Motion Sand colleagues celebrate Father`s Day with drawing a Motion Sand picture as follow.
The origin of American festivals
Father's Day founder Mrs. Bruce Dodd
The world's first father's Day was born in 1910 in the United States, is living in the United States Washington S J Bokang (Spokane) Bruce Dodd (Mrs. Dodd, Sonora Louise, Smart Dodd) advocated by Mrs. Dodd's mother in the birth of the sixth children, died in childbirth, Mrs Dodd's father Mr. William Smart (Mr. William Smart) had participated in the civil war, his wife died, alone on a rural farm in eastern Washington state, take on the responsibility of raising and education of six children, Mrs. Dodd at home in the old two ranking, is also the only girl in the family, the female character carefully, so that she could better understand the father hard, smart, hard work during the day, go home at night to take care of the housework and the life of every child, after decades of hard work, the children finally grown up Man, when his children look forward to a good old age for Mr Smart, Mr. Smart died in 1909 because of years of overwork. [1]
MR smart died in 1909, when Mrs. Dodd attended the church's mother's Day Thanksgiving week, she particularly miss father, Mrs Dodd knew that her father paid in the parenting process of love and hardships, is not less than that of a mother, Mrs. Dodd who will tell her to the church's Gary Thomas the priest (Rev. Rasmus), hoping to have a special day to commemorate the world great father, the idea for her to get his praise, also got the support of various church organizations, Mrs. Dodd wrote to the mayor and the state government to express their ideas and suggestions to her father's birthday, every June 5th as father's Day, Spokane mayor and governor of Washington said publicly in favor of the state government to adopt this proposal at the same time, the festival changed in June third Sunday, June 19, 1910 where Mrs. Dodd Spokane Washington, held the world's first father's Day celebration, at the same time, people in other towns across the United States are beginning to celebrate
On father's day, people choose specific flowers to express respect for his father and thoughts, people adopt the recommendations of Mrs Dodd, wearing red roses to the surviving beloved father said, wearing a white rose on the expression of the dead father mourning, this custom has been passed since the date of the beginning of father's Day is different. And in some places with dandelion as a symbol of father's day, some places are lined with green leaves have a white lilac tribute to the father.
In the end, Motion Sand wish every father enjoys happy time with his family like our Motion Sand drawing shows!
