Father's Day is a day when we commemorate and
celebrate the presence of that special person in our life we call 'dad'.
A person who has unconditionally accompanied us in different walks of
our life, without any mopes or regrets. He is the one who has graced our
lives with his overwhelming presence every moment. Dad was there to hold
us when we took those first quivering steps and we can count on his
protective presence even today. If we recall those pains and sacrifices
that he has gone through, for us, we will surely realize why Father's
Day celebrations are held in such high regards throughout the world.
Fathers Day is a day when we honor our dad and offer him our gratitude
for all the hardships that he must have encountered during our
parenting. It is also a way of recollecting happy moments together and
expressing our heartfelt thanks to him. Thus, all across the globe,
people regale in the joyous spirit of Fathers Day celebration in order
to credit their dads and to put across their sincere feelings towards
him. They cosset dads with cards, chocolates, flowers and other tokens
of love. Children also make it a point that they spend quality time with
their dads indulging in various merriments.
Though Fathers Day sees celebration all across the globe, it is not
assigned a fixed date that is internationally accepted. Different
countries celebrate Fathers Day on different times of the year. For
instance, places like UK, USA and India observe Father's Day on the
third Sunday of June every year. However, in Australia, it is celebrated
on the first Sunday of September. Moreover, most countries have their
unique way of celebrating the festival and often show great diversion
from Fathers Day celebration in other places.
Whatever the time or the nature of the fiesta, the spirit and euphoria
of observing Father's Day remains same all over the world. In many
countries, this special day not only calls for gift-giving to fathers,
but also honoring those men who can be considered as a father figure in
our lives. Thus, Father's Day in such places also commemorates
grandfathers, uncles, stepfathers, foster fathers and even bullying 'big
brothers'.
