More and more young people from China begin to celebrate Father’s Day. They send fathers presents, or invite them for a nice dinner. But do you know how Father’s Day started?
While Mrs. Dodd, from America, was listening to a talk about Mother’s Day in a church in 1909, she had an idea of having Father’s Day to honor her father, William Smart. Mr. Smart was a soldier. His wife died when she gave birth to her sixth child. Mr. Smart had to raise his six children alone. They lived a hard life. After Mrs. Dodd grew up, she wanted to thank for her father for what he had done. She wrote a letter to church and asked for the third Sunday in June to be Father’s Day. The church agreed with her.
The first Father’s Day was celebrated on June, 19th, 1910 in Washington. Children made special desserts and did other things to make their fathers happy. In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a national Father’s Day. People all over the country began to celebrate Father’s Day. Finally, in 1966, President Lyndon Johnson made the third Sunday in June Father’s Day.
This year, Father’s Day is on June 16th. What will you do for your father?
【小题1】Where was Mrs. Dodd from?【小题2】How many children did Mr. Smart have?
【小题3】Do more and more young people from China begin to celebrate Father’s Day?
【小题4】Who supported the idea of a national Father’s Day in 1924?
【小题5】When is Father’s Day in 2019?
