Gender Equality Commissioner Ms Josephine Antoniou welcomes the International Father's Day celebrated this year on 19 June. Father's Day was created at the beginning of the 20th century to honour all the fathers of the world for their contribution both to the family and to society in general. Although less widespread, it is considered a complementary celebration to Mother's Day, as the father and mother are firm pillars within the family.
On this day, Ms Antoniou stresses, all fathers are symbolically honoured for the special relationship between father and child. Easy in theory, difficult in practice. Being a father is the most difficult role a man is asked to play once he has children. Father and child denotes a bond consisting of care, guidance, love, affection.
So let us express our feelings to our fathers today and thank them for what they have done for us, starting with a "big thank you" for the gift of life they have given us.
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