Father's Day

Father’s Day is a holiday to honor and celebrate fathers and father figures.

Many people celebrate the day by giving their father cards or gifts, doing nice things for him, or spending the day with him or calling him (which you should do even when it’s not Father’s Day).

The spelling Father’s Day—with an apostrophe after Father—is considered standard (as opposed to Fathers Day or Fathers’ Day).

In 2023, Father’s Day will be celebrated on Sunday, June 18, in the U.S., the U.K., Canada, India, and many other countries. In these places, it’s always celebrated on the third Sunday in June. In 2024, Father’s Day will fall on June 16.

In some countries, especially in Europe and Latin America, Father’s Day is celebrated on March 19, St Joseph’s Day.

It is celebrated on various dates in other places, including on the first Sunday in September in Australia and New Zealand.

The first Father’s Day was celebrated in the U.S. state of Washington in 1910 following a campaign by Sonora Smart Dodd, who was inspired by Mother’s Day celebrations.

The holiday gradually got more popular, being observed in 1916 by President Woodrow Wilson and in 1924 by President Calvin Coolidge, who advocated for states to observe the holiday. It was officially adopted as a national holiday in the U.S. in 1972 (but it is not a federal holiday).

For some, Father’s Day is a day to honor their stepfather, the grandfather who raised them, or another father figure in their life. It’s important to be mindful that Father’s Day can be a difficult holiday for some, including fathers who have lost children and people who have lost their fathers.

What are some words that share a root or word element with Father’s Day? 

• father
• day
• Mother’s Day

What are some words that often get used in discussing Father’s Day?

• dad
• holiday
• Sunday
• June
• gift
• card
• honor
• celebrate
• appreciate

Father’s Day is a day to appreciate and spend time with your father.

my dad came up to me and was like thanks for the father’s day card and hugged me and I was like ?? father’s day isn’t even till next week or so ??and he was like ya thanks for the one you made me 5 years ago and points to a father’s day card I made him in 2016 now on the fridge!!

— ajonjolí (@stephaniewhomst) June 9, 2021

Ugh I don’t know what to get my dad for Father’s Day and it’s stressing me out. The man literally deserves the entire universe. How imma get that by next week?😭

— 🏆 (@saeluhnjai_xo) June 7, 2021

My dad always says he doesn’t want anything for Father’s Day.

But I know if I show up empty handed he’ll be on “guess no one loves me”

— Stephen🌴 (@StephenjSealey) June 9, 2021

True or False?

Father’s Day was established after Mother’s Day.