INSPIRATION WITH LALIT MOHAN SHUKLA: Fathers Day-Sunday, 19 June

Fathers Day-Sunday, 19 June

Father's Day was founded in Spokane, Washington at the YMCA in 1910 by Sonora Smart Dodd, who was born in Arkansas. Its first celebration was in the Spokane YMCA on June 19, 1910. Her father, the Civil War veteran William Jackson Smart, was a single parent who raised his six children..

Father's Day, in the United States, holiday (third Sunday in June) to honour fathers. Credit for originating the holiday is generally given to Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane, Washington, whose father, a Civil War veteran, raised her and her five siblings after their mother died in childbirth.

FATHERS DAY

However, the date for Father's Day varies globally. In the US and many other parts of the world, Father's

Day is marked on the third Sunday in June. This year, it will be celebrated on June 19. In the UAE, it's celebrated on June 21, to coincide with Midsummer's day.

Why does the date for Father's Day change every year? The date for Father's Day changes every year due to the fact that it is celebrated on the third Sunday of June..