Happy Father’s Day to all handsome and caring papa across the world. Before sharing my thoughts on this special day, “I want to thank my dad for loving, caring and supporting me till now. I know without you papa I’m nothing, you are the ideal of my life!!” Oops no emotional talks, let’s discuss some facts and fun part of this special day.

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As we all know fathers always play a special role in the child’s life. Fathers are the superhero, friend, guide or role model, a father stands by their kids through all difficulties as well as helps them.

To recognize fatherhood and male parenting, the Father’s Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June every year. This year, it falls on June 17th in India.

In European countries, Father’s Day is celebrated on St Joseph’s Day to remember the special role of the male parent or father in his child’s life.

It is said that the day was started by an American woman Sonora Smart Dodd, daughter of American Civil War veteran William Jackson Smart, who was a widower. Dodd was born in 1982 in Sebastian County, Arkansas, and her mother died when she was 16, her father raised her and five brothers after their mother died.

Dodd was worried that there was no day to honor and praise her father who raised her and five younger brothers alone. So she decided to celebrate the occasion that was on June 5, her father’s birthday, but the day was later pushed to Sunday, June 19, 1910.

On this day, people exchange gifts, cards, and flowers, as well as some, prefer to go for a dinner out to spend the day with their fathers.

Whether you have a cool dad or a strict father, on this Father’s Day, show some love, care, and thank him for being supportive and helping all the time.

What Do People Do Father’s Day?

On Father’s Day, numerous people make a special effort for their fathers to celebrate the occasion like visiting their fathers, giving cards, flowers or other gifts, such as sporting goods, or clothing.

People also celebrate this day through a simple phone call, greetings card, or large parties honoring all fathers or father figure of a family.

Father’s Day in India is a new concept but it is celebrated in similar ways as other countries like the U.S. and United Kingdom.

In India, there is a glorious awareness of the day mostly in metropolitan cities and larger towns due to the higher exposure of people with western cultures in these areas.

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Best Father’s Day Quotes:

“A man’s desire for a son is usually nothing but the wish to duplicate himself in order that such a remarkable pattern may not be lost to the world.”- Helen Rowland

“Anyone can be a father, but it takes a lot to be a daddy.” – Unknown 

“If a son is uneducated, his dad is to blame.” – Chinese Proverb

“When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry.”- William Shakespeare

“A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms, even when his hands are empty.” – Unknown

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