Is Father’s Day Actually a Celebration of the Sun
sun-day June 21st, 2026
Greetings in the name of Father Yahuah and His Son Yahusha Ha’Mashiach!
As another Father’s Day approaches, I find myself once again reflecting on the traditions and customs that so many people participate in without ever questioning their origins, purpose, and most importantly, their implications on their ruach. Let me be clear: I have no issue with honoring fathers who love, protect, provide for, and lead their families according to the commandments of Father Yahuah. In fact, the scriptures commands us to honor our parents, and faithful fathers deserve respect and appreciation.
The question is not whether fathers should be honored. The question is whether Yahuah commanded this annual observance, and if not, why it has become so important to the world. Every year millions of people purchase gifts, attend special events, and dedicate an entire day to something that cannot be found anywhere in the Torah, the Prophets, the Writings, or the Brit Hadashah, what most people call the canonized scriptures.
As followers of Yahuah, we must be willing to ask difficult questions. Are we honouring fathers in the manner Yahuah instructed, or are we following traditions handed down by men? Scripture repeatedly warns Yashar’el not to learn the ways of the nations, but instead to walk in the ways that Yahuah has commanded.
Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 10:2-3a – “Thus saith Yahuah, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. For the customs of the people are vain:”
Another question worth considering is why Father’s Day is celebrated when it is. Each year it falls on the third sun-day of June, which is within days of the summer solstice, the time when the sun reaches its greatest strength and the daylight hours are at their longest. Throughout history, many pagan religions associated the sun with fatherhood, authority, power, and life-giving force. Their festivals and observances were often connected to significant points in the solar cycle.
Whether this timing is coincidence or not, believers should recognize the pattern of these pagan holidays and their biblical significance. The nations have long worshipped the creation rather than the Creator, and Yahuah repeatedly warned His people not to follow them in their religious customs. The issue is not simply the date itself, but whether we are participating in traditions that Yahuah never established that are more than likely linked to creation worship, namely sungod worship.
Devariym (Deuteronomy) 12:30-31 – “Take heed to yourself that you be not snared by following them… and that you inquire not after their elohiym, saying, How did these nations serve their elohiym? even so will I do likewise. You shall not do so unto Yahuah Elohayka.”
The most important question remains unanswered by those who promote Father’s Day: Where did Yahuah command it? We can easily find commandments to honor our fathers and mothers, but nowhere do we find a command to set aside a special annual day for this purpose. Honoring our parents is not a one-day event; it is a lifelong commandment.
Shemoth (Exodus) 20:12 – “Honor your father and your mother: that your days may be long upon the land which Yahuah Elohayka gives you.”
My purpose in writing this is not to condemn anyone or to offend those who choose to participate in Father’s Day. Rather, it is to encourage each of us to examine our traditions in the light of Yahuah’s written word. If a practice is righteous, it should withstand biblical scrutiny. If it cannot be supported by the Word of Yahuah, then we should have the courage to question it and not participate in it.
May we be a people who seek Yahuah’s commandments above the customs of men, honoring our fathers and mothers every day as He instructed, while carefully testing every tradition against His Word.
I pray that you all have a blessed week and continue to seek Yahuah’s Salvation each and every day!
Shalom,
Sojourner Sharath