父亲节

AboutFathersDay

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今天是父亲节。父亲节（FathersDay）起源于美国，始于上世纪初。每年6月的第三个星期日，世界上有52个国家和地区庆祝这个节日。在这个感恩父亲的日子里，让我们伴随着《YouRaiseMeUp》这首歌的经典旋律，一起来了解一下这个节日的起源和传统。最后，别忘了对父亲说：“爸爸，我爱你！”

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FATHERSDAYORIGINS

UnlikeMothersDaywhichcanbedatedbackhundredsofyears,FathersDayisafairlyrecentconcept.ManyhistoriansbelieveGraceGoldenClaytonwasthefounderofthefirstFathersDayinFairmont,WestVirginiaonJuly5,.Ayearandahalfbefore,Monongah,anearbytown,sufferedamineexplosionkillingmorethanmen,overofthesemenwerefathersandleftbehindtheirwidowsandoversonsanddaughters.

ClaytonwasdeeplymovedbytheincidentandwenttoherPastor,ReverendRobertThomasWebb,oftheWilliamsMemorialMethodistEpiscopalChurchSouth,(nowknownasCentralUnitedMethodistChurch)initiatingtheideaofaspecialdayforfatherstobehonouredandremembered.BothClaytonandWebbhadlosttwochildren(nottogether)sotheyfeltthegriefoftheminingfamilies.

AccordingtotheFairmontTimesin,Claytonhad,atthetimeoftheminingtragedy,said:

Itwaspartlytheexplosionthatgotmetothinkinghowimportantandlovedmostfathersare.Allthoselonelychildrenandthoseheart-brokenwivesandmothers,madeorphansandwidowsinamatterofafewminutes.Oh,howsadandfrighteningtohavenofather,nohusband,toturntoatsuchanawfultime.

ClaytonchoseJuly5,tocelebrateFathersDay,asthiswasthenearestdatetoherlatefathersbirthdaywhomshemissedterribly.However,ClaytonsFathersDaydidnottakeoff...shewasexceptionallyunluckyforvariousreasons;thedaywasnotpromotedoutsideofthetown,nopublicstatementwasmadetotheCityCounciland,mostsignificantly,FairmontheldahugeJuly4,Independencedayfestivalwithover10peopleinattendancethedaybefore.

Theeventhadthelargestgatheringinthetownshistoryandboastedthefirstsightingofahotairballoonwhichgainedsignificantpresscoverage.Inaddition,thetownsufferedthelossofayounggirlwhohadbeensufferingfromacriticalillnessthatverynight.Herfamilywerededicatedchurch-goersinthetownandsoClaytonandthechurchdecidednottogoaheadwiththeirproclamationofFathersDay.ItwasbecauseoftheseunfortunateincidentsthatClaytonneverreceivedthecreditshedeservedforbeingthefirstpersonwhotriedtoissueaFathersday.TothisdayFairmontareproudofClaytonseffortsdisplayingahighwaysignatthecitysentrancestating:Wel







































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