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Questions to start off an evening about Father's Day.

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Which came first - Mother’s Day or Father’s Day?
-Mother’s Day

When did we first start to celebrate Father’s Day?
-1910, that’s almost 112 years ago.

Which country started Father's Day first?
-USA, that’s America.

Who started, why do we celebrate it?
-Sonora Smart Dodd
While attending a Mother's Day church service in 1909, Sonora, 27 years old, came up with the idea to celebrate her father, a single parent who was raising her and her 5 brothers. Within a few months, Sonora had convinced the Spokane Ministerial Association (a religious organisation) and the YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association, they are volunteers like us) to set aside a Sunday in June to celebrate fathers.

What does it mean when we celebrate Father’s Day?
- No incorrect answers, we love them, we are glad they are with us, grateful they play, take care of us and spend time with us. It’s a Thank You to dads, granddads step fathers any male role model in our lives.

How do we celebrate it?
-It’s very commercialised now; we often spend money, give cards and gifts but any time spent with your dad; talking, playing, even just telling jokes and laughing is a celebration that thank our dads for being our dads.

What does a person wearing a red rose on Father’s Day mean?
- The person's father is still alive.

What does a person wearing a white rose on Father’s Day mean?
-Someone’s lost their father.

When will Father’s Day be next year?
-3rd Sunday in June every year.

What date is Father's Day in the UK this year? (2022)
-19th of June. It is celebrated on that date by a number of countries including India and Canada.

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