History Of Mothers Day

(Basics)The holiday Mother’s Day was first celebrated in 1908, when a girl named Anna Jarvis had held a memorial for her mother in Grafton West Virginia. The she began a campaign to make Mother’s Day a recognized holiday in the United States of America. She was successful in 1914, but she was very disappointed when it became commercialized in the 1920’s. Her holiday was adopted by other countries and now it is celebrated all over the world. In the tradition people give their mother’s or parental figures a card, gift or a remembrance toward their mother’s. Various observances honoring mothers existed in America during the 1870’s and the 1880s but these never had resonance (resonance means the ability to evoke or suggest images, memories and emotions) far from the local level. Anna Jarvis had never mentioned Julia Ward Howe’s attempts in the 1870’s to establish a “Mother’s Day for Peace” neither any connection to the protestant school celebrations that include “Children’s Day” amongst others. Neither did she mention the tradition festival “Mothering Sunday” but always said that the creation was hers alone. In 12 Anna Jarvis trademarked the phrases “Second Sunday of May” and Mother’s Day” and created the Mothers Day International Association she specifically noted  “Mother’s” should be a singular possessive noun for each family to honor their mother not a plural possessive noun commemorating(which means to serve as a memorial to) every mother in the entire world. This is also the spelling used by the u.s. president Woodrow Wilson in the law making of the official holiday in the United States of America by the U.S. Congress in relevant (which means closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand) bills, and by various U.S. presidents in their proclamations (which means the public or official announcement of such a matter) concerning “Mother’s Day”.

(What Dates And what Countries Celebrate Mothers Day)Norway celebrates it on the second Sunday of February. Georgia celebrates it on March 3^rd. countries celebrate on March 8^th are Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Russia, Romania, Belarus, Laos, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Montenegro, Seribia, and lots of other countries. Fourth Sunday of lent are Ireland, United Kingdom and Nigeria. March 21^st Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Oman, Libya, Qatar, Yemen, United Irab Emirates, and many more. Second Sunday of May America (of course), Australia, Brazil, India, Iceland, Canada, Chile, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Denmark, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Pakistan,  Peru, Puerto Rico, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Vietnam, Jamacia, and many more. Last Sunday of May France, Algeria, and some other countries.

(Religion)In the Roman Catholic Church, the holiday is strongly associated with revering the Virgin Mary. In many Catholic homes, families have a special shrine devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary. In many Eastern Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches, a special prayer service is held in honor of the Theotokos Virgin Mary. In Hindu tradition Mother's Day is called "Mata Tirtha Aunshi" or "Mother Pilgrimage fortnight", and is celebrated in countries with a Hindu population, especially in Nepal. The holiday is observed on the new moon day in the month of Baisakh, i.e., April/May. This celebration is based on Hindu religion and it pre-dates the creation of the Western-inspired holiday by at least a few centuries

(P.S. HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY MOMMY! LOVE YOU)

 

Anna Jarvis (Above)