Father’s Day

Next Sunday the 4th of September is Father’s Day, a day when we celebrate the love and dedication of fathers, step-fathers, guardians, fathers-in-law, uncles and grandfathers and thank them for being our teacher, carer, friend and role model. It is also a chance to remember those incredible father’s that are no longer with us. We got wondering about the origins of Father’s Day and found out some interesting facts.

How did Father’s Day begin?

In 1909, a woman named Sonora Smart Dodd decided to create an official Father’s Day after listening to Anna Jarvis (an American woman who created Mother’s Day) giving a Mother’s Day sermon at church. Dodd was a true believer in Father’s Day because she loved her father, William Jackson Smart who raised his six children by himself.