{"id":27111,"date":"2017-06-14T19:05:20","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T17:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=27111"},"modified":"2017-06-14T19:12:21","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T17:12:21","slug":"dont-forget-la-fete-des-peres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/dont-forget-la-fete-des-peres\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t Forget La F\u00eate Des P\u00e8res!"},"content":{"rendered":"

After la f\u00eate des m\u00e8res<\/strong><\/a> last month, it’s now time to think about la f\u00eate des p\u00e8res<\/strong> (Father’s Day). The holiday is just around the corner en France<\/strong>, which makes it a good time to look at son histoire<\/strong> (its history)!<\/p>\n

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Photo<\/a> by Global X on Flickr. Licensed under CC BY 2.0.<\/p><\/div>\n

La f\u00eate des p\u00e8res<\/strong> has religious origins going back to le Moyen \u00c2ge<\/strong> (the Middle Ages) with the Catholic celebration of la saint Joseph <\/strong>on March 19th.<\/p>\n

La tradition <\/strong>(the tradition) of celebrating les p\u00e8res<\/strong> on le jour de la saint Josoph<\/strong> (Saint Joseph’s Day) exists in many countries of Catholic tradition and explains why some countries en Europe et en Am\u00e9rique latine<\/strong> (in Europe and in Latin America) celebrate the holiday on a different day than la France et les \u00c9tats-Unis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Le jour de la saint Joseph<\/strong> is also when the Copts, an Egyptian branch of Christianity, honor les p\u00e8res<\/strong>. However, because of calender differences<\/a>, la date de la f\u00eate<\/strong> is not March 19th, but instead July 20th.<\/p>\n

La f\u00eate moderne<\/strong> (the modern holiday) was introduced in the early 20th century by l’am\u00e9ricaine<\/strong>, Sonora Smart Dodd<\/em>. Sonora thought it was unfair that there was only a holiday for les m\u00e8res<\/strong><\/a> and wanted a way to honor her father who raised six children by himself after la mort de sa m\u00e8re<\/strong> (the death of her mother).<\/p>\n

She originally chose l’annivesraire<\/a> de son p\u00e8re<\/strong> (her father’s birthday), June 5th, as la date de la f\u00eate<\/strong>, but after time constraints with the pastor who would lead la c\u00e9l\u00e9bration<\/strong>, la date<\/strong> was changed to le troisi\u00e8me dimanche de juin<\/strong> (the third Sunday of June). La premi\u00e8re f\u00eate des p\u00e8res<\/strong> (the first Father’s Day) was then celebrated in Spokane, Washington, on June 10th, 1910.<\/p>\n

While Sonara’s celebration was a success it took many years for the holiday to become officially recognized. Following la premi\u00e8re f\u00eate des p\u00e8res<\/strong>, many presidents attempted to create a national holiday, but the idea never solidifed into law until the 1970s.<\/p>\n

In 1966, Lyndon B. Johnson issued the first presidential proclamation honoring les p\u00e8res<\/strong> and fixed la date de la f\u00eate<\/strong> to le troisi\u00e8me dimanche de juin<\/strong>. Finally, en 1972<\/strong>, la f\u00eate des p\u00e8res <\/strong>was signed into law by Richard Nixon and a national holiday was born.<\/p>\n

En France<\/strong>, la f\u00eate des p\u00e8res<\/strong> was first introduced by le fabriquant de briquets<\/strong> (the lighter manufacturer), Flaminaire<\/em>. Flaminaire saw the success of the holiday aux \u00c9tats-Unis<\/strong> as a means to introduce their briquets<\/strong> into the French market. In 1950, l’entreprise<\/strong><\/a> (the company) officially launched la premi\u00e8re f\u00eate des p\u00e8res<\/strong> en France<\/strong> with the slogan:<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0Nos papas nous l’ont dit, pour la f\u00eate des p\u00e8res, ils d\u00e9sirent tous un Flaminaire\u00a0\u00bb<\/strong>
\n “Our Dads told us it, for Father’s day, they all want a Flaminaire”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Two years later la f\u00eate des p\u00e8res<\/strong> became une celebration officiale <\/strong>(an official celebration) and la date<\/strong> was set to le troisi\u00e8me dimanche de juin<\/strong>, the same day as les \u00c9tats-Unis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

No matter where la f\u00eate des p\u00e8res<\/strong> originally came from it is now a widespread holiday when le monde entier<\/strong> (the whole world) takes time to honor les p\u00e8res<\/strong>. While la date exacte<\/strong> (the exact date) may not be the same everywhere, the sentiment surely is.<\/p>\n

Take a moment to practice your French this coming Sunday and say:<\/p>\n

Bonne f\u00eate des p\u00e8res !<\/strong>
\nHappy Father’s Day!<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

After la f\u00eate des m\u00e8res last month, it’s now time to think about la f\u00eate des p\u00e8res (Father’s Day). The holiday is just around the corner en France, which makes it a good time to look at son histoire (its history)! La f\u00eate des p\u00e8res has religious origins going back to le Moyen \u00c2ge (the…<\/p>\n

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