与广为流行的误解相反,将父亲节设立为一个节日的目的并不是为了帮助贺卡生产商们卖出更多贺卡。实际上,设立“父亲节”的提议被最初提出时,世界上并没有父亲节贺卡!华盛顿州的约翰·B·多德夫人于1909年最早提出了设立“父亲节”的建议。多德夫人希望能用一个特殊的日子向她父 Contrary to popular misconceptions, the purpose of setting up Father’s Day as a holiday is not to help card makers sell more greeting cards. In fact, when the proposal to establish “Father’s Day” was first proposed, there would be no Father’s Day greeting card in the world! Mrs. John B. Dodd of Washington State first proposed the establishment of “Father’s Day” in 1909. Madame Dodd hopes to use a special day with her father