Latest news with #Mother'sWorkDays'
Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
When is Father's Day 2025? Here's the date and origin story for the June holiday for dads
It's officially June! Which means people with dads and beloved father figures will likely start shopping for golf-themed cards, outdoor gear, whiskey glasses and whatever else the dads in their lives love in the coming days. That's right, Father's Day in the U.S. is just a few weeks away. Like Mother's Day, Father's Day always falls on a particular Sunday in June and isn't tied to a calendar date. Here's when Father's Day 2025 falls on the calendar and how the holiday began in the U.S. This year, Father's Day falls on Sunday, June 15, 2025. Father's Day always falls on the third Sunday of June, which means the calendar date changes every year. Mother's Day came first, and actually inspired Father's Day. According to the commercialized Mother's Day we know and celebrate in the U.S. today began in 1908, but its origins can be traced all the way back to the mid-1800s. 'The 'Mother's Day' we celebrate today has its origins in the peace-and-reconciliation campaigns of the post-Civil War era. During the 1860s, at the urging of activist Ann Reeves Jarvis, one divided West Virginia town celebrated 'Mother's Work Days' that brought together the mothers of Confederate and Union soldiers …' says. 'In 1909, 45 states observed the day, and in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson approved a resolution that made the second Sunday in May a holiday in honor of 'that tender, gentle army, the mothers of America.'' But Father's Day took a little while longer to get off the ground, due to gender norms of the time. According to the Old Farmer's Almanac and Lawrence R. Samuel, author of 'American Fatherhood: A Cultural History," 'Men had a different role in the family during the first half of that century. It was patriarchal, so they felt that a special day to exalt fatherhood was a rather silly idea, when it was mothers who were underappreciated.' It wasn't until 1972, under President Richard Nixon, that Congress passed an act officially making Father's Day a national holiday. But the first Father's Day celebration can be traced all the way back to 1908, around the same time Mother's Day kicked off in the U.S. 'The first known Father's Day service occurred in Fairmont, West Virginia, on July 5, 1908, after hundreds of men died in the worst mining accident in U.S. history,' the Old Farmer's Almanac says. But the observance didn't become an annual or nationally observed event. A year later, Sonora Smart Dodd, a 27-year-old in Spokane, Washington, was inspired by Mother's Day and came up with the idea to set aside a day in June to celebrate dads. 'She proposed June 5, her father's birthday, but the ministers chose the third Sunday in June so that they would have more time after Mother's Day (the second Sunday in May) to prepare their sermons,' the almanac says. 'On June 19, 1910, the first Father's Day events commenced: Sonora delivered presents to handicapped fathers, boys from the YMCA decorated their lapels with fresh-cut roses (red for living fathers, white for the deceased), and the city's ministers devoted their homilies to fatherhood.' The first bill to make Father's Day a holiday was presented to Congress just a few years later in 1913, but didn't pass. Eight years later, President Calvin Coolidge signed a resolution in favor of establishing a Father's Day and in 1966, President Lyndon Johnson signed an executive order dictating that the holiday would be celebrated on the third Sunday of June. In 1972, Congress approved an act to make it a national holiday, under Nixon. This article originally appeared on Florida Today: Father's Day 2025: Here's when, why we celebrate dads every June
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
When is Father's Day? Here's when it falls in 2025, history of why we celebrate dads in June
Mother's Day in the U.S. has come and gone, but another important day for parents is coming up quickly. Like Mother's Day, Father's Day always falls on a particular Sunday in June and isn't tied to a calendar date. Here's when Father's Day 2025 happens in June and how the holiday began in the U.S. Father's Day falls on Sunday, June 15, 2025. Father's Day always falls on the third Sunday of June, which means the calendar date changes every year. Mother's Day came first, and actually inspired Father's Day. According to the commercialized Mother's Day we know and celebrate in the U.S. today began in 1908, but its origins can be traced all the way back to the mid-1800s. 'The 'Mother's Day' we celebrate today has its origins in the peace-and-reconciliation campaigns of the post-Civil War era. During the 1860s, at the urging of activist Ann Reeves Jarvis, one divided West Virginia town celebrated 'Mother's Work Days' that brought together the mothers of Confederate and Union soldiers …' says. 'In 1909, 45 states observed the day, and in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson approved a resolution that made the second Sunday in May a holiday in honor of 'that tender, gentle army, the mothers of America.'' But Father's Day took a little while longer to get off the ground, due to gender norms of the time. According to the Old Farmer's Almanac and Lawrence R. Samuel, author of 'American Fatherhood: A Cultural History," 'Men had a different role in the family during the first half of that century. It was patriarchal, so they felt that a special day to exalt fatherhood was a rather silly idea, when it was mothers who were underappreciated.' It wasn't until 1972, under President Richard Nixon, that Congress passed an act officially making Father's Day a national holiday. But the first Father's Day celebration can be traced all the way back to 1908, around the same time Mother's Day kicked off in the U.S. 'The first known Father's Day service occurred in Fairmont, West Virginia, on July 5, 1908, after hundreds of men died in the worst mining accident in U.S. history,' the Old Farmer's Almanac says. But the observance didn't become an annual or nationally observed event. A year later, Sonora Smart Dodd, a 27-year-old in Spokane, Washington, was inspired by Mother's Day and came up with the idea to set aside a day in June to celebrate dads. 'She proposed June 5, her father's birthday, but the ministers chose the third Sunday in June so that they would have more time after Mother's Day (the second Sunday in May) to prepare their sermons,' the almanac says. 'On June 19, 1910, the first Father's Day events commenced: Sonora delivered presents to handicapped fathers, boys from the YMCA decorated their lapels with fresh-cut roses (red for living fathers, white for the deceased), and the city's ministers devoted their homilies to fatherhood.' The first bill to make Father's Day a holiday was presented to Congress just a few years later in 1913, but didn't pass. Eight years later, President Calvin Coolidge signed a resolution in favor of establishing a Father's Day and in 1966, President Lyndon Johnson signed an executive order dictating that the holiday would be celebrated on the third Sunday of June. In 1972, Congress approved an act to make it a national holiday, under Nixon. This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: History of Father's Day in the U.S.: When the day for dads falls in 2025
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
When is Father's Day this year? Here's the history behind why we celebrate dads in June
We may have just gotten through Mother's Day weekend, but Father's Day is sneaking up right around the corner. Like Mother's Day, Father's Day always falls on a particular Sunday in June and isn't tied to a calendar date. Here's what day Father's Day 2025 falls on in June and how the holiday began in the U.S. Father's Day falls on Sunday, June 15 in 2025 – just over a month away. Father's Day always falls on the third Sunday of June, which means the calendar date changes every year. Mother's Day came first. According to the commercialized Mother's Day we know and celebrate in the U.S. today began in 1908, but its origins can be traced all the way back to the mid-1800s. 'The 'Mother's Day' we celebrate today has its origins in the peace-and-reconciliation campaigns of the post-Civil War era. During the 1860s, at the urging of activist Ann Reeves Jarvis, one divided West Virginia town celebrated 'Mother's Work Days' that brought together the mothers of Confederate and Union soldiers…' says. 'In 1909, 45 states observed the day, and in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson approved a resolution that made the second Sunday in May a holiday in honor of 'that tender, gentle army, the mothers of America.'' But Father's Day took a little while longer to get off the ground, due to gender norms of the time. According to the Old Farmer's Almanac and author of 'American Fatherhood: A Cultural History' Lawrence R. Samuel, 'Men had a different role in the family during the first half of that century. It was patriarchal, so they felt that a special day to exalt fatherhood was a rather silly idea, when it was mothers who were underappreciated.' It wasn't until 1972, under President Richard Nixon, that Congress passed an act officially making Father's Day a national holiday. But the first Father's Day celebration can be traced all the way back to 1908, around the same time Mother's Day kicked off in the U.S. 'The first known Father's Day service occurred in Fairmont, West Virginia, on July 5, 1908, after hundreds of men died in the worst mining accident in U.S. history,' the Old Farmer's Almanac says. But the observance didn't become an annual or nationally-observed event. A year later, Sonora Smart Dodd, a 27-year-old in Spokane, Washington, was inspired by Mother's Day and came up with the idea to set aside a day in June to celebrate dads. 'She proposed June 5, her father's birthday, but the ministers chose the third Sunday in June so that they would have more time after Mother's Day (the second Sunday in May) to prepare their sermons,' the almanac says. 'On June 19, 1910, the first Father's Day events commenced: Sonora delivered presents to handicapped fathers, boys from the YMCA decorated their lapels with fresh-cut roses (red for living fathers, white for the deceased), and the city's ministers devoted their homilies to fatherhood.' The first bill to make Father's Day a holiday was presented to Congress just a few years later in 1913, but didn't pass. Eight years later, President Calvin Coolidge signed a resolution in favor of establishing a Father's Day and in 1966, President Lyndon Johnson signed an executive order dictating that the holiday would be celebrated on the third Sunday of June. In 1972, Congress approved an act to make it a national holiday, under Nixon. This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Father's Day history, origins: Here's when the holiday falls in 2025
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
What day is Mother's Day? Here's when, why we celebrate moms in May
Time is running out to think of the perfect Mother's Day gift. Mother's Day, which is celebrated on different dates around the world, always falls on the second Sunday of May in the U.S. And if you're not paying attention to the calendar date, that's this weekend. Here's when Mother's Day 2025 is, why the date changes each year and a quick breakdown of the origins of the holiday. Mother's Day always falls on the second Sunday of May. This year, Mother's Day in the U.S. falls on Sunday, May 11, which is this weekend. Mother's Day deal: Cheers to mom with up to 82% off premium wine from Naked Wines with this Groupon deal According to the commercialized Mother's Day we know and celebrate in the U.S. today began in 1908, but its origins can be traced all the way back to the mid-1800s. 'The 'Mother's Day' we celebrate today has its origins in the peace-and-reconciliation campaigns of the post-Civil War era. During the 1860s, at the urging of activist Ann Reeves Jarvis, one divided West Virginia town celebrated 'Mother's Work Days' that brought together the mothers of Confederate and Union soldiers…' says. 'In 1909, 45 states observed the day, and in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson approved a resolution that made the second Sunday in May a holiday in honor of 'that tender, gentle army, the mothers of America.'' Father's Day is similar in nature, always landing on the third Sunday in June. Since both holidays are designated to a particular week in their respective months, the date shifts each year. Mother's Day 2024 fell on Sunday, May 12. This year, the calendar date for Mother's Day will move up one, to Sunday, May 11. The origin of Mother's Day, or Mothering Sunday, in the UK reaches back even further than the U.S. version of the holiday and its origins are actually tied to Easter, which is this weekend. But the commercialization that led to the modern, secular version of the holiday came later in the UK than in the U.S., in 1950, and was influenced by the U.S. Mother's Day traditions. Mother's Day 2025 in the UK already passed, on Sunday, March 30. 'Mother's Day in the United Kingdom takes place on the fourth Sunday of Lent, a date that varies each year,' says. 'The celebration originated in the Middle Ages as a religious holiday known as Mothering Sunday, when people in domestic service were allowed to return to their home, or mother, church and often visited family.' According to the earliest known observance of Mother's Day is Norway's version of the holiday, which always falls on the second Sunday in February. Mother's Day 2025 in Norway passed on Sunday, February 9. More than 100 countries celebrate Mother's Day and 77 of them observe it in May, 13 observe it in March, and 14 during other months, according to TimeandDate. This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Mother's Day 2025: When and what to know about the holiday
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
When is Mother's Day 2025? What to know about the the holiday's origins
If you don't celebrate Easter, which is this Sunday, April 20, the next 2025 holiday is coming up in May. Mother's Day, which is celebrated on different dates around the world, always falls on the second Sunday of May in the U.S. Here's when Mother's Day 2025 is, why the date changes each year and a quick breakdown of the origins of the holiday. Mother's Day always falls on the second Sunday of May. This year, Mother's Day in the U.S. falls on Sunday, May 11. Easter is just days away. Find last-minute Easter basket stuffers for all ages on Amazon According to the commercialized Mother's Day we know and celebrate in the U.S. today began in 1908, but its origins can be traced all the way back to the mid-1800s. 'The 'Mother's Day' we celebrate today has its origins in the peace-and-reconciliation campaigns of the post-Civil War era. During the 1860s, at the urging of activist Ann Reeves Jarvis, one divided West Virginia town celebrated 'Mother's Work Days' that brought together the mothers of Confederate and Union soldiers…' says. 'In 1909, 45 states observed the day, and in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson approved a resolution that made the second Sunday in May a holiday in honor of 'that tender, gentle army, the mothers of America.'' Father's Day is similar in nature, always landing on the third Sunday in June. Since both holidays are designated to a particular week in their respective months, the date shifts each year. Mother's Day 2024 fell on Sunday, May 12. This year, the calendar date for Mother's Day will move up one, to Sunday, May 11. The origin of Mother's Day, or Mothering Sunday, in the UK reaches back even further than the U.S. version of the holiday and its origins are actually tied to Easter, which is this weekend. But the commercialization that led to the modern, secular version of the holiday came later in the UK than in the U.S., in 1950, and was influenced by the U.S. Mother's Day traditions. Mother's Day 2025 in the UK already passed, on Sunday, March 30. 'Mother's Day in the United Kingdom takes place on the fourth Sunday of Lent, a date that varies each year,' says. 'The celebration originated in the Middle Ages as a religious holiday known as Mothering Sunday, when people in domestic service were allowed to return to their home, or mother, church and often visited family.' According to the earliest known observance of Mother's Day is Norway's version of the holiday, which always falls on the second Sunday in February. Mother's Day 2025 in Norway passed on Sunday, February 9. More than 100 countries celebrate Mother's Day and 77 of them observe it in May, 13 observe it in March, and 14 during other months, according to TimeandDate. This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Mother's Day 2025: Here's when it is and the origins of the holiday
