The Origin of FATHER's Day

　父亲节的由来

Mrs. John B Dodd, of Washington, first proposed the idea of a “father’s day” in 1909. Mrs. Dodd wanted a special day to honor her Father William, whose wife died while giving birth to their sixth child. Mr. Smart was left to raise the newborn and his other five children by himself on a rural farm in eastern Washington state. It was after Mrs. Dodd became an adult that she realized the strength and selflessness her father had shown in raising his children as a single parent.

华盛顿州的约翰·布鲁斯·多德夫人在1909年首先提出了设立“父亲节”的提议。多德夫人希望有一个特殊的日子来向她的父亲———威廉·斯玛特表示敬意。他的妻子在生他们第六个孩子时因难产而死。斯玛特先生在华盛顿州东部乡下的农场里独自养大了六个孩子。多德太太成人后她才意识到她的父亲一个人养大孩子所表现的力量和无私。

The first Father’s Day was observed on June 19,1910 in Washington. And it was in 1966 that President Lyndon Johnson officially declared the 3rd Sunday of June as Father’s Day.

1910年的6月19日人们在华盛顿庆祝了第一个父亲节。林登·约翰逊总统最终于1966年宣布每年六月的第3个星期天为父亲节。

Father’s Day has become a day to not only honor your father, but all men who act as a father figure. Stepfathers, uncles, grandfathers, and adult male friends are all honored on Father’s Day.

父亲节现在已经成为向父亲及所有扮演父亲角色的人表达敬意的节日。继父，伯父，祖父所有成年男性都将在父亲节受到尊敬。

FATHER，这6个字母背后都担负着深刻含义：

Family(家)

父亲是家的脊梁

也只有第一声“爸爸”响起，“家”才有了截然不同的意义

Action（行动）

父爱如山，行动无言

父亲的爱往往融入行动之中

Teacher（老师）

一日为父，日日为师

父亲的智慧点点滴滴融入孩子的血液里

Hero（英雄）

“爸爸”就是超级英雄的代名词

Every（所有的）

倾毕生所学、毕生所见、毕生所悟

父亲给孩子真正的智慧。

Road（道路）

老师教给你的仅是知识

父亲教给你的是走人生路

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