Flag Day and Father's Day, A Busy Weekend
By: Nicole | June 13, 2008 | Category: General
Wow, we have a lot to celebrate this weekend. Saturday, June 14, is Flag Day. And of course, Sunday, June 15, is Father's Day.
Flag Day
recognizes the day in 1777 when a Congressional resolution officially adopted our
beloved stars and stripes
as the U.S flag. However, celebration of this day didn’t begin until nearly a
century later. According to the
Department of Veterans Affairs,
there are at least three different claims for the origin of Flag Day. Some
believe the tradition began in predominantly immigrant communities in Hartford, CT; others say it
originated in a school in New York; still
others say the Colonial Dames in Philadelphia are responsible. Pennsylvania does hold the honor of being the only state that recognizes Flag Day as a legal
holiday. If you want to know more about our flag, check out
our publication on the subject.
The origin of Father’s Day is a little more straight forward. Sonora Dodd proposed the idea of Father’s Day to honor her father, a Civil War veteran who raised Sonora and her five siblings after his wife passed away. Father’s Day was first celebrated on June 19, 1910 and was made a permanent holiday in 1972. Since then, Father’s Day has become a time to recognize the many different father figures in our lives.
For my family, that will mean a good ole fashioned cook-out,
topped off by a rich slice of white chocolate-raspberry cheesecake. What are
your Father’s Day customs?
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