The history of Mother's Day is centuries old and goes back to the times of ancient Greeks, who held festivities to honor Rhea, the mother of the gods. The early Christians celebrated the Mother's festival on the fourth Sunday of Lent to honor Mary, the mother of Christ. Interestingly, later on a religious order stretched the holiday to include all mothers, and named it as the Mothering Sunday. The English colonists settled in America discontinued the tradition of Mothering Sunday because of lack of time. In 1872 Julia Ward Howe organized a day for mothers dedicated to peace. It is a landmark in the history of Mother's Day.
In 1907, Anna M. Jarvis (1864-1948), a Philadelphia schoolteacher, began a movement to set up a national Mother's Day in honor of her mother, Ann Maria Reeves Jarvis. She solicited the help of hundreds of legislators and prominent businessmen to create a special day to honor mothers. The first Mother's Day observance was a church service honoring Anna's mother. Anna handed out her mother's favorite flowers, the white incarnations, on the occasion as they represent sweetness, purity, and patience. Anna's hard work finally paid off in the year 1914, when President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the second Sunday in May as a national holiday in honor of mothers.
Slowly and gradually the Mother's day became very popular and gift giving activity increased. All this commercialization of the Mother's day infuriated Anna as she believed that the day's sentiment was being sacrificed at the expense of greed and profit.
Regardless of Jarvis's worries, Mother's Day has flourished in the United States. Actually, the second Sunday of May has become the most popular day of the year. Although Anna may not be with us but the Mother's day lives on and has spread to various countries of the world. Many countries throughout the world celebrate Mother's Day at various times during the year, but some such as Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, and Belgium also celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday of May.
Mothering Sunday
The early Christians in England celebrated the Mother's festival on the fourth Sunday of Lent (the 40 day period leading up to Easter) to honor Mary, the mother of Christ. Interestingly, later on a religious order stretched the holiday to include all mothers, and named it as the Mothering Sunday. People working out of their homes were expected to return to the "mother" church (the spiritual power that gave them life and protected them from harm). It also became an occasion for family reunions.
Mother's Day Crafts
Mother's Day gives every child a perfect occasion to thank his/her mother for her unconditional love and support. Though a child can never pay back the hard work and efforts of a mother, he/she can do little things, which would please her and bring a smile across her face. One such thing is to make cute crafts for her. Just like all other festivals, Mother's Day is also full of fun-filled crafts and games. Craft activities would not only be entertaining for the children, but also help them to learn in the process.
Children, of various age groups, find it the best to express their love, toward their mother, through homemade crafts. These art and crafts can also used in decorations of a Mother's Day party. You can also make the crafts according to a theme, like - I love You Mom, You are the best Mom, Family Tree, etc. So, this Mother's Day, instead of getting your mother something from the store, work a little and gift her something handmade. You can also try out some of the Mother's Day craft given in this section and make the day very special and very memorable for your 'Dearest Mom'.
Mother's Day Gifts
Mother's Day is the occasion to honor the best creation of God on Earth, to shower her with all your love, care and warmth, to help those hands which helped us to overcome all the hiccups, to stand by the person who stood like a rock in our lean and mean days and to assure her that she really means the world to us. Although no material gift can match our love towards her still they do attach meaning and significance to the occasion in their own small way. Greeting cards, flowers, chocolates and other such gifts make the day more memorable and add joy to the occasion. They help us to make her feel extra special.
Mother's Day is the time to give back to our moms the love and care which she showered on us, all her life. This is the time to tell her that she is the most loving, kind-hearted, understanding and caring person in our lives. It's time to treat her like a queen and treat her with a royal buffet prepared by one's own hands, to give her promise-cards and coupons that she may use, when she needs your help the most. You may use our gift ideas to let your mother know that no one loves her more than her children and they know how important it is for her to be hugged and kissed like they were still kids.
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