Father's Day is a day of commemoration and celebration of Dad. It is a day to not only honor your father, but all men who have acted as a father figure in your life - whether as Stepfathers, Uncles, Grandfathers, or "Big Brothers." This is mostly celebrated on the third Sunday in June.
There are many stories how the custom of honoring Dads on a Sunday in June got started.   The most popular story about the origins of Father's Day is said to have started growing its roots in the year of 1909.  Mrs. John B. Dodds, from  Spokane, Washington, campaigned for a Father's Day celebration. The idea came to her while she listed to a church sermon on the virtues of Mother's Day.
Mrs. Dodds thought about her own childhood, raised in a family of six children by a single father after the death of her mother.  Mrs. Dodds thought of her father, who acted as both father and mother, and nurtured and cared for her and her siblings.  There were many other fathers who selflessly gave of themselves to help take care of their own children, as well as provide for them financially too. 
She wanted all fathers to be honored with a special day all their own. She campaigned and worked to spread her message, and even got the help of friends and family to write letters to influential people who could make this dream happen for her. 
After much hard work, Father's Day was first  celebrated in 1910.  Mrs. Dodds wanted the date of the holiday to be on her father's birthday, which was the fifth of June.  But the events had to be moved to the third Sunday of June so there would be enough time to prepare. There is a custom of giving gifts to fathers on this day. There are many ways in which this day can be celebrated.

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