人們在慶祝母親節的同時，并沒有忘記父親的功績——1909年，約翰·布魯斯·多德夫人感念父親養育之恩，于是給當地一家教士協會寫信，建議把6月的第三個星期日定為父親節

A Lady of Memorable Contribution Her name was Sonora Louise Smart Dodd and she lived in Spokane, Washington. Sonora was the oldest of six children raised by their father, William Jackson Smart, when their mother died during childbirth. Sonora honored and revered her father, and while listening to a Mother's Day sermon, in 1909, she determined there should also be a day to honor fathers. Sonora gained local support and made her dream a reality, one year later, within her own city of Spokane, Washington. Sonora married John Bruce Dodd. She died March 22, 1978, several years after Father's Day became a permanent national observance.     Rose: the symbol of Father's Day In early times, wearing flowers was a traditional way of celebrating Father's Day. Mrs. Dodd favored the red rose to honor a father still living, while a white flower honored a deceased dad. 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.               (英語點津陳蓓編輯）

Vocabulary:

Rhea: 瑞亞，希臘神話中Zeus（宙斯）的母親 Cybele: 西布莉(小亞細亞神話中的眾神之母，與希臘女神Rhea等同) Brigid: 布里奇德，凱爾特神話中的橡樹之神，同時也是詩歌的保護神，因為產于沼澤的橡樹是凱爾特民族的象征，所以Brigid被認為是愛爾蘭國的國母。 simnel: 一種含油豐富的水果蛋糕，有時上面澆有杏仁糖漿，傳統上在大齋節期間、復活節和圣誕節食用 Anna M. Jarvis: 安娜·賈維思