Why We Celebrate Mother's Day

Why We Celebrate Mother's Day The second Sunday of May in America is celebrated as Mother's Day and it is the only day in a year, which is dedicated to all the Mothers. Kids and adults, everyone plan something for their mother to show their love and concern in a tangible form.

Back in the history, ancient Greece celebrated the day in honor of Rhea, the mother of Gods. However, the seventeenth century marks the beginning of Mother's Day celebration by the early Christians, which was a day to honor Mary, the mother of Christ. With time, the day was later to include all mothers and so now we people have started observing the day, dedicated to motherhood. Presently, mother's day is lionized throughout the world that falls mainly in March and May. While in the U.S., Mother's Day occurs on the second Sunday of May, the U.K. observes it on the fourth Sunday of Lent.

One of the first countries to preserve the day to acknowledge mothers was England. Late in the eighteenth century, many people worked for the rich as household servants and the “Mothering Sunday” was a day when the workers returned home to stay with their mothers. However, when the Industrial Revolution amended their working and the lifestyle of people, this custom came to an halt.

Furthermore, in the twentieth century one Sunday was dedicated to mothers and was settled as a holiday.

Mother's Day was not ascertained as an official holiday until 1915 in the U.S. The day was commenced when Anna Jarvis held a memorial in a church in West Virginia for her mother. Anna's mother, Ann Jarvis was a peace activist who helped and cared for the wounded soldiers and was there as a strength and support. Ann Jarvis died and Anna's objective was to honor her mother and her activity and to observe a day for all mothers. She also wanted to convey a message that mothers are “the person who has done more for you than anyone in the world”. When Anna's mother died, she asked the minister at the church to held a memorial and during the commemoration, the minister honored Ann Jarvis and all the mothers. It was only in the late 1910, when the governor of West Virginia announced the second Sunday of May to be observed as Mother's Day. In the U.S., kids follow the traditional way of celebrating the day which is by offering flowers, cards, chocolates, gifts or preparing breakfast. Carnations are the official flowers for Mother's Day so many offer it to their mothers. Many also consider creating something by their own and giving it to their mothers such as cards or special dish cooked at home. If you are planning to take your mother to a restaurant (obviously no one would want their mom to cook on the occasion), make sure you have reserved your seats as on this day the restaurants are always full.

Mother's Day is one of the most joyous occasion celebrated throughout the world. This Mother's Day give your mother a unique surprise and make her day a memorable one.