Father's Day (Father's Day), as its name implies, is a holiday to thank your father. It started in the early 20th century, originated in the United States, and has been widely spread all over the world. The date of the festival varies from region to region.
The most extensive date is the third Sunday in June every year, and 52 countries and regions in the world celebrate Father's Day on this day. There are many ways to celebrate festivals, most of which are related to giving gifts, family dinners or activities.
Father's Day in 20 19 is on Sunday, June 20 19? May 14, Year of the Pig.
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The Historical Origin of Father's Day
1, Father's Day is not a holiday, and China also has its own Father's Day. The origin of Father's Day in China dates back to the Republic of China. On August 8th, 1945, Shanghai launched a celebration of Father's Day, and the citizens responded immediately. After War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's victory, celebrities from all walks of life in Shanghai jointly requested the Shanghai Municipal Government to forward it to the Central Committee, and designated August 8 as "Daddy's Homophonic Day". ?
2.1On August 6, 945, the article "The Origin of Father's Day on August 8" published by Shanghai Shen Bao said: The United States initiated the creation of Mother's Day to commemorate the wives and mothers of soldiers killed in the European War, and now China should also initiate the creation of its own Father's Day.
Because the word "dad" is homophonic with "August 8th" and the pronunciation of "August 8th" is the same as that of "dad", we call on Shanghai residents to celebrate "August 8th Father's Day".
At that time, although the defeat of the Japanese army was decided, it had not yet surrendered, and Shanghai was still under its control. This kind of "secretly expressing the intention of missing the motherland" is indeed very risky. At the end of the article, there are *** 10 public signature initiators, namely: Yan Huiqing, Yuan Xilian, Chen Qingshi, Mei Lanfang, Shi Zhifu, Yan, Fei Mu, Lu Ganchen, Fu Wenshou and Zhang Yiqu. ?
All the people mentioned above are celebrities. Although they stayed in the enemy-occupied area for a long time, their patriotic enthusiasm still exists. For example, in the Beiyang era, Yan Huiqing was the foreign minister and acting prime minister, and Hong Kong fell in 194 1 12 and was occupied by the Japanese army. The next year, he was forced to return to Shanghai, insisting that he would not hold any post in the Wang puppet government. ?
3. 1945 "Father's Day" activities initiated by the people have limited influence. By May of 1946, dozens of famous people in Shanghai, such as Pan Gongzhan, Li Shizeng, Song, Wang, Du, Wu Zhihui, Lee Teng-hui (former president of Fudan University) and Qian Yongming, jointly requested the National Government to designate August as.
The reason is that "China won the final victory after eight years of anti-Japanese war, during which countless soldiers died. However, the courage of this generation of soldiers and the spirit of killing the enemy wave after wave are indeed influenced by their fathers daily and encouraged at any time, so their father's influence on the victory of the Anti-Japanese War is very great.
Recalling that after the First World War, Ms. gavilan of the United States launched Mother's Day to commemorate the wives and mothers of soldiers killed in the European War, because they made great contributions to the country; We should follow the precedent, stipulate Father's Day, and remember the fathers and brothers of soldiers who died in this great war, because they also have great influence on the country, which makes fathers and mothers share the same glory. "This request was approved by the National Government.
Every year on August 8th, it becomes the national legal "Father's Day". On this day, children wear flowers as a souvenir-those whose fathers are alive wear red flowers; The deceased was decorated with white flowers.
The related promotion work also started later. For example, as one of the initiators of Father's Day,1August 7, 946, Yan Huiqing was invited to give a Father's Day speech at the YMCA, "Talking about the position and responsibility of fathers in different societies". The next day, he wrote in his diary: "The newspaper is full of reports on Father's Day". ?
4. On Father's Day, we are thinking and expressing our love for our parents, which is unparalleled. When our mother took great pains to take care of us, our father also tried to play the role of bearing the burden entrusted to him by God. When we are trying to think about what kind of gift to buy for our father on Father's Day, we might as well reflect on whether we love our father and whether we have devoted our lives selflessly like him.
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Baidu Encyclopedia: Father's Day