Father's Day is a special day

  "Father's Day

is a special day, dedicated to appreciate the important role of fathers in parenting and its influence in building stronger communities."

 Reverberations may be less popular than Father's Day Mother's Day. But you know, Father's Day have been around 4,000 years ago in Babylonia, ancient country located in southern Mesopotamia (now Iraq)? According to historians, they found evidence that there was a boy named Elmesu engrave the message "Happy Father's Day" on a clay plate. In his work, his father wished Elmesu long and healthy life. No one knows what happened to them, but it is believed that several countries retained the custom of celebrating Father's Day Elmesu.


Official recognition of the importance of fathers in modern life pioneered by Sonora Louise Smart Dodd of Washington, USA (1909). When he was 16, her mother died after the birth so that her father should take care of it and five siblings alone. Because of these events, Sonora finally questioned, if there is Mother's Day to honor mothers, why is not there to honor Dad Father's Day?

Noble idea to celebrate this Father's Day, then became very popular in the U.S. that President Woodrow Wilson approved the Father's Day festival in 1916. But only in 1972, President Richard Nixon established that Father's Day will be held every third Sunday of June.

When Father's Day celebration, the children generally gave a bouquet of fresh flowers, greeting cards or gifts to their father. Also, spend time with dad all day, including meals.

Over time, almost all over the world celebrate Father's Day on Sunday in the third week in June (U.S., Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, dll/52 state). Just to know, in some European countries and the Middle East, there is International Men's Day is celebrated every 19 November. And in Indonesia itself, Father's Day is celebrated on the 12th of November (once declared in Solo, although not very popular celebrations such as Mother's Day).