Happy Father’s Day 2020: Significance, Best Wishes, Quotes & When Is It Celebrated In India

June 21 is celebrated as Father's Day and meant to acknowledge the contribution of fathers and cherish their hard work and sacrifices they make for the child and the society at large.

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New Delhi: Even as the mother plays a pivotal role in the life of a child, the significance of a father cannot be undermined and both play a crucial role in the upbringing of a child.  A father always holds a special place in the heart of the child and to honor their contribution the world celebrates Father’s Day every year on the third Sunday of June. ALSO READ: Heartbroken Over Sushant Singh Rajput's Death, His Sister-In-Law Dies In Bihar The world celebrates the day to honour fathers who play the role of protector, healer besides inspiring the child to lead the world.  Every child looks up to a father figure in their life to whom they can fall back anytime. This day is meant to acknowledge the contribution of fathers in society and make them cherish their hard work and sacrifices they make for the child and the society at large. In India, it is celebrated on June 21, following the US whereas countries such as Portugal, Spain, Croatia, Italy, Father’s Day mark the Father’s Day on March 19. What’s the history behind the Father’s Day? Father’s Day was first celebrated way back in 1910 in the US. It was founded on the third Sunday of June, at Spokane, Washington YMCA on June 19, 1910, by Sonora Smart Dodd.  Sonora was aware of how Anna Jarvis founded Mother’s Day in honour of her mother and that’s when she suggested the pastor of her Church about a similar day to honor fathers too. Her father was a Civil War veteran William Jackson Smart who took care of six children in Arkansas as a single parent. She wanted to celebrate the day on her father’s birthday ie June 5, but the Church’s time constraints led to this and the celebration being deferred to the third Sunday of June. Here are some beautiful quotes to share with your parent during the day Dad: A son’s first hero, a daughter’s first love.” —Unknown It is a wise father that knows his own child.” —William Shakespeare “One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.” —George Herbert “A girl’s first true love is her father.” —Marisol Santiago A father doesn’t tell you that he loves you. He shows you.” —Dimitri the Stoneheart "My father used to say that it's never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said, 'You never know what you can accomplish until you try.' -Michael Jordan Here is how Twitterattis have already started showering love on fathers.