Here’s why we celebrate Father’s Day on every third Sunday of June

• Father’s Day usually means spending time with your father and giving him a gift to show your love.
  
• The first father’s day was unofficially celebrated as early as the 20th century. However, the first official celebration took place in America in 1908
  
• You can prepare a handmade card and write down your a poetry to make your father feel special.

Every year, millions of people celebrate Father’s Day on the third Sunday of June. The day is dedicated to fathers and people honour fatherhood and paternal bonds by giving their daddy gifts. Some parts of the world including Portugal, Spain, Croatia, Italy, also celebrate Father’s day in March,and May.

The first father’s day was unofficially celebrated as early as the 20th century. However, the first official celebration took place in America in 1908. It was held to honor the 362 men who lost their lives in a coal mining explosion a year before. Since then, the day was dedicated to father’s and their fatherhood.

In the same year, Sonora Smart Dodd , who was one of the kids raised by a single father William Jackson Smart, started a campaign to declare father day and said they should be honoured in the same way we honour mothers.

How do you celebrate Father's Day this year?

Father’s Day usually means spending time with your father and giving him a gift to show your love. Since this year people might not step out, they will have to find an alternative to give gifts and make their father feel special.

The first thing you can do is cook a meal for your father. You can arrange a short party with all your family members, stay inside home and watch a movie together. You can also order a gift online or his favourite sweet. Moreover, you can also prepare a hand made card and write down your a poetry.

WhatsApp (is simple, convenient and definitely one of the few apps your dad is a pro at using)

Voice and Video Message: Record a heartfelt thank you for all the times your dad truly had your back or maybe, a song that you know he loves. How:
Status: Curate a personalized Father’s Day post and share the love on your status.
Personalized Stickers: Stickers on WhatsApp do a great job at expressing our emotions. This Father’s day you can take this a step further, and create a personalized sticker pack on WhatsApp.

Instagram
Father’s Day AR effects: AR effects on Instagram are a great way to make your father’s day wishes interactive and fun. There are effects that provide a fun template to package your wishes (for e.g. Father’s Day by Dollar Gill an Indian creator), some that give you dare to do with your dad (for e.g. Father’s Day Dare by George Wong) and some that allow you to make an interactive Story with your dad (for e.g. Happy Father’s Day by kids in the son).

Facebook
Live: Your dad loves giving you advice, and rightly so but you may not always be ready to listen. How about this Father’s day you set the stage for him to share his pearls of wisdom with your friends and family on a FB Live.
Groups: It’s often said that it takes a village to raise a child. In India, more than 5.5 million people are part of active parenting groups on Facebook. Encourage your dad to find like-minded people via Facebook groups that can provide a safe space for him to discuss parenting, find support, education and resources to various related topics.