关于父亲的英语作文
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TheOriginofFather'sDay
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Father'sDayisaholidaytocelebratefatherhoodandparentingbymales,justasMother'sDaycelebratesmotherhood.Typicallygivinggiftstofathersandcelebratingasafamilyisthemaineventoftheday.Father'sDayiscelebratedondifferentdaysindifferentcountries.
Father'sDayexistsalmostallovertheworldtohonorandcommemoratefathersorforefathers.IntheRomanCatholictradition,Father'sDayiscelebratedonSaintJoseph'sDay,March19,thoughinmostcountriesFather'sDayisasecularcelebration.
Inrecentyears,retailershaveadaptedtotheholidaybysellingmale-orientedgiftssuchaselectronicsandtools.Schoolsandotherchildren'sprogramscommonlyhaveactivitiestomakeFather'sDaygifts.
IntheUnitedStates,thedrivingforcebehindtheestablishmentofthecelebrationofFather'sDaywasMrsSonoraSmartDodd,borninCreston,Washington.Herfather,theCivilWarveteranWilliamJacksonSmart,asasingleparentraisedhissixchildreninSpokane,Washington.ShewasinspiredbyAnnaJarvis'seffortstoestablishMother'sDay.AlthoughsheinitiallysuggestedJune5,theanniversaryofherfather'sdeath,shedidnotprovidetheorganizerswithenoughtimetomakearrangements,andthecelebrationwasdeferredtothethirdSundayofJune.ThefirstFather'sDaywascelebratedonJune19,1910,inSpokane.
UnofficialsupportfromsuchfiguresasWilliamJenningsBryanwasimmediateandwidespread.PresidentWoodrowWilsonwaspersonallyfetedbyhisfamilyin1916.PresidentCalvinCoolidgerecommendeditasanationalholidayin1924.In1966,PresidentLyndonJohnsonmadeFather'sDayaholidaytobecelebratedonthethirdSundayofJune.Theholidaywasnotofficiallyrecognizeduntil1972,duringthepresidencyofRichardNixon.