Often overshadowed by events such as the end of the school year, marked by the gifting of neckties and celebrated with barbecues, Father’s Day would seem to be among the more secular holidays on the calendar.
And yet, the annual observance of Father’s Day on a Sunday, the traditional day of Christian church services, offers a clue to how this day to celebrate dear old dad rose to prominence in the United States from religiously infused origins.
