This weekend is Father's Day . As we have already stated on other similar dates, the original motivations are invaded by an advertising overexposure of gifts, offers and purchases that distort the fair tribute to that fundamental character in the development and formation of the human being. We refer, of course, to good parents. The problem with this commercial overload of Father's Day celebrations is that it becomes the ideal excuse for all parents - good and bad - to celebrate each other without any kind of filter. Is a good father the one who gave birth to a son by accident and who now, every month, is forced to give him money, visit him and take photos to post on Facebook? Is a good father one who, sheltered by his high economic capacity, pretends to be dedicated to his family when in reality he cheats, steals, dedicates himself to activities unworthy of being known by his children, who in turn live far from reality, thanks to the gifts that their “good” father gives them? The excessive offer of gifts is transversal to these cases and many parents, who do not deserve to be greeted, receive a congratulation or entertainment, either at work or with the family. Let's look at the history of the origin of Father's Day :
Commemorating the love of parents once a year has become commonplace in our time. Although Father's Day is celebrated with a gift, this festivity does not have a commercial origin to increase sales on these dates, as many think.
The true origin of Father's Day arose on June 19, 1909 in the United States when a woman named Sonora Smart Dodd wanted to honor her father, Henry Jackson Smart. This civil war veteran became a widower when his wife (Sonora Smart Dodd's mother) died giving birth to her sixth child. It was on a rural farm in Washington state that Henry Jackson took charge of the education of six children. Sonora Smart realized that her father had been an example to follow and proposed the date of her father's birth, June 19, to celebrate Father's Day .
The idea of instituting a Father's Day It was enthusiastically embraced by many people in various counties and cities, but it was not until 1924 that President Calvin Coolidge endorsed the idea of establishing a national Father's Day. In 1966 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a proclamation declaring the third Sunday in June as Father's Day in the United States .
This holiday is celebrated in most of the American continent on the third Sunday of June. The date changes in countries of Catholic origin, such as the case of Spain, which is related to Father's Day with the Feast of Saint Joseph, father of Jesus of Nazareth, which is celebrated on March 19. On that date, the family comes together to celebrate with gifts the work of the parents and the love that is professed for them.