quarta-feira, 3 de agosto de 2011

Father's Day

Father's Day (in Brazil) or Father's Day (in Portugal) has its origin in ancient Babylon, for over 4000 years. A young man named Clay Elmesu cast the first card. He wanted luck, health and long life to his father.


History:
In the United States, Sonora Louise decided to create Father's Day in 1909, motivated by the admiration he felt for his father, William Jackson Smart. The interest spread by the date of the city of Spokane for the entire state of Washington and then became a national holiday. In 1972, U.S. President Richard Nixon officially Father's Day


Celebration:
Due to the history, the United States, it is celebrated on the third Sunday in June. In Portugal is celebrated on 19 March in Brazil, is celebrated on the second Sunday in August. The creation date is assigned to Sylvio Bhering advertising in the mid-50s, first celebrated on February 28, 1953, feast of St. Joachim, the family patriarch. (day also marks the second day of his godfather the Catholic tradition)

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