本週三，8月8號是台灣人過的父親節；而在澳洲，父親節是在9月的第一個星期天。
這個禮拜你有好好的為辛苦的爸爸過父親節嗎？想知道Riana在澳洲都是怎麼度過父親節的嗎？
現在Riana要與你開始本週的父親節主題
On Wednesday, Taiwan celebrated it's Fathers Day. I think the date is very significant - the 8th of August - because it sounds like "爸爸". I'm not very sure what Taiwanese people do on Father's Day because I don't have a Dad here. But maybe someone can tell me?
I think that Father's Day is a special day for us to appreciate everything that our fathers do for us. They help us in so many ways - teach us how to ride our first bike or how to go camping and fishing in the summertime. They are there to protect us and keep us safe, and whenever we have troubles they know just what to say. They are the wise, gentle and strong people in our lives - and Father's Day is when we say "thank you Dad".
I can tell you what Father's Day is like in Australia, Canada and other places. I know that most countries celebrate Father's Day on the 3rd Sunday of June. Countries such as the U.S., Canada, China and the U.K. are among them.
In Australia, we celebrate on the 1st Sunday of September. But in all these countries, the traditions and customs are generally the same. We like to make our father feel special on this day!
We like to wake Dad up in his bed with hugs and shouts of "Happy Father's Day!". Sometimes people will cook up a special breakfast to serve to their Dad, so he can relax and enjoy his special day. Children will give their Dad gifts that they'd made at school or a gift that they have bought for him. The family will spend the day together, celebrating by eating special meals and playing games... they just want to tell their Dad that he's so wonderful to them!!
At many schools, teachers will have activities for the children to make Father's Day gifts and cards. This means that many fathers recieve a sweet gift from their children. Now you can buy many cards and gifts which say things like "World's Best Dad" on it, to let Dad know that you think he's #1.
When I was looking for something special to tell about Father's Day, I found this delightful story at http://www.marvelcreations.com/fathersday.html .
Have a read - it's so beautiful~
~~~~~~~~~~----------Daddy's Day-----------~~~~~~~~~~
Her hair up in a pony tail, her favorite dress tied with a bow. Today was Daddy's Day at school, and she couldn't wait to go.
But her mommy tried to tell her, that she probably should stay home, why, the kids might not understand, if she went to school alone.
But, she was not afraid; she knew just what to say. What to tell her classmates, on this Daddy's Day. But still her mother worried, for her to face this day alone. And, that was why once again, she tried to keep her daughter home.
But, the little girl went to school, eager to tell them all about a dad she never sees, a dad who never calls.
There were daddies along the wall in back, for everyone to meet, children squirming impatiently, anxious in their seats. One by one the teacher called a student from the class to introduce their daddy as seconds slowly passed. At last the teacher called her name, every child turned to stare.
Each of them was searching for a man who wasn't there. "Where's her daddy?" she heard a boy call out "She probably doesn't have one," another student dared to shout. And, from somewhere near the back, she heard a daddy say "Looks like another deadbeat dad, too busy to waste his day."
The words did not offend her, as she smiled at her friends, and looked back at her teacher, who told her to begin. And with hands behind her back, slowly she began to speak, and out from the mouth of a child, came words incredibly unique.
"My Daddy couldn't be here, because he lives so far away, but I know he wishes he could be with me on this day. And though you cannot meet him, I wanted you to know, all about my daddy, and how much he loves me so.
He loved to tell me stories, he taught me to ride my bike, he surprised me with pink roses, and taught me to fly a kite. We used to share fudge sundaes and ice cream in a cone, and though you cannot see him, I'm not standing all alone. 'Cause my daddy's always with me, even though we are apart, I know because he told me, he'll forever be here in my heart".
With that her little hand reached up, and lay across her chest, feeling her own heartbeat, beneath her favorite dress. From somewhere in the crowd of dads, her mother stood in tears, proudly watching her daughter, who was wise beyond her years. She stood up for the love of a man not in her life, doing what was best for her, doing what was right.
When she dropped her hand back down, staring straight into the crowd, she finished with a voice so soft, but its message clear and loud, "I love my daddy very much, he's my shining star, if he could he'd be here, but heaven's just too far. Sometimes when I close my eyes, it's like he never went away."
Then she closed her eyes, and saw him there that day. To her mother's amazement, she witnessed with surprise, a room full of daddies and children, all starting to close their eyes.
Who knows what they saw before them, who knows what they felt inside? Perhaps for a second, they saw him at her side.
"I know you're with me Daddy," to the silence she called out.
What happened next made believers, of those once filled with doubt? No one in that room could explain it, for each of their eyes had been closed. But there placed on her desktop, was a beautiful fragrant pink rose, a child was blessed, if only a moment, by the love of her shining bright star. And, given the gift of believing that heaven is never too FAR. 
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I think this is such a sweet story to read! It shows that even if your Daddy isn't there to cuddle you, you can still know that he is with you.
Father's Day celebrates everything that your Dad does for you, because he loves you!
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