Father's Day

<p>Father's Day is a day set aside for honoring one's <a href="/facts/Father/hR3g8fcd">father</a>, as well as fatherhood, <a href="/facts/Paternal_bond/S2pWCxze">paternal bonds</a>, and the influence of fathers in society. "Father's Day" complements similar celebrations honoring family members, such as <a href="/facts/Mother%2527s_Day/36w7B8Mf">Mother's Day</a> and, in some countries, <a href="/facts/Siblings_Day/YDTM58Qa">Siblings Day</a>, and <a href="/facts/Grandparents%2527_Day/qUjSfefQ">Grandparents' Day</a>. The day is held on various dates across the world, and different regions maintain their own traditions of honoring fatherhood.
</p><p>In Catholic countries of Europe, it has been celebrated on 19 March as <a href="/facts/Saint_Joseph%2527s_Day/18LBJ9mJ">Saint Joseph's Day</a> since the <a href="/facts/Middle_Ages/RqzEKB9v">Middle Ages</a>. In the United States, Father's Day was founded in the state of <a href="/facts/Washington_(state)/7tCrTFnN">Washington</a> by <a href="/facts/Sonora_Smart_Dodd/zwpbxoTc">Sonora Smart Dodd</a> in 1910. Father's Day is a recognized <a href="/facts/Public_holiday/1HEEHTX6">public holiday</a> in <a href="/facts/Lithuania/dApVjLWW">Lithuania</a> and some parts of <a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY">Spain</a> and was regarded as such in <a href="/facts/Italy/tUf0PDYF">Italy</a> until 1977. It is a <a href="/facts/Public_holiday/1HEEHTX6">national holiday</a> in <a href="/facts/Estonia/PVjB16TI">Estonia</a>, <a href="/facts/Samoa/lyQ1B9YV">Samoa</a>, and equivalently in <a href="/facts/South_Korea/pCobAaVw">South Korea</a>, where it is celebrated as <a href="/facts/Parents%2527_Day/9GA2qEvt">Parents' Day</a>.
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Father's Day