Mother's Day has been and gone, but there's still another special family day to make a note of in your diary... Father's Day!

Father's Day is held annually on the third Sunday of June in the United Kingdom.

This year the celebration will fall on Sunday June 19.

Why do we celebrate Father's Day?

Father's Day is a celebration of fatherhood around the world.

It was introduced in the United States in the early 20th century to accompany Mother's Day in honouring fathers and father figures.

Interesting facts about Father's Day

  1. Father's Day officially began in 1910 in Spokane, Washington, where 27-year-old Sonora Dodd proposed it as a way to honour the man who raised her when her mum died in childbirth. Dodd was at a church service thinking about how grateful she was for her father when she had the idea for Father's Day, which would mirror Mother's Day but be celebrated in June - her dad's birthday month.

  2. Traditionally fathers should be given the gift of white or red roses. The rose is the official flower for Father's Day. Dodd suggested wearing a red rose signifies a living father, while a white one represents deceased father.

  3. In Thailand, Father's Day is set as the birthday of the King. December 5 is the birthday of current King, Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX). Thais celebrate by giving their father or grandfather a Canna flower (Dok put ta ruk sa) which is considered to be a masculine flower.

  4. The necktie is the most popular of all Father's Day gifts, while hammers and golf clubs are also popular presents.

  5. Unlike in the UK and America, when Father's Day is on the third Sunday in June, in Australia, Father's Day is celebrated on the first Sunday in September.

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