6月的第三個星期天

　　父親節在美國

　　The United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official

　　day on which fathers are honored by their children. On the third Sunday in June, fathers all across the United States are given presents, treated to dinner or otherwise made to feel special

　　.

　　父親節的來源

　　The origin of Father's Day is not clear. Some say that it began with a church service in West Virginia in 1908. Others say the first Father's Day ceremony

　　was held in Vancouver, Washington.

　　父親節的推廣

　　The president of the Chicago branch of the Lions' Club, Harry Meek, is said to have celebrated

　　the first Father's Day with his organization in 1915; and the day that they chose was the third Sunday in June, the closest date to Meek's own birthday!

　　Regardless

　　of when the first true Father's Day occurred, the strongest promoter of the holiday was Mrs. Bruce John Dodd of Spokane, Washington. Mrs. Dodd felt that she had an outstanding

　　father. He was a veteran of the Civil War. His wife had died young, and he had raised six children without their mother.