Father’s Day 2025

“A hero is someone who gives without thought of himself." Thankfully, I have a father who never hesitated to give all of himself. Therefore, I vehemently agree with the above quote!

Words - Tishaniya Seneviratne

I take great pride and joy in penning this article. I have been blessed graciously by the Lord Jesus Christ with the most precious gift of all, my Father, being an only child with a mother resting peacefully in heaven, I have been privileged to be my Father’s daughter. Up to date a day hasn’t gone by where he has not attended to my needs, wants and happiness. My heartfelt thank you goes out to him. In this feature we walk down history to find out how this special day came about. While reading on the same I have had the privilege to realize that Father’s Day came about to celebrate a widowed father, just like mine! Who worked tirelessly to keep his children alive well, after the demise of his wife.

How Father’s Day Came about

Mother’s Day has been celebrated for hundreds of years, but Father’s Day is a little more recent. The day probably originated in the US and there are several stories of how it started. The most popular, and likely account, is that it started with a woman called Sonora Louise Smart in Washington.After her mother died in childbirth with her sixth child, her dad brought up the family. In 1909, Sonora heard a speech in church about Mother’s Day and thought dads should also be celebrated. Several local clergymen accepted the idea and it’s believed that 19 June 1910 was the first unofficial Father’s Day. In 1966, US President Lyndon B. Johnson decided the third Sunday in June should be Father’s Day. Six years later President Richard Nixon signed it into law.

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