{"id":443,"date":"2017-06-01T19:00:31","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T19:00:31","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2021-06-10T13:38:40","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T13:38:40","slug":"everything-you-need-to-know-about-fathers-day-fathers-day-history-interesting-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fablog.floweraura.com\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-fathers-day-fathers-day-history-interesting-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything You Need To Know About Father\u2019s Day \u2013 Father\u2019s Day History &#038; Interesting Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-center\">&#8220;To her, the name of Father was another name for love.&#8221; <span style=\"font-style:normal;\">\u2013 Fanny Fern<\/span>  <\/div>\n<p>Fathers give us life, happiness, our wishes and then they put all their faith and belief in us. They help us chase our dreams, and they see us grow as people! Father\u2019s Day is the time to make your father feel pampered and loved to the core. Here are some amazing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.floweraura.com\/fathers-day?utm_source=blog&#038;utm_medium=blog&#038;utm_Campaign=Fathers_Day&#038;utm_content=Fathers_Day_History&#038;utm_keyword=Fathers_Day_Gifts\">Fathers Day Gifts<\/a> to convey your feelings to Dad.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/floweraura-blog-img.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/fathers_day_surprise_gift\/Cover+(2).jpg\" alt=\"Fathers Day interesting facts\" title=\" Fathers Day interesting facts \"  style=\"width: 100%;\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"father-day\">Why Celebrate Father\u2019s Day?<\/h2>\n<p>Father&#8217;s Day is celebrated across the Globe to recognize the contribution of all the fathers and fatherly men in the lives of children. This day celebrates fatherhood and male parenting. The love, care and affection a father showers upon his children can never be measured in any way. He deserves all the good things in his life, no denying it. The responsibilities he takes care of with utmost dedication is genuinely commendable. He is the protector of his kids. No matter what the circumstances, he always stands like a solid rock in front of his children. That is the reason why we always look up to him when we are facing our lows.  This father\u2019s day, spend time with your beloved father and read exciting facts about fathers.\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"father-day\">When is Father\u2019s Day?<\/h2>\n<p>Falling on the third Sunday of June every year, Father\u2019s Day is on June 20th this year.  <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"father-day\">Father\u2019s Day History &#8211; How did Father\u2019s Day Begin?<\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s take a little dig into the Father\u2019s Day History and get the insights. <\/p>\n<p>Father\u2019s Day officially began back in the year 1910 in Spokane, Washington. A woman named Sonora Dodd, 27- year-old, proposed the notion of Father\u2019s Day as a way to honor her father. She wanted to honor and celebrate the man who raised her when her mom died during childbirth. Sonora was at a church service when she conceived the idea of Father\u2019s Day and how grateful she was to have her father. She chose to celebrate Father\u2019s Day in June &#8211; her father&#8217;s birthday month.<\/p>\n<div id=\"blog-all-images\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/floweraura-blog-img.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/fathers_day_surprise_gift\/Post-2+(1).jpg\" alt=\" Know about the Sonora Smart Dodd\" title=\"Know about the Sonora Smart Dodd\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sonora Dodd<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"father-day\">When Did Father\u2019s Day Gain Popularity?<\/h2>\n<p>Father\u2019s Day gained popularity in 1924 under the Presidency of Calvin Coolidge. He looked at this moved as one that would establish more intimate relations between fathers and their children. <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"father-d\"> Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.floweraura.com\/blog\/rejoicing-moments-father-daughter-relationship\">Rejoicing Moments of a Father-Daughter Relationship<\/a><\/h3>\n<h2 id=\"sweet\"> What are the less known and interesting facts about Father\u2019s Day?<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"father-d\">Let\u2019s talk about numbers first<\/h3>\n<div class=\"father-list\">\n<ul>\n<li><b>1.<\/b> According to the Greeting Card Association, Father&#8217;s Day is the fourth-biggest day for sending greeting cards, after Christmas, Valentine&#8217;s Day and Mother&#8217;s Day.<\/li>\n<li><b>2.<\/b> About 20 percent of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.floweraura.com\/fathers-day\/greeting-cards\">Father&#8217;s Day cards<\/a> are bought for husbands.<\/li>\n<li><b>3.<\/b> At present, there are over 1.5 billion dads in the world. <\/li>\n<li><b>4.<\/b> More than 214,000 men are stay-at-home dads in the US and over two million are single Dads.<\/li>\n<li><b>5.<\/b> Roughly around 40% of children of divorce haven\u2019t seen their father in a year.<\/li>\n<h3 class=\"father-d\">Hoping onto the Interesting Facts About Fathers on Father\u2019s Day  <\/h3>\n<li><b>6.<\/b> Know about the oldest father in history. The world\u2019s oldest father is believed to be Ramajit Raghav from India. He was 96 years old when his 52-year-old wife gave birth to a baby boy in 2010. Raghav was single until he was in his 80s.<\/li>\n<div id=\"blog-all-images\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/floweraura-blog-img.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/fathers_day_surprise_gift\/Post-1+(1).jpg\" alt=\"Ramajit Raghav - World's oldest man with his child\" title=\"Ramajit Raghav - World's oldest man with his child\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Keymedia<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<li><b>7.<\/b>The invention of the drinking fountain was by Halsey Tayloras a tribute to his father, who submitted to typhoid fever after drinking from a contaminated public water supply in the year 1896.<\/li>\n<li><b>8.<\/b>Father\u2019s Day in Thailandis celebrated in December, on the birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The dress code for Father\u2019s Day is yellow. The celebration includes fireworks and acts of charity and honor. <\/li>\n<div id=\"blog-all-images\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/floweraura-blog-img.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/fathers_day_surprise_gift\/Post-3+(1).jpg\" alt=\" A man with his 100 days old child\" title=\" A man with his 100 days old child\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: flickr<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"father-d\">Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.floweraura.com\/blog\/heartfelt-fathers-day-messages\">Heartfelt Father\u2019s Day Messages<\/a><\/h3>\n<li><b>9.<\/b>In Germany, the men spend the Father\u2019s Day drinking beer all the day at beer gardens.<\/li>\n<li><b>10.<\/b>George Washington, the celebrated Father of United States, had no children of his own. However, he did adopt two children from Martha Custis&#8217; first marriage.If the researchers are to be believed, George Washington\u2019s childhood illnesses may have rendered him sterile.<\/li>\n<li><b>11.<\/b>The 1967 hit single &#8220;Something Stupid&#8221; by Frank &#038; Nancy Sinatra is the only father-daughter collaboration to hit the top spot on the Billboard pop music chart.<\/li>\n<div id=\"blog-all-images\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/floweraura-blog-img.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/fathers_day_surprise_gift\/Post-4+(1).jpg\" alt=\"Frank &#038; Nancy Sinatra\" title=\"Frank &#038; Nancy Sinatra\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Genius<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<li><b>12.<\/b> The Latin word for \u201cfather\u201d is Patri which is the root of many words, including patriarch, patrilineal, patrician, Patrick, patriot, patron, and patronize.<\/li>\n<li><b>13.<\/b> Researches have proved that when fathers are involved in their child\u2019s education, the children perform better in school, learn more, and exhibit healthier behavior.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Also Read:- <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.floweraura.com\/blog\/10-ways-improve-your-relationship-your-dad-fathers-day\">10 Ways To Improve Your Relationship With Your Dad on this Father&#8217;s Day<\/a><\/p>\n<style>\nh2.father-day {\n    color: #c10504;\n\tfont-size:18px;\n}\nh3.father-d {\n    color: #464646;\n    font-size: 17px;\n}\n.father-list ul li {\n    color: #464646;\n    margin: 5px 0 10px;\n}\n.father-list ul li b {\n    font-size: 16px;\n    padding-right: 5px;\n}\n#blog-all-images {\n    margin: 20px auto 20px;\n}\n.content-center{\n    color: #333;\n    font-size: 16px;\n    font-style: italic;\n    line-height: 22px;\n    text-align: left;\n\tpadding-bottom:10px;\n}\n.wp-caption-text {\n    padding-top: 0.5em;\n    padding-right: 10px;\n    text-align: left;\n    font-size: 13px;\n    line-height: 1.125;\n    font-style: normal;\n    font-weight: 400;\n    opacity: 0.666;\n}\n<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;To her, the name of Father was another name for love.&#8221; \u2013 Fanny Fern Fathers&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6943,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fathers-day","category-interesting-facts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fablog.floweraura.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fablog.floweraura.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fablog.floweraura.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fablog.floweraura.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fablog.floweraura.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fablog.floweraura.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fablog.floweraura.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fablog.floweraura.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fablog.floweraura.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fablog.floweraura.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}