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Moving story behind Father's Day - and why it's always held in June

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Father's Day is celebrated around the world as a time to honour the bond between fathers and their children. It's a day for cards, presents and breakfast in bed.

Roman Catholic countries, including Spain, Portugal and Italy, celebrate Father's Day on 19 March. This is to coincide with the Feast of Saint Joseph - the husband of the Virgin Mary, and the legal father of Jesus Christ.

Both the UK and the USA celebrate Father's Day on the third Sunday of June, and there's a very special reason why. Father's Day was founded in 1910 by a young American woman named Sonora Smart Dodd.

Sonora's mother had tragically died giving birth, leaving her grieving husband, William, to raise six young children alone. As the eldest daughter, Sonora would help

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