MOTHER’S DAY: Thanks, Mom! A Day of Remembrance
MOTHER’S DAY: Thanks, Mom! A Day of Remembrance for celebrating the beginning of life. So what is Mother’s day? What does it mean to you?
It’s a very special day on which we honor mothers everywhere, from grandmothers and aunts, to sisters and friends. It’s a day when we contemplate all of the many things that our mothers have done for us.
The earliest Mother’s Day celebrations can be traced back to the spring celebrations of ancient Greece, held to honor Rhea, the Mother of the Gods.
Another theory claims this day emerged from the custom of mother worship in ancient Greece. During the 1600’s, England celebrated a day called “Mothering Sunday.” Celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent, Mothering Sunday honored the mothers of England. In the UK today, people celebrate motherhood and thanks mothers just for being “moms.”
In the United States, Mother’s Day was adopted from England by social activist Julia Ward Howe after the American Civil War. Ms. Howe intended the day to be a call to unite women against war. She wrote the Mother’s Day
Proclamation.
People in different countries celebrate Mother’s Day at different times of the year because the celebration has so many different origins. So, what does Mother’s Day mean to a mom, then? To moms everywhere, Mother’s Day is a day to reflect upon all of the joys that her children and family have brought into her life.
It is a day when moms relax and let others take over, something that may be difficult for some moms to do. On this special day of the year, we honor our mothers and what they’ve done for us. Mother’s Day is also a
popular day for the family to dine out, relax and connect once again.
In this fast-forward world, we never seem to have the time to truly connect with loved ones. This is one of those opportunities. Mother’s Day is a day when mom chooses her activities. She may select a nice dinner, a family trip or simply choose to work in her garden - the place that brings her inner peace.
On Mother’s Day, we all put mom’s needs first. Moms do so much for us that it’s sometimes hard to acknowledge this in a single day. They are the ones who brought us into this world, and the ones who watch over us, even today when we have children of our own.
Once you’re a mother, you’re always a mother. Those needs to nurture and protect don’t go away simply because you’ve grown older. Mothers seem to know when we need them, whether to talk, or cry, or share an accomplishment. It’s a sixth sense that moms are born with.
A mom never stops worrying about her child. When a child is born, a transformation takes place. The new mother will never be the same.
There is no one else like her. How do you say thank you for all of that? I believe being a mom is the greatest gift in the world.
Children bring the greatest joy and satisfaction into our lives. It is immeasurable. Mother’s Day continues to be celebrated all around the world.
That’s why.
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