Siapa Yg Memulakan Idea Hari Bapa?

Hari Bapa adalah hari untuk kanak-kanak menghargai bapa mereka . Seorang wanita bernama Sonora Smart Dodd telah memikirkan idea ini dalam tahun 1909. Dia telah dibesarkan oleh bapanya, William Jackson Smart selepas ibunya meninggal dunia. Oleh sebab itu dia mahu bapanya tahu bahawa dia seorang yang amat istimewa kepada dirinya.

Dia telah memilih untuk menyambut Hari Bapa yang pertama pada 19 Jun 1910 kerana bapanya telah dilahirkan dalam bulan Jun. Bunga ros telah diterima sebagai bunga rasmi Hari Bapa.

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The History of Father's Day

The first known celebration of Father's Day was on July 5, 1908 in Fairmont, West Virginia, where it was commemorated at William Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church South – now known as Central United Methodist Church. Grace Golden Clayton is believed to have suggested it to her pastor after a deadly explosion in nearby Monongah in December, killing 361 men.

It was also during a sermon in 1909 that Sonora Smart Dodd became inspired by Mother's Day. After the death of her mother, Sonora and her siblings were raised by their father William Jackson Smart, a Civil War veteran. Sonora wanted to show how thankful she was to her father and, because William was born in June, she worked to have the first Father's Day celebrated on June 19, 1910.

In 1924, President Coolidge recommended that Father's Day become a national holiday. President Johnson designated the third Sunday of June to be Father's Day in 1966. It was not until 1972 that President Nixon instituted Father's Day as a national observance.

Did You Know – Roses are the official flower on Father's Day, red for fathers who were still living and white for those who have passed on.

Klong sendiri agak kurang pasti asal asul Hari Bapa...tapi setelah mencari klong temui sedikit sahaja maklumat seperti diatas..Sesungguhnya Islam mewajibkan kita membuat kebaikan dan mengingati ayah atau ibu pada setiap waktu tanpa ada batasannya....Menjadi anak yg soleh yg sentiasa mendoakan ibu bapanya...Bukan hanya pada hari2 tertentu sahaja......