『Fathers' Day』 is the day to thank fathers. It is common to give yellow roses or a present with yellow ribbons. Fathers' Day is celebrated on the 3rd Sunday of June in Japan, and it also celebrated in various ways and timing in all over the world.

USA, England, France, Canada, and China celebrate it on the same day as Japan. Italy, Spain and Catholic regions celebrate it on 19th of March as it is the Saint Joseph's Day. Oceania celebrate it on the 1st Sunday of September, and Finland celebrates it on the 2nd Sunday of November. It is on 8th of August in Taiwan, 8th of May as 『Parents’ Day』 in Korea, 23rd of February as 『National Defense Day』 in Russia thanking all fathers and men.

Japanese Fathers' Day's origin is Sonora Smart Dodd (the wife of John Bruce Dodd) in USA took an action to have a day to thank her father. She was born in Washinton　in 1882, and her father William was a famer. When she was 16, her mother passed away and her father raised 6 children including Sonora by himself. He had not been re-married. He had taken care of the children as well as working as a farmer to earn money for the family. He passed away after seeing all his children grown up. In 1909, Sonora found that there is 『Mothers' Day』 and asked the minister of posters to make a day to thank fathers as well. And the first 『Fathers’ Day』 was held on the 19th of June in 1910. It was the 3rd Sunday of June and became custom to celebrate it on the day every year.

Then Thomas Woodrow Willson the 28th president of USA officially established in 1916. And in 1966, Lyndon Baines Johnson the 36th president of USA signed 『Fathers' Day』 to be the 3rd Sunday of June, following the next president Richard Milhous Nixon established the day to be a nation's holiday in 1972.

『Fathers’ Day』 introduced to Japan in SHOWA 25s (1950s) which was over 50 years after 『Mothers’ Day』 had introduced to Japan. In SHOWA 56 (1981), 『Japan Fathers’ Day Commitee 』 was established presenting 『The best father award』 which became popular spreading all over Japan. And in 1980s, shops and department stores started to have events to sell their products as fathers' day gifts which is the custom of 『Fathers’ Day』 in Japan now days.

Many people give yellow roses as a gift on 『Fathers’ Day』 just like carnations for 『Mothers' Day』, is coming from Sonora white roses for her father's grave on 『Fathers' Day』. Therefore, as Mothers' Day's color choices, people choose red roses for a father who is well and alive, and white roses for the passed. In Japan, the image color of the Fathers' Day committee is yellow and there is an award 『The best father yellow ribbon award』, yellow is chosen mainly. Also, people in Japan believe yellow is the color representing happiness, trusts, love, and respects is another reason to choose yellow.

This year 2025's 『Fathers' Day』 is 15th of June. We shall thank fathers who are working hard for their families.



Reference: Japan Culture Vlog
https://jpnculture.net/chichinohi/