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Celtic greeting cards logo - Fathers Day cards - handmade and personalised by Welsh artists
Handmade personalised greeting cards from Wales plus signed prints and originals

Personalised Fathers Day cards with traditional illustrations, all handmade in Wales. Click on any thumbnail below to view a larger image and make a purchase. Click here if you need translations (including Welsh).

*If you wish to learn how to write and speak Welsh just click here.

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How the Father's Day card developed

Father's Day is a day of commemoration and celebration of the person we call Dad - that means the special man in our life. It is an opportunity to thank him for the sacrifices he has made to bring you up, and also to show and express our love and care to this man. Today the 'special man' may not be your father but will certainly be acting as a father figure in your life - whether as Stepfather, Uncle, Grandfather, or even your Big Brother. Expressing ones love may include burnt toast, cold tea in bed and even a personlisedFather's Day card. This card should not necessarily be purchased from a shop or by mail order, just a scribbled image with coloured crayon on a piece card will get the message over.
Historically, there appears to be two dates when the first Father's Day card was created.
The first date was around 4,000 years ago when a young boy named Elmusu wished his Babylonian father good health and a long life by carving a Father's Day message on a card made out of clay. Today there is no trace of this clay card, Elmesu or his father, but the tradition has continued to day.
The second date was around 1909 when Mrs. John B. Dodd, of Washington, first proposed the concept of a Father's Day. She was looking for a special day to honour her father, William Smart who was a Civil War veteran. William Smart's wife died in childbirth with their sixth child. He raised the newborn and his other five children by himself on a rural farm in eastern Washington state. Mrs. Dodd realized the strength and selflessness her father had shown in raising his children as a single parent when she was grown up.
This first Father's Day was observed on June 19th, 1910 in Spokane Washington. Even President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a national Father's Day and President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the 3rd Sunday of June as Father's Day in 1966. It was about that time that Father's Day became popular and the design and illustration of Father's Day cards flourished.

If you require any more help creating your own personalised Father's Day card just e-mail enquiry@celtic-1.co.uk and let us know exactly what you want. You will find all the contact information you will need here.

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PLEASE NOTE HOLIDAY SCHEDULE:
At present we have no holidays scheduled. Please note actual delivery is totally out off our hands although we normally print the same day (orders received before 3.00 pm) and post 1st Class the following morning.

ORDERING CARDS TO ADDRESSES OUTSIDE THE UK
For orders outside the UK please order a minimum of 6 cards (you can mix designs if you wish).

GOOD NEWS FOR WELSH LEARNERS
If you want to write your own Welsh message we have now added more pages to help you here.
If you want to investigate the Welsh language further and perhaps learn a few phrases we have added a totally new section here.

Don't forget - you can write ANY message on ANY card with ANY image - just enjoy yourself !

IMPORTANT DATES FOR 2010 / PWYSIG DYDDIADAU I 2010

New Year's Day: January 1st
Dydd Santes Dwynwen* (Saint Dwynwen Day): January 25th
Saint Valentine's Day: February 14th
Saint David's Day (Patron saint of Wales): March 1st
St Piran's Day (Patron saint of Cornwall): March 5th
Mother's Day: March 14th
Saint Patrick's Day (Patron saint of Scotland): March 17th
Good Friday: April 2nd
Easter Sunday: April 4th
Easter Monday: April 5th
Saint George's Day (Patron saint of England): April 23rd
Early May Bank Holiday: May 3rd
Spring Bank Holiday: May 31st
Father's Day: June 20th
Summer Bank Holiday: August 30th
Saint Andrew's Day (Patron Saint of Scotland): November 30th
Christmas Eve: December 24th
Christmas Day: December 25th
Boxing Day: December 26
Saint Stephen's Day: December 26th
New Year's Eve: December 31st
*Welsh equivalent of the English Saint Valentine's Day.

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NODWCH GWYLIAU RHAGLEN:
Dim gwyliau rwan. Am traddodiad: yn amlwg darparu gwirioneddol yn hollol allan oddi ar ein dwylo er ein bod bob amser yn argraffu ar yr un diwrnod (archebion a dderbyniwyd cyn 3:00) ac ar ôl 1 Dosbarth y bore canlynol.

ARCHEBU I ANNERCH Y TU ALLAN I'R DU
Ar gyfer archebion tu allan i'r DU os gwelwch yn dda er o leiaf 6 cardiau (gallwch cymysgedd dyluniadau os ydych yn dymuno).

NEWYDDION DA I DDYSGWYR CYMRAEG
Os ydych chi eisiau ysgrifennu neges eich hun Cymru erbyn hyn rydym wedi ychwanegu tudalennau mwy i helpu chi yma. Os ydych am i ymchwilio i'r iaith Cymraeg ymhellach ac efallai ddysgu ychydig o ymadroddion rydym wedi ychwanegu adran hollol newydd yma.

Peidiwch ag anghofio - gallwch ysgrifennu neges ar y cerdyn UNRHYW UNRHYW gyda delwedd UNRHYW - dim ond mwynhau eich hun!