Why is Father's Day celebrated in Venezuela

Every third Sunday in June , Father's Day is celebrated throughout the Venezuelan territory. A party dedicated to honoring the lives of those people who have fulfilled the parental role in family life. This is a special date to show them all the love, affection and gratitude that we feel towards them.

In the year 2021 , Father's Day is celebrated on June 20 . You want to know why? Keep reading and find out.

How was Father's Day born in Venezuela?

The origin of the celebration of Father's Day in Venezuela dates back to the United States with Sonora Smart Dood; daughter of Henry Jackson Smart, a veteran of the civil war, who was the promoter of creating a special date to pay tribute to dads. His motivation was his own father who had to take over the family when his mother died giving birth to her sixth child.

It was during the 1909 Mother's Day speech, Sonora proposed that every June 5; Henry Jackson's birthday, Father's Day will be celebrated with the aim of highlighting the work of the father figure in family life. Unfortunately, at first the initiative was not successful and it took 15 years for President Calvin Coolidge to support this idea and promote its celebration nationally.

In 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson established that Father's Day was every third Sunday in June. However, it was not until 1972 that President Richard Nixón formalized the celebration.

Over the years, many Latin American countries, such as Venezuela , decided to incorporate this celebration into their calendars in the same way as in the United States.