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Father's Day is an anniversary calendar spread throughout the world. In Italy is celebrated on March 19.
Father's Day began in the early decades of the twentieth century, as a complement to Mother's Day to celebrate fatherhood and fathers in general. The feast is celebrated on various dates throughout the world, it is often accompanied by delivery of a gift to his father.
The first time was documented that seems to be celebrated July 5, 1908 in Fairmont, West Virginia, at the local Methodist church. Mrs. Sonora Smart Dodd was the first person to call for the formalization of the party, without being aware of the celebrations of Fairmont, inspired by the sermon heard in church on Mother's Day 1909, she organized the festival for the first time on June 19 1910 in Spokane, Washington. The party was organized in the month of June because that month marked the birthday of the father of Mrs. Dodd, a veteran of the Civil War.
In some countries, the festival is associated with fathers in their national role, as in Russia where it is celebrated as the feast of the defenders of the homeland (День защитника Отечества).
Date The date generally varies from country to country. In countries that follow the American tradition, the festival is held the third Sunday of June. In many countries of the Catholic tradition, Father's Day is celebrated on the day of St. Joseph, Father putative Gesù.In Romania May 5, in South Korea on May 8 (day dedicated to parents) in Denmark on June 5th (which is also a day dedicated to the Constitution), February 23 in Russia, June 13 in Iran ... and so on ... In Italy
During these celebrations is a tradition to make a gift to his father. As in many countries of the Catholic tradition, Father's Day is the day festaggiata of St. Joseph, foster father of Jesus Saint Joseph, as the archetype of the father and devoted husband in the folk tradition also protects orphans, young and unmarried sforunati more. Consistent with this, in some parts of Sicily, March 19 is tradition to invite the poor to lunch. In other areas of the festival coincides with the feast at the end of winter as rites, burning the fallow fields to work on and squares are lit bonfires to be overcome with a leap. In some regions of central and southern sweet for this festival is the zeppole (or if zeppolella mini version), the cake has ancient Roman origins to accompany the feast of liberalism, which was held in the same period; are made with dough similar to puff, of flat shape, can be fried or baked; above post is normally black cherry jam and custard.
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