Celebrating Father’s Day is a way for people to show their dads how much they mean to them.
Fatherhood comes in many forms, from biological dads to adoptive fathers, stepdads, grandfathers, and anyone considered a father figure.
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This special day is often marked with Father’s Day cards, gifts, and celebrations, from dining out to BBQs in honor of the leading man. While there are an estimated 72 million fathers across the United States, the day also allows us to spare a thought for those who may not be able to celebrate Father’s Day.
Let’s look at why and how people celebrate Father’s Day in the United States, Mexico, and other regions of the world. Plus, we’ll take a walk through the origins of this dad-centric occasion.
The History of Celebrating Father’s Day
Today, Father’s Day involves giving greeting cards, often with funny messages, along with gifts and spending time with Dad.
But we need to travel back to the origins of Mother’s Day to unearth the history of Father’s Day celebrations in the United States. In West Virginia, Anna Jarvis started the Mother’s Day movement by holding a small memorial service for her mother on May 12, 1907. Mother’s Day came from this start and is now commemorated every second Sunday in May in the United States.
Father’s Day is a little more complex, with two versions of its inception.
The first is that, in 1909, a Washington state woman called Sonora Smart Dodd was listening to a Mother’s Day sermon at the Central Methodist Church in Spokane, Washington. Dodd was one of six children brought up by their widower farmer father, William Jackson Smart. He’d lost his wife, Ellen Victoria Cheek Smart, during childbirth in 1898.
Smart was a Civil War veteran, and Dodd felt a day was required to honor fathers. Dodd interrupted the sermon and then lobbied the Spokane Ministerial Association and the YMCA to use her father’s birthday, the 5th of June, as a day for celebrating fathers.
The second version claims the idea for Father’s Day began in Fairmont, West Virginia. On July 5, 1908, Grace Golden Clayton suggested that fathers should be celebrated in services to her local Methodist minister. Her idea came after a mining accident had killed 361 men in the state in December 1907.
When Was Father’s Day First Celebrated in the United States?
Whichever you believe, Dodd’s determination saw her home state of Washington mark its first official Father’s Day the following year. The date was Sunday, June 19, 1910, later than requested by Dodd because of a crammed calendar.
The concept spread from state to state, but Father’s Day faced many more obstacles before it would become the established national holiday many of us enjoy today.
President Woodrow Wilson backed celebrating Father’s Day as early as 1913. President Calvin Coolidge took up the reins in 1924 but experienced an unexpected pushback.
Was Father’s Day an Immediate Success?
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Father’s Day was initially well-received, but it would take more than 60 years to be recognized as a national holiday.
Some dads considered the day a gimmick or Hallmark holiday invented for commercial gains. The 1920s and 1930s saw a campaign for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day to be scrapped and replaced with a joint Parents’ Day.
The Great Depression and World War II were what propelled celebrating Father’s Day to national acceptance. Retailers were desperate to sell goods during the Great Depression, and Father’s Day represented an irresistible opportunity. World War II saw people keen to honor fathers serving overseas. Both further pushed the popularity of Father’s Day.
President Lyndon Johnson next picked up the Father’s Day baton. He declared the third Sunday of June as Father’s Day in 1966. It was left to President Richard Nixon to make Father’s Day a national holiday in 1972.
When Is Father’s Day in the United States?
One can be forgiven for not remembering the exact date for celebrating Father’s Day. In the United States, Father’s Day is always on the same day, the third Sunday of June.
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However, the date changes every year because of the way the Gregorian Calendar works. The third Sunday of June date changes annually. Here are the next few Father’s Day celebration dates:
2022: June 19
2023: June 18
2024: June 16
2025: June 15
2026: June 21
2027: June 20
What Date Is Father’s Day Celebrated Across the World?
Several countries share the United States’ tradition of celebrating Father’s Day on the third Sunday in June. These include the United Kingdom, Mexico, Canada, and Ireland.
Some predominantly Roman Catholic countries hold Father’s Day celebrations on St. Joseph’s Day, which always falls on March 19. Countries as diverse as Portugal, Spain, Bolivia, and Italy, celebrate this day, known as El Día del Padre.
Many Pacific countries like New Guinea, Australia, and New Zealand celebrate Father’s Day on the first Sunday in September.
What Country Does Not Celebrate Father’s Day?
Father’s Day is not a national holiday or widely celebrated in the People’s Republic of China. There are plenty of people around the world who don’t mark Father’s Day even if their country celebrates the day officially.
Celebrating Father’s Day in the United States
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The idea of fathers and fatherhood has changed throughout the ages. We’ve seen how its roots were honoring fathers as parents or remembering men killed in a tragic mining accident. Later, Father’s Day evolved into something some dads rejected. Then, the harshness of war and the Great Depression meant people were more open to embracing the holiday’s loving sentiment.
Nowadays, people mark Father’s Day in many ways. For some, it’s a chance to thank all the father figures in their lives for being the best father they can be, while some may remember loved ones they have lost.
Others may choose to commemorate fatherhood in all its forms, from grandfathers to other special men in their lives. First-time dads may even get a bit of a surprise when they find themselves the center of attention on their first Father’s Day.
How Do People Celebrate Father’s Day?
People celebrate Father’s Day in the United States in many different ways. Children or grandchildren will often buy gifts for fathers and perhaps grandfathers.
Father’s Day cards, bought or homemade, are very popular, often containing jokes or loving messages about what someone’s father figure means to them. There are also plenty of funny and sentimental memes online too.
Families will often get together, sometimes with two or three generations of fathers, to mark the special day with a BBQ, picnic, or another gathering.
What Are Some of the Best Father’s Day Gift Ideas?
Father’s Day spending is expected to top $20 billion in 2022, at $171.79 spent on each father figure. Just over three-quarters of American households will mark the day. Unique or memory-making gifts are the most popular.
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The best gifts are often personalized ones. Some people give or make gifts, from small tokens like keyrings to pampering experiences or days out enjoying an activity. Other ideas include cooking Dad’s favorite meal or just giving him time to do exactly what he wishes on a Sunday afternoon.
Some proven winners, depending on your father figure, include:
- A bottle of his favorite cologne, aftershave, or moisturizer.
- Cozy slippers, pajamas, or sweatpants.
- Visiting a place that is special to him and the family.
- Some of his preferred Scotch, rum, or tequila.
- New golf clubs, fishing rod, or tools.
- A day of his favorite pastime, from camping to golfing or birdwatching.
- Mail order meat and vegetables so he can fire up the BBQ and get grilling for the family.
- A new hat, wallet, or clothing.
- Spending time with him looking through old photos and enjoying the memories they evoke.
Lavish and expensive presents are not a requirement for Father’s Day. Most fathers don’t wish for any gifts at all and will be delighted to spend some quality time with their families.
How Many Fathers Are There in the United States?
The United States Census Bureau estimates there are around 72 million fathers across the entire country. Some 29 million fathers are grandfathers, too.
In 2021, about 24 million fathers of children younger than 18-years-old were married and lived with their opposite-sex spouses. There were around two million single fathers last year and an estimated 204,000 stay-at-home dads in the United States.
U.S. fathers are also more involved with newborns. Between 2016-2020, around 70% of men took leave within 12 weeks of the birth of their first child. That’s up from 20% between 1981 and 1985.
Celebrating Father’s Day in Mexico
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Mexico has its own way of celebrating Father’s Day, also known as El Día del Padre. Children often buy their fathers and grandfathers little gifts alongside homemade cards.
The country also commemorates its father figures on the third Sunday of June. Like most Mexican celebrations, there is a focus on family and Mexican food. People give gifts in much the same way as in the United States.
Typical presents include:
- Tequila
- Panama hat
- Silver goods like lighters or clips
- Cigars
- A traditional wedding shirt, called a guayabera
Barbecues are popular, with meat grilling essential, and some families take their dads to their favorite restaurant.
A significant number of Mexican fathers live and work abroad, so Father’s Day may involve a Zoom or Skype call to catch up with family.
There is also a famous 21-kilometer race (13 miles) half-marathon in Mexico City, called the Carrera Día del Padre 21K Bosque de Tlalpan. The most popular event is the father and son race.
When Did Mexico Start Celebrating Father’s Day?
Father’s Day started to gain traction in Mexico in the 1950s and has grown in popularity ever since. However, Father’s Day is not a federal holiday in Mexico, despite its importance in the calendar.
The day is still not as big as a Mexican birthday party or the festivities for Cinco de Mayo.
Celebrating Father’s Day in Your Unique Way
Every father figure has a unique personality, which they impart into their loved ones’ lives. Father’s Day is a chance to thank them for everything they have done and will most likely continue to do.
It doesn’t seem to matter about the exact birthplace of Father’s Day in the United States. Was it to remember lives lost in a mining accident or to commemorate the dedication of a single father who brought up six children?
Whatever the origins, Father’s Day is a chance to recognize and appreciate the invaluable work of fathers, grandfathers, adoptive fathers, and other figures in our day-to-day lives. Celebrating Father’s Day with your dad can be as simple as you wish. A hug and a poem may warm their soul as much as a fiery new chili sauce will heat up their palate. No matter where or how you celebrate, thoughtful gifts given from the heart and kind words are sure to bring a smile to their faces on Father’s Day.
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