Mother’s Day is a special day set aside to honour women who are mothers. She is made to feel well appreciated and respected. The concept of Mother’s Day has its roots in the practices of the ancient Greeks and Romans. To celebrate the perfect mom, the perfect gift is needed on this special day.
Mother’s Day
This is a special day for mother and the objective is to make her the most important person and celebrate her on Mother’s Day. Children should make the effort to show appreciation to the mother of their lives by making special arrangements that will show that they value and recognize the efforts that mother has made on their behalf. Some very popular tokens given to mothers on Mother’s Day include greeting cards, chocolates and jewelry. Also often practiced is the provision of a Mother’s Day meal, whether breakfast, lunch or dinner that may or may not be accompanied by special entertainment and tokens. This is a day dedicated to thanking mothers for shouldering the child-rearing responsibilities with all the sacrifices and hardships that this entails.
Across the world, Mother’s Day is celebrated in more than 50 countries. And while they don’t all however, celebrate it on the same day, the purpose and essence is the same throughout, showing gratitude to mothers for their efforts. Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of May in many countries including Australia, Canada, US and India when children bedeck their mothers with flowers, cards and chocolates.
Evolution of mother’s day
The Mother’s Day tradition can be traced back to activities in the times of the ancient Greeks, where festivals to were held to honour Rhea, the mother of the gods and to the UK where history records the celebration of a Mothering Sunday. The day became more renowned though the efforts of pioneering women such as by Julia Ward Howe, (writer of the Battle Hymn of the Republic) who stated organizing Mother’s Day in 1872, Mrs. Juliet Calhoun Blakely who on her birthday, Sunday 11 May 1877, stepped to the pulpit after the abrupt withdrawal of her son and took over the rest of the service, calling for other mothers to join with her and Philadelphia schoolteacher Anna M. Jarvis who in 1907 began a movement to set up a national Mother’s Day in honour of her mother.
Celebrations and Gifts
All strive to find that perfect gift for the perfect mom on Mother’s Day. This could be hand-made cards, a gift certificate for a spa treatment or simply that mother does no work at all on Mother’s day. The rest of the family actually takes care of all her duties for that day. This can be in addition to the giving of chocolates and flowers after all; there are so many ways to show love and affection to mothers.
Where you find yourself separated from your mother on Mother’s Day, you could make use of the range of personalized gifts that can be sent through the mail.
Remember, Mother’s day is for more than just your own natural mother so always include the step-mum’s, mothers-in-law, grandmothers and to that someone who is providing that protection and care that a mother gives on a day to day basis.