父亲节快乐

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The idea of a special day to honour1mothers was first put forward in America in 1907.Two years later a woman,Mrs.John Bruce Dodd,in the state of Washington proposed a similar day to honour the head of the family—the father.Her mother died when she was very young,and she was brought up2by her father.She loved her father very much.

In response to3Mrs.Dodd’s idea that same year—1909,the state governor of Washington officially proclaimed the third Sunday in June Father’s Day.The idea was officially approved by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916.In 1924,President Calvin Coolidge recommended national observance of the occasion“to establish more intimate4relations between fathers and their children,and to impress upon fathers the full measure of their obligations.”The red or white rose is recognized as the official Father’s Day flower.

Father’s Day took longer to establish on a national scale than Mother’s Day,but as the idea gained popularity,tradesmen and manufacturers began to see the commercial possibilities.They encouraged sons and daughters to honour their fathers with small thank-you presents,such as a tie or a pair of socks,as well as by sending greeting cards.

专门用一天向母亲表示敬意的想法是1907年在美国首先提出来的。2年以后华盛顿州的一位妇女约瀚·布鲁斯·多德夫人提出应有类似母亲节的一天来向一家之长的父亲表示敬意。多德夫人年幼丧母，由父亲把她带大。她非常爱自己的父亲。

在多德夫人提出她的想法的同一年—1909年，华盛顿州州长作出反应，宣布六月的第三个星期日为父亲节。这个想法在1916年被伍德罗·威尔逊总统正式批准。1924年，卡尔文·柯立芝总统建议把父亲节作为一个全国性的节日，以便“在父亲和子女间建立更亲密的关系，并且使父亲铭记自己应尽的全部责任”。红色或白色玫瑰是公认的父亲节的节花。

父亲节在全美国作为节日确定下来，比母亲节经过的时间要长一些。因为建立父亲节的想法很得人心，所以商人和制造商开始看到商机。他们不仅鼓励做儿女的给父亲寄贺卡，而且鼓动他们买领带、袜子之类的小礼品送给父亲，以表达对父亲的敬重。

Notes:

1.honourv.尊敬 2.bring up养育；教育

3.in response to响应，回答 4.intimateadj.亲密的