FATHER’S DAY

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got__________. I like _____ . I don’t like
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What Is Father's Day, and Why Do We Celebrate?
Father’s Day is celebrated worldwide to recognize the contribution
that fathers and father figures make to the lives of their children.
This day celebrates fatherhood and male parenting. Although it is
celebrated on a variety of dates worldwide, many countries
observe this day on the third Sunday in June.
Brazil

The host of the World

Cup will have something
to celebrate even after the
last goal is scored: Father’s
Day is held on the second
Sunday in August in
honor of St. Joachim, the
father of Mary.
Russia

The Father’s Day equivalent in

Russia is a celebration that has
evolved from a military
commemoration to an unofficial
tribute to all men. On Feb. 23,
Defender of the Fatherland Day,
parades celebrate the Russian
Armed Forces while men can
expect to receive small gifts
from men receive gifts from the
women in their lives.
India

Father’s Day in India is still

an emerging holiday and,
by those who observe it, is
celebrated in much the
same way and on the same
day as in the United States.
France

Father’s Day in France is held on the third Sunday in

June and can trace its recent history to a company
that makes lighters and marketed them as gifts for
smoking fathers. Today, lighters are typically
replaced with drawings or small gifts. But the idea of
honoring one’s father can also be linked to the much
older celebration of Saint Joseph on March 19 (other
countries, like Spain, still observe Father’s Day then).
Background and symbols

There are some suggestions that the idea of Father's Day may originate in
pagan sun worship. Some branches of paganism see the Sun as the father of
the universe. The June solstice occurs around the same time of year as
Father's Day so some people see a link between the two.

The idea of a special day to honor fathers and celebrate fatherhood was
introduced from the United States. There, a woman called Sonora Smart
Dodd was inspired by the American Mother's Day celebrations to plan a day
to honor fathers. In the USA, Father's Day has been celebrated in June since
1910. The celebrations in the United Kingdom and other countries are
thought to have been inspired by the American custom of Father's Day. This
is in contrast to Mother's Day, which has a very different history in the
United States and the United Kingdom.
My Father
O Family Members are
very important
The following board
game will help
students revise family
related vocabulary and
a possessive form of
nouns. They work in
pairs or groups, throw
the die and name a
family member.
Thank you for your attention!