As yesterday was Father’s Day, we’re looking back at the traditional day for dads and how it has been marked over the years.


The event is designed to honour not just fathers but also fatherhood, paternal bonds and the influence of dads in society. 
It is held on various dates across the world, and different regions maintain their own traditions.

Father’s Day is a recognised public holiday in Lithuania and some parts of Spain and was regarded as such in Italy until 1977.

It is a national holiday in Estonia, Samoa and South Korea, where it is celebrated as Parents’ Day. 
Our first picture illustrates a remarkable occurrence that happened on Father’s Day in 2014 when Ben Azarya, from Kendal, was handed a Banksy on a train when he was travelling from Carlisle to Kendal.

During his journey a man sat at his table, and when he went to leave he dropped his paints and Ben helped pick them up.

The mystery traveller, who left the train at Penrith, then pulled out the picture from his rucksack, signed it Banksy and handed it to him saying it was worth £20,000.

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Above are Geoff Thurman and his son Austin, two, who enjoyed a Father’s Day breakfast at Kinder Park Nursery in Carlisle.

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Jack Griffiths, 13, and Bethany Dunn, three, are shown at a Father’s Day open day at Workington Transport Heritage Trust.

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In 2014, Peter Green from Cockermouth spent the day cycling as part of a challenge to ride from London to Brighton to raise money for the British Heart Foundation in memory of his father.

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Father’s Day has often inspired competitions and pictured is Laurann Dean, 11, of Ormsgill Primary School, whose winning card was chosen by Barrow’s Co-operative Funeralcare.

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Also shown is fellow winner Ed Knapper from Hill Head, Scotby, Carlisle, with his daughters Georgina and Charlotte. 

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Brandon Wilson, right, won a family meal at the Owl And The Pussycat and Charlie Shields won a £40 gift voucher from Halfords Superstore in Barrow.

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Our final picture shows Barrow mayor, Coun Dave Pidduck, choosing a shirt as a Father’s Day gift during a visit to the Marks and Spencer store in Dalton Road.