In the 1920s and 30s in America there was a movement to combine Mother’s Day and Father’s Day into one singular holiday. The goal was to honor parents equally and it was also an effort to decommercialize the holidays. As is the case now when economic times are tough, the Great Depression caused a retail push to buy more, more, more. Americans spend an estimated $11.1 billion on dear old dad, with spending for Father’s Day catching up to (and by some estimates even beating) Mother’s ... Continue Reading
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