Why is Father's Day celebrated in Paraguay

Father's Day in Paraguay is one of the most important dates of the month of July. During this day the father figure is celebrated in the home and in the lives of the children. It is celebrated every third Sunday of the year and for this 2021 the celebration will take place on June 20.

Do you want to know how this anniversary was born? Read on and find out.

How was Father's Day born in Paraguay?

The origin of the celebration of Father's Day in Paraguay 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 when President Richard Nixón formalized the celebration of the party with the signing of a law.

As the celebration became popular, other countries on the continent, such as Paraguay , adopted the Father's Day holiday on their own national calendars.