theunitedstatesisoneofthefewcountriesintheworldthathasanofficialdayonwhichfathersarehonoredbytheirchildren。onthethirdsundayinjune,fathersallacrosstheunitedstatesaregivenpresents,treatedtodinnerorotherwisemadetofeelspecial。。 theoriginoffather‘sdayisnotclear。somesaythatitbeganwithachurchserviceinwestvirginiain1908。otherssaythefirstfather‘sdayceremonywasheldinvancouver,washington。 regardlessofwhenthefirsttruefather‘sdayoccurred,thestrongestpromoteroftheholidaywasmrs。brucejohndoddofspokane,washington。shethoughtoftheideaforfather‘sdaywhilelisteningtoamother‘sdaysermonin1909。 sonorawantedaspecialdaytohonorherfather,williamsmart。smart,whowasacivilwarveteran,waswidowedwhenhiswifediedwhilegivingbirthtotheirsixthchild。mr。smartwaslefttoraisethenewbornandhisotherfivechildrenbyhimselfonaruralfarmineasternwashingtonstate。 aftersonorabecameanadultsherealizedtheselflessnessherfatherhadshowninraisinghischildrenasasingleparent。itwasherfatherthatmadealltheparentalsacrificesandwas,intheeyesofhisdaughter,acourageous,selfless,andlovingman。in1909,mrs。doddapproachedherownministerandothersinspokaneabouthavingachurchservicededicatedtofathersonjune5,herfather‘sbirthday。 thatdatewastoosoonforherministertopreparetheservice,sohespokeafewweekslateronjune19th。fromthenon,thestateofwashingtoncelebratedthethirdsundayinjuneasfather‘sday。childrenmadespecialdesserts,orvisitedtheirfathersiftheylivedapart。 inearlytimes,wearingfloowerswasatraditionalwayofcelebratingfather‘sday。mrs。doddfavoredtheredrosetohonorafatherstillliving,whileawhiteflowerhonoredadeceaseddad。j。h。berringer,whoalsoheldfather‘sdaycelebrationsinwashingtonstateasearlyas1912,choseawhitelilacasthefather‘sdayflower。 statesandorganizationsbeganlobbyingcongresstodeclareanannualfather‘sday。in1916,presidentwoodrowwilsonapprovedofthisidea,butitwasnotuntil1924whenpresidentcalvincoolidgemadeitanationaleventtoestablishmoreintimaterelationsbetweenfathersandtheirchildrenandtoimpressuponfathersthefullmeasureoftheirobligations。 sincethen,fathershadbeenhonoredandrecognizedbytheirfamiliesthroughoutthecountryonthethirdsundayinjune。in1966presidentlyndonjohnsonsignedapresidentialproclamationdeclaringthe3rdsundayofjuneasfather‘sdayandputtheofficialstamponacelebrationthatwasgoingonforalmosthalfacentury。 whenchildrencan‘tvisittheirfathersortakethemouttodinner,theysendagreetingcard。traditionally,fathersprefergreetingcardsthatarenottoosentimental。mostgreetingcardsarewhimsical(奇形怪状的,异想天开的)sofatherslaughwhentheyopenthem。somegiveheartfeltthanksforbeingtherewheneverthechildneededdad。