A Tribute to Fathers

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Father’s Day Traditions

Father’s Day is an important day world wide. It is a fine opportunity to honor the Dad’s or Father’s of the world.

In Australia, Father’s Day is celebrated on the First Sunday in September.

Father’s Day in Canada, is celebrated on the third Sunday in June.

In the U.K. Father’s Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in June.

In the United States it is celebrated on the third Sunday in June.

Many Catholics call St. Joseph’s Day, on March 19th, Father’s Day because Joseph was the father of Jesus.

Another tradition of Father’s Day is that of the Flowers, Red roses are worn on Father’s Day to signify that one’s father is living. White roses mean one’s father has died.

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5 Ways to Celebrate Father’s Day

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Father’s Day, an American holiday, was born from the love of a daughter, Sonora Smart Dodd, in 1909. Sonora’s father raised her and her 5 siblings when her mother died in childbirth and Sonora sought a way to honor and recognize the sacrifices and strengths of fathers everywhere. While Father’s Day for some is a commercial excuse to sell cards and gimmick gifts, like all things in life, it is what you make of it. Go out and celebrate Father’s Day on the 3^rd Sunday in June or any other day, whether you have a father to honor or another man who embodies the sacrifices and strengths that Sonora recognized so many years ago.

1. Teach your kids, and yourself, about the history of the holiday. Help them choose someone to honor, whether it is their own Daddy, Papa, favorite uncle, or neighbor who…

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