关于父亲节(Father"sDay)作文篇1

Father"sDay，contrarytopopularmisconception，wasnotestablishedasaholidayinordertohelpgreetingcardmanufacturerssellmorecards。Infactwhena"father"sday"wasfirstproposedtherewerenoFather"sDaycards!Mrs。JohnB。

Dodd，ofWashington，firstproposedtheideaofa"father"sday"in1909。Mrs。Doddwantedaspecialdaytohonorherfather，WilliamSmart。

WilliamSmart，aCivilWarveteran，waswidowedwhenhiswife(Mrs。Dodd"smother)diedinchildbirthwiththeirsixthchild。Mr。

SmartwaslefttoraisethenewbornandhisotherfivechildrenbyhimselfonaruralfarmineasternWashingtonstate。ItwasafterMrs。Doddbecameanadultthatsherealizedthestrengthandselflessnessherfatherhadshowninraisinghischildrenasasingleparent。

ThefirstFather"sDaywasobservedonJune19，1910inSpokaneWashington。AtaboutthesametimeinvarioustownsandcitiesacrossAmericanotherpeoplewerebeginningtocelebratea"father"sday。"In1924PresidentCalvinCoolidgesupportedtheideaofanationalFather"sDay。

Finallyin1966PresidentLyndonJohnsonsignedapresidentialproclamationdeclaringthe3rdSundayofJuneasFather"sDay。Father"sDayhasbecomeadaytonotonlyhonoryourfather，butallmenwhoactasafatherfigure。Stepfathers，uncles，grandfathers，andadultmalefriendsareallhonoredonFather"sDay。