks, hinges, wire, chains, plumbing supplies, tools, utensils, cutlery and machine parts, especially when they are made of metal. ... This page discusses common devices known as tools, for other meanings see Tool (disambiguation) Modern hammer A tool is, among other things, a device that provides a mechanical or mental advantage in accomplishing a task. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ...

Date

Almost all over the world, a Father's Day exists to honor and commemorate fathers or forefathers. In Christian/Catholic tradition, Father's Day is celebrated on St. Joseph's Day (March 19). Other cultures have different days to celebrate their fathers, and even in many traditionally Christian/Catholic countries a more 'secular/non-religious' Father's day is also held.

• Austria: second Sunday in June
• Australia and New Zealand: the first Sunday in September
• Argentina, Canada, Chile, France, Japan, the Netherlands, the United States, the United Kingdom, Malta: the third Sunday in June.
• Belgium: St Joseph's day (which is March 19), and the second Sunday in June ("Secular")
• Brazil: the second Sunday in August
• Bulgaria: June 20
• Denmark: June 5, same day as Constitution Day
• Germany: on Ascension Day (originally intended by socialists to replace the Christian holiday, but now the two are generally combined)
• Korea, Republic of: May 8, Parents' Day.
• Lithuania: the first Sunday in June
• Republic of China (Taiwan): August 8

  The word for the date, ba ba, (8/8) is a homophone of the word for father in Mandarin Chinese, "爸爸" bàba.

• Scandinavia (Including Finland): the second Sunday in November
• Portugal, Spain: March 19
• Thailand: December 5, birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej

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History

United States

In the United States, the driving force behind the establishment of the celebration of Father's Day was Mrs. Sonora Smart Dodd whose father, Civil War veteran William Jackson Smart, had as a single parent raised his six children in Spokane, Washington. She was inspired by Anna Jarvis's efforts to establish Mother's Day. Although she initially suggested June 5, the anniversary of her father's death, she did not provide the organizers with enough time to make arrangements, and the celebration was deferred to the third Sunday in June. Unofficial support from such figures as William Jennings Bryan was immediate and widespread. Woodrow Wilson was personally so feted by his family in 1916, and Calvin Coolidge recommended it as a national holiday in 1924. The all-male U.S. Congress, however, was mindful that passing a measure so favorable to males could be seen as a conflict of interest. Lyndon Johnson made Father's Day a holiday in 1966, but the holiday was not officially recognized until the presidency of Richard Nixon in 1972. The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the United States – forces coming mostly from the 23 northern states of the Union – and the newly-formed Confederate States of America, which consisted of 11 southern states that had declared their secession. ... Spokane (pronounced ) is the county seat of Spokane County in the State of Washington. ... Anna Jarvis was the name of two women, mother and daughter. ... Mothers Day is a day for celebrating motherhood and thanking mothers. ... Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday, and the second day of the weekend in some cultures. ... William Jennings Bryan, 1907 William Jennings Bryan, (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) born in Salem, Illinois, was a gifted orator and three-time United States Democratic nominee for President. ... Dr. Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was the 45th state Governor of New Jersey (1911-1913) and later the 28th President of the United States (1913-1921). ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Seal of the Congress. ... Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908–January 22, 1973), often referred to as LBJ, was an American politician. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Order: 37th President Vice President: Spiro Agnew (1969–1973), Gerald Ford (1973–1974) Term of office: January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974 Preceded by: Lyndon B. Johnson Succeeded by: Gerald Ford Date of birth: January 9, 1913 Place of birth: Yorba Linda, California Date of death: April 22, 1994 Place... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...

External links

• History of Father's Day (http://www.loveyoufather.com/fathers-day-history/index.html)