Difference between revisions of "Father & Son Day"
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| − | [[Image:Father son day.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Father & Son Day cake, June 1974]]Jon's birthday is June 23, and Father's Day in the United States falls on the third Sunday in June, so the two days always fell within a day or two of one another on the calendar. | + | [[Image:Father son day.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Father & Son Day cake, June 1974]]Jon's birthday is June 23, and Father's Day in the United States falls on the third Sunday in June (and had been made a national holiday just three years before Jon's birth), so the two days always fell within a day or two of one another on the calendar. |
It became an unofficial custom to combine Father's Day and Jon's birthday together. Often one cake was made which read ''Happy Father & Son Day'', and cards and gifts were given to both Ken and Jon during the same celebration. Despite the apparent equality given to the two days being observed, Ken & Sharon always put the most focus on Jon, so the combination was never minimized his birthday, but rather added to it. | It became an unofficial custom to combine Father's Day and Jon's birthday together. Often one cake was made which read ''Happy Father & Son Day'', and cards and gifts were given to both Ken and Jon during the same celebration. Despite the apparent equality given to the two days being observed, Ken & Sharon always put the most focus on Jon, so the combination was never minimized his birthday, but rather added to it. | ||
Revision as of 14:38, 10 October 2007
Father & Son Day is a hybrid celebration created by the family of Ken, Sharon, and son Jonathon which would sometimes consolidate Father's Day and Jon's birthday into a single event.
Origin
Jon's birthday is June 23, and Father's Day in the United States falls on the third Sunday in June (and had been made a national holiday just three years before Jon's birth), so the two days always fell within a day or two of one another on the calendar.
It became an unofficial custom to combine Father's Day and Jon's birthday together. Often one cake was made which read Happy Father & Son Day, and cards and gifts were given to both Ken and Jon during the same celebration. Despite the apparent equality given to the two days being observed, Ken & Sharon always put the most focus on Jon, so the combination was never minimized his birthday, but rather added to it.
Evolution
Father & Son Day was predominately celebrated early in Jon's childhood. Once Jon had started school and had a group of friends, his birthday and Father's Day became their own autonomous events.
