How Father's Day was born in Costa Rica

Father's Day is a special day in which all Costa Ricans celebrate the father figure. Although this celebration is commemorated all over the world, not all countries do so on the same date. In Costa Rica , and in most Latin American countries, Father's Day is celebrated every third Sunday in June . For this 2021 the day will take place on June 20.

Here we tell you how Father's Day was born in Costa Rica.

Origin of Father's Day in Costa Rica

The origin of the Father's Day celebration in Costa Rica has been celebrated since the 1960s and its origin dates back to the United States with Sonora Smart Dood , daughter of Henry Jackson Smart; veteran of the civil war, who had the initiative to promote a special date to pay tribute to his father because his mother had died when she gave birth to her sixth child, so Jackson took over the family.

During the Mother's Day speech, Sonora proposed that every June 5; The date his father was on his birthday, Father's Day will be celebrated with the aim of highlighting the work of fathers in family life. Unfortunately, at first the initiative did not prosper; It took 15 years for President Calvin Coolidge to endorse this idea and encourage its celebration.

However, it was not until 1966 that President Lyndon Johnson signed a document making official the celebration of Father's Day for the third Sunday in June. Over the years, various nations such as Costa Rica joined the celebration of Father's Day.

As a way to encourage tourism and the economy, the Government has proposed that June 21 be a Father's Day holiday in Costa Rica for this year only.