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Americans are expected to spend $14.3 billion on Father's Day this year, according to the National Retail Federation.
據全國零售聯盟稱，今年父親節美國人預計將花費143億美元。
Sonora Smart Dodd likely didn't envision us spending that kind of money when she came up with the idea of celebrating Father's Day more than a century ago.
一個多世紀以前，當索娜拉·史瑪特·杜德提出慶祝父親節的想法時，可能沒預想到我們會花費這么多錢。
She apparently got the idea to celebrate a day for dads after hearing a Mother's Day sermon in church in 1909.
1909年，在教堂聽完母親節的布道后，她萌發出慶祝父親的想法。
Dodd's mom died, leaving Dodd's father to raise her and her five brothers. When she heard the sermon, she realized how much her dad did for all of his children, and she wanted to honor him.
杜德的母親過世的早，留下她的父親撫養她和五個兄弟。當她聽到布道時，她意識到她的父親為自己的孩子們做了多少，她想尊敬他。
So, she drummed up support from local churches, the YMCA and others in her hometown of Spokane, Washington, to celebrate dads in June — the month her dad was born. And in 1910, the state of Washington celebrated its first statewide Father's Day.
所以，她竭力爭取當地教會基督教青年會和華盛頓斯波坎家鄉的支持，在六月慶祝父親節，這是她父親出生的月份。1910，華盛頓全州第一次慶祝父親節。
But some people reportedly opposed it, saying it was just a way to sell products.
但據報道，一些人對此反對，說這只是一種銷售產品的方式。
It didn't become an official U.S. holiday until 1972 under President Nixon, 58 years after Mother's Day became an official holiday. Luckily, Dodd lived to see Father's Day become official. She died in 1978 at 96.
直到1972年在尼克松總統下父親節才成為美國官方節日，繼母親節成為官方節日58年之后。幸運的是，杜德活著看到父親節成為正式節日。她在1978年去世，享年96歲。
Thanks to Dodd, we're reminded to celebrate the special men in our lives. Happy Father's Day!
多虧杜德，提醒我們慶祝生活中這個特別的男人。父親節快樂！
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