Father's Day

Happy Father's Day.The concept, which is called the word Motherland and for a Russian person is most often associated with the mother (remember the military “Motherland calls!”), in Canada is represented by the word Fatherland, which literally sounds like “the land of the fathers.” The meaning of the most important words of the language is already laid both unconditional veneration of fatherhood and unlimited fatherly responsibility. At once it becomes clear why the inhabitants of this country fatherly love in all its forms is considered no less holy than motherly love. Of course, the love of parents for children is a holiday that stays with them all their lives. But there are two special days in each year when children make it clear to their parents that they have accepted their love and are grateful for it. There is a special holiday in the Canadian calendar for all mothers, and there is an equally special holiday for fathers.

Father's Day is a very pleasant and popular men's holiday, which is celebrated in Canada on the third Sunday in June. Adult children visit their fathers on this day, arrange for them lunches, joint walks or even travels. It is also customary for Canadians to express gratitude to their fathers on this day in all ways: it can be help in household chores, and gifts, and, of course, scarlet roses traditional for this holiday. And if the father is no longer alive, the roses are brought to his grave on that day, and then they are white.

The idea to arrange an official holiday for the popes for the first time in the world was visited in 1909 by Mrs. Dodd from Washington. The grateful daughter wanted to express her gratitude to her father, and in his person to all the caring fathers of America. The father of the founder of the holiday was named William Smart, and his name really deserves to remain in history. Mr Smart's wife died giving birth to a sixth child, but the single father successfully raised the newborn and five more children. Virtuous William was a Civil War veteran and lived with children on a farm. You can imagine how selfless and truly heroic his life was.

Although Father’s Day was originally conceived as a day to commemorate and celebrate fatherhood, life has made its own adjustments to the essence of the holiday. On this day, not only the male part of the population who continued their family is celebrated. Many congratulations from their wards are received by those men who, without having their own children, have nevertheless played an important role in someone’s life, becoming forever an example for imitation and a model of a truly masculine approach to reality.

Sociological surveys and studies conducted in Canada have revealed an interesting fact: in the case of the birth of a first-born boy, the working time of fathers of the family increases on average by 122 hours per year, while the birth of a girl increases the annual time occupied by father’s work by only 56 hours. Canadian analysts consider the natural desire of fathers to work more and earn after the appearance of a child in the family, however, why there is a dependence of additional employment of a parent on the sex of his child, they cannot explain yet.

But the other part of these studies is not surprising: as you would expect, children from full-fledged families, which have both a father and a mother, throughout the period of their growing up are distinguished by higher self-esteem, fit more confidently into the team and demonstrate higher performance. Canada’s government family policy promotes “responsible fatherhood,” and the direct result is that Canada’s divorce rate is now the lowest in 25 years.

Many special events held in Canada in early summer are dedicated to Father’s Day. All Canadian newspapers publish on the eve of this holiday the schedule of various festivals and competitions, runs and excursions, hikes and gatherings. Most of these activities are aimed specifically at the joint participation of parents and children of all ages.

A lot of sites on the Internet help children to make dad’s holiday unforgettable for their fathers, prompting ideas of all sorts of homemade and culinary recipes. And truly vast is the range of gifts for men offered on the eve of Fathers Day Canadian shops. It may seem that an entire industry operates on a single day, and the losses are much greater than the profits. Never mind! The main thing is to give people a holiday. Fathers and stepfathers, "godfathers" and uncles, grandfathers and older brothers - all those whose male shoulder was for someone a reliable support during childhood, adolescence, adolescence, and sometimes even maturity, have the opportunity to make sure once again on this day that they are still significant and loved.