hi everyone I'm Alicia father's day is a relatively recent holiday in the United
States having come into existence in 1972 it's celebrated on the third Sunday
of June every year though it's not as commercially important as Mother's Day
it's equally important to many families Father's Day can be a bit more
irreverent than Mother's Day in many regards
lots of people call home on Father's Day guess which type of calls are
particularly popular during this holiday we'll show you the answer at the end of
this video Father's Day is all about showing father's appreciation for what
they do for acknowledging the role of fathers and children's lives and in many
cases simply for making an excuse to hang out with one's dad the holiday
tends to have less of the soft imagery associated with Mother's Day and in fact
it does have a reputation as being an occasion that is rather light-hearted
Father's Day gifts tend to be not surprisingly manly in nature it's common
for people to buy their dad's power tools neckties sporting equipment and so
forth to show appreciation in fact getting an ugly necktie on Father's Day
is something of a cliched joke among father's across the nation it's been
poked fun at in commercials and in other venues
Father's Day is not quite as popular as Mother's Day researchers attribute this
partially to the fact that there are more families with single mothers than
there are with single fathers which may skew the popularity of the holiday the
holiday is consistently popular however and many families find an excuse to do
something special just for the father and the family on this particular day
for younger children actually making a Father's Day gift is something of a
tradition many children are encouraged to make something that they think their
father would like such as artwork or crafts for example other children may
opt to help their father out with chores and now here's the answer to the quiz do
you know what type of calls are popular on Father's Day collect calls are
particularly popular on Father's Day somewhat humorously while fewer people
tend to call home on Father's Day than they do on Mother's Day many of them
choose to call collect how was this lesson did you learn something
interesting is there a day dedicated to fathers in your country please leave a
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