Father's Day Do you know what day is celebrated in Mexico US and other countries in Latin Americ
- Michael Gilbert
- May 25, 2017
- 2 min read
June is what the month for parents means , June 21 is fast approaching. This day that has been destined to honor the father in the same way that the mothers have their day, every third Sunday of the month of June is commemorated the day of the progenitor in the United States and in the majority of the countries.
This 2015 father's day is June 21, other countries that celebrate the man of the house the same day are: Argentina, Belize, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. Click here for date of parents day.
While most Latin American countries celebrate parents on the same Sunday as in the United States, some do not, for example, Nicaragua celebrates June 23, Uruguay celebrates the second Sunday of July and the Dominican Republic The last Sunday of July. Bolivia and Honduras have a special day, which is March 19, the day of Saint Joseph, according to Catholic tradition (patron saint of carpenters), according to the Bible, Joseph the father of Jesus was a carpenter. While in Guatemala and El Salvador is June 17.
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Spokane, Washington is where he was awarded the credit for establishing Father's Day for the first time on June 19 1910 by Sonora Smart Dodd, who was born in Arkansas. His father a Civil War veteran named William Jackson Smart, was a single father raising his six children, after hearing a sermon about Jarvi's mother's day in 1909 at the Methodist Episcopal Central Church,
she told him To the pastor that parents should have a day similar to that of mothers to honor them as well. Click here for latest updated about fathers day.
It was not until President Lyndon Johnson made the proclamation in 1966 that the third Sunday of each June was designated as Father's Day, and President Richard Nixon signed it as a law. According to the 2008 US Census, it is estimated that there are 70.1 million parents.
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