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In this Month's Newsletter:

A History Of Father's Day
Official Father's Day Flowers
Activities With Dad
Recipe Corner
NewBath News & Events
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Bathroom Safety Tips

Happy Father's Day!

In Honor of Father's Day, we would like to dedicate this issue to the wonderful men in our lives who have given us all they have and more. In addition to appreciating our fathers in this month's Newsletter, we also wanted to pass along some activities and recipes that you will also enjoy!

A History Of Father's Day

Father's Day is a beautiful festival that acknowledges and appreciates the important role played by a father in raising the child and consequently building a stronger society. Though fathers have been revered at all times by civilizations across the globe ironically what was missing until the last century was the official recognition of the significance of fathers in ones life. Father's Day story is the tale of realization of the need for a Father's Day festival primarily by Ms Sonora Louise Smart Dodd of Washington. The story narrates Sonora's unflagging struggle to officially set a day to honor all fathers. Thanks to Sonora, today Fathers Day is celebrated in a large number of countries around the world.

The Beginning of Father's Day Story

Historians have recorded that there was a tradition to celebrate Father's Day even thousands of years ago. Their study say that 4,000 years ago in Babylon a son called Elmesu carved a father's day message on a clay card. In his message Elmesu wished his father a long and healthy life. There is no knowledge as to what happened to this father son duo but it is believed that several countries retained the custom of celebrating Father's Day.

Genesis of Father's Day in Modern Society

The tradition of celebrating Father's Day as seen today originated in the last century. Though there are several people who are credited for furthering the cause of Father's Day, there is far greater acceptance for Ms Sonora Louise Smart Dodd's contribution. A doting daughter from Spokane, Washington, Ms Dodd is recognized as the Founder or Mother of the Father's Day Festival.

Inception of the Father's Day took place in Sonora's mind when she happened to hear a Mother's Day sermon in 1909. Sonora, who was 27 then, had begun to recognize the hardships her father must have gone through while bringing up his six children alone. When Sonora was 16, her mother had died during childbirth. Sonora's father a Civil War veteran by the name of William Jackson Smart raised six children including the newborn on his own. Sonora questioned that if there is a day to recognize mothers then why is not there a day to honor fathers?

Many people laughed and joked at Sonora's idea. But her will did not droop. She began a sincere campaign lobbying for the cause of Father's Day. Her hard work began to show signs of success when Spokane celebrated its first Father's Day on June 19, 1910 with the support of Spokane Ministerial Association and the local Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA). To pay tribute to her affectionate father, Sonora wished that Father's Day be celebrated on her father's birthday on June 5, but it so happened that there was not enough time for preparation and the day came to be celebrated on third Sunday in the month of June.

The noble idea of celebrating Father's Day became quite popular in US so much so that President Woodrow Wilson approved of the festival in 1916. President Calvin Coolidge too supported the idea but it was President Lyndon Johnson who signed a Presidential Proclamation declaring the third Sunday of June as Father's Day in 1966. Then in 1972, President Richard Nixon established a permanent national observance of Father's Day to be held on the third Sunday of June.

Fathers Day Celebration in Present Time

Father's Day has become a hugely popular festival. World over people thank their father and pay tribute to them. Most commonly children gift Father's Day cards and flowers to their father. Neckties are a popular gift on the occasion of Father's Day. Due to the tradition of giving gifts, cards makers, florists and gift sellers campaign for Father's Day Festival in a big way and cash in on the sentiments of the people

Flower's For Father's Day

Father's Day Flowers

Just as the carnations are regarded as the symbolic and traditional flower of Mother's Day, the very beautiful and king of all flowers Rose was selected as the official flower for Father's Day. It is said that Ms Sonora Louise Smart Dodd, the founder of Father's Day Festival, gave the idea of choosing Rose as the traditional flower of Father's Day.

In several countries, people follow the custom of wearing rose on Father's Day to express gratitude for their dads. According to the tradition, if a person wears red rose, it indicates that his father is alive while white rose has come to symbolize that that he is deceased.

About Rose

Rose is regarded as most beautiful of all flowers. The plant rose comes from a shrub of the genus Rosa. Popular color of Rose is red but roses of other colors like yellow, pink, white and peach can be found. Shaded roses are also quite popular these days. The Old English form rose came from Latin rosa, which may have been an adoption of the Greek word rhodon, "rose."

Father's Day Flower Lily

Lily is also regarded as the traditional flower for Father's Day because J.H. Berringer, who also held Father's Day celebrations in Washington State as early as 1912, chose a white lilac as the Father's Day Flower.

Trend

There exists a strong tradition to express love and gratitude for father with a bouquet of flowers. Though rose is the preferred choice for the occasion bouquets of several other flowers are also given as a Father's Day gift. To cash in on the demand florists prepare fascinating bouquets and sell them at a premium.

Activities for Father's Day

Cherish the joys of having a loving father this Father's Day by organizing funfilled activities. Choose activities which both dad and you enjoy. Or perhaps those in which your entire family can enthusiastically participate. The idea behind celebrating Father's Day is to make a father feel loved and appreciated for all he does. And what better way to make him happy than to make him indulge in activities he loves. Here is a whole list of suggestions for Father Day Activities that might help you to present Papa a memorable Father's Day. Don't forget to capture valuable moments on a camcorder / camera / audiocassette as those will be an asset for life.

Father's Day Activities: Picnic / Camping

Plan a family picnic at dad's favorite haunt or at a place he has been planning for long. If you are old enough take charge of the responsibility of organizing the trip and save dad the headache. Be a little thoughtful and plan out everything. Takes along paraphernalia of dad's favorite games or sports and of course his most preferred dishes. Do everything that is required to gift him a day that's truly his.

Father's Day Activities: Fly Kite / Play Games with Dad

Help dad return to his carefree youth on his special day. All fathers in India share this secret passion for flying kites. If your dad is not an exception get lots of kite or better still make kites yourself. Father - child duo making kites is joyous activity in itself. Alternatively you may plan out dad's favorite sport. If he loves to play cricket or any other team game invite his friends and yours and have a friendly fight.

Father's Day Activities: Learn a Skill from Dad

All fathers love to pass on skill to their offspring. And it's a heritage all children must strive to gain. So plan and turn this Father's Day to your advantage and dad's pleasure. Learn from dad activities in which he is good at or something you wish to learn from him. It could be anything from learning cycling or learning to drive a car or replace a flat tyre. Papa will always love to make his child learn from his experience.

Father's Day Activities: Cook with Dad

Cooking with dad can be an amazingly funfilled activity. Check out dad's culinary skills. He might not show but he would always have a lesson or two to teach you.

Recipe Corner

Ingredients

2 tbsp: Grated Cheese

2 no: Eggs

1tbsp: Butter

Freshly Ground Pepper

Salt

Method

1. Beat the eggs, salt and pepper together.
2. Pour into the pan. Cook until the eggs begin to set.
3. Sprinkle the cheese over in a straight line in the center.
4. Fold both sides, of the omelette to cover the cheese, overlapping one side over the other.
5. Flip the omelette, cook till set and serve.

News & Events

Bathroom Safety Tips

The combination of water and electrical appliances make safety precautions in and around the bathroom essential for every family member. Safe storage of supplies, swift cleaning of slick surfaces should be common practice to help reduce the risk of some of home injuries. Follow these steps to help avoid falls, burns and drowning dangers:

Prevent Falls:

Have a grab bar by the bathtub and shower.

Have a grab bar by the toilet.

Have non-slip surface in your tub or shower. .

Have a bath mat or rug with a non-skid bottom next to the tub and shower.

Keep the bathroom floor clean and dry.

Use night lights in hallways and bathrooms.

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