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Father's Day 2015: Google Doodle celebrates Father's Day

Father's Day 2015: Google Doodle celebrates Father's Day

Written by Nirmalya Dutta |Updated : June 21, 2015 7:00 AM IST

June 21 2015 is being celebrated as Father's day. It is always celebrated on the third sunday of every June.

Google tipped its head to fathers around the world with the two Os of the logo replaced with an animated father-son animal pair.

The role of a father is very important in brining up a child. In our opinion, fathers haven't really been given enough due for the same. This Father's day, let's do the same.

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The modern Father's Day originated about a 100 years ago though celebration of fathers can be traced back to the different ancient civilisations.

The modern Father's Day was founded by Sonora Louise Smart Dodd who got the idea while attending a Mother's Day sermon in 1909 and the day was founded in 1910 in Spokane, Washington at the YMCA where it was first celebrated on 19 June. Her dad was a single father who was also a civil war veteran who raised six children alone.