Why is Father's Day celebrated in Peru

The celebration of Father's Day in Peru is a special date that takes place every third Sunday in June . This means that for this 2021 Father's Day will take place on the 20th of the sixth month of the year.

Like the mother's party, Father's Day is one of the most important celebrations, as it allows the whole family to gather in one place. This celebration aims to pay tribute to all dads and those who have fulfilled the parental role at home.

Read on and discover how this celebration was born.

How was Father's Day born in Peru?

The origin of the Father's Day party in Peru 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 finally formalized this party with the signing of a law.