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Mother's Day Story

Stories And Tales To Celebrate The Maternal Love

There are numerous stories that surround the birth of any celebration. Mother’s Day is a tradition that has roots in the very foundation of humanity. Mothers have always embodied warmth and unconditional love. Every time we think of our mothers, we can feel slow and softly perfumed warmth effusing our skin, surrounding us with that feeling of security and trust, available nowhere else in the world. The touch of those hands that pat our heads and caress our backs when we need comfort and that voice that keeps us in line when we do mischief is infused in the very fiber of our being.

Celebrate Motherhood

When we think of mothers, is it necessary that we think of only our birth parents? Mothers can be present in our lives in myriad forms. There are many people in this world who do not have mothers; for them, fathers, aunts, sisters and step-mothers fulfill these roles. However, the foster parents should not be neglected. There are many people in the world who have both biological parents and foster parents, which could arouse some dilemma. It only requires clarity of thought and the ability to accept and give love unconditionally.

Origins of the Celebrations

The origins of the celebration can be traced back to the ancient times of the Greeks and Romans who worshiped their Mother Goddesses. Then the early Christians created their own version of the festivity by setting the fourth Sunday of the month of Lent, as the day commemorated for the Virgin Mary, the Mother of Christ. The tradition of giving gifts to the mothers had evolved from this, when the children were encouraged to honor their mothers with small gifts of flowers. The English adopted this custom with a slight modification; they included all the mothers and named it Mothering Sunday.

Modern Seeds of Celebration

The idea of having a Mother’s Day was coined in the mind of the august poet, writer and poet Julia Ward Howe, of the Civil War Era. She propagated the idea in 1872 that, there should be a day when all the mothers got the respect due to them presented to them in thoughtful gestures and feelings. However, the credit to the actual incorporation of the day goes to another eminent lady, Anna Jarvis, who wanted to honor her departed mother’s dearest wish of the day when mothers would be given the honor due to them in recognition of their efforts.

Let the celebrations begin

The first Mother’s Day happened when Anna Jarvis presented carnations to the members of her Methodist Church. She propagated the idea through all the channels available and as a result of her ardent attempts, President Woodrow Wilson declared every second Sunday of May to be the official Mother’s Day. However, the modern day celebrations are so far off from the original idea of the personal deeds that Miss. Jarvis had to resort to appealing to have the holiday revoked. It is inevitable that there must be some who do things for their mother not because they want to show off, but just to express their love.

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Mother's Day History

Tracing The Roots Of The Celebration Of Motherly Love

When the second Sunday of May approaches, we all get this feeling of anticipation and excitement. Of course, we would; it’s the Mother’s Day, after all. Cherishing our mothers is an activity we very casually forget every other day of the year. On this one day we try to take time to catalogue our mother’s likes and dislikes, try to remember if there was anything she had expressed to want in particular, but not yet got. Then we pick all of that and go see her; there she would be standing with warm smiles and our favorite goodies. Mothers always know us best.

Ancient Traces before Christ

The Romans and Greeks dedicated days to their goddesses who were known to bestow fertility and prosperity. Cybele was a goddess who was a mountain mother goddess, depicted as a pregnant woman sitting on a lion throne, and was worshipped by the Romans as the “Great Mother,” and had many festivals such as Megalesia in April, the Holy Week in March and other minor festivals. Greeks already worshipped Rhea as the Mother Deity, as she was a mother to many deities, and had days set aside for celebration in her name, as well.

Christian Celebrations

The Early Christians introduced their own religious holiday to commemorate the Virgin Mary. On this day, they held special prayers and the children were encouraged to offer gifts of flowers and sweets to their mothers. The date chosen for this was the fourth Sunday of Lent, before Easter. In England, they included all the mothers and named it the Mothering Sunday. Beyond the usual gifting by the children, servants and staff were allowed to visit their mothers. This was a day incorporated so that mothers would be thanked for their efforts, but it lost its significance around the 19^th century. The practice was resurrected after the World War II.

Modern beginnings

The modern Mother’s Day celebrations can find their roots emerging from the strong feministic revolutionaries. The idea was suggested by the eminent poet Julia Ward Howe, who is most remembered for her poem “the Battle Hymn of the Republic” and her Mother’s Day proclamation. She suggested that there should be a day when the mothers irrelevant of ages, status and nationalities be joined together to fight the ravages of war and teach their children to promote peace. Though her ideas never came into fruition, her vision was firmly entrenched in the fertile minds of the next generation of women revolutionaries.

Modern Day Celebrations

The Mother of Mother’s Day was Anna Jarvis, who decided that it was a worthwhile cause to fulfill her mother’s wish to found a day to honor the efforts of all the mothers across the world for all their sacrifices and love. She organized the first Mother’s Day in 1908 when she distributed 100 white carnations, her mother’s favorite flowers, to the congregation at the Methodist Church she was part of. Then as just fruits of her endeavors, President Wilson declared the second Sunday of May every year to be the Mother’s Day for all.

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Overview of the Transition of the Tradition of Mother’s Day

When the idea of a Mother’s Day took birth in the enlightened minds of the most eminent women activists of the Civil War era, they must have no inkling of the huge celebration it has turned into now days. When they had conceived the idea, they had wanted a day when women could find one day in their lives when their children showed their love with gifts and gestures. There must be mothers in the world that would like to put up their feet and relax for a day and imagine their delight when their children endeavor to give them just that.

Germ of an Idea

The idea of a fest to celebrate motherhood was first advocated by eminent poet, author and activist, Julia Ward Howe. Her works during the Civil War Era have been felicitated much, as her “Battle Hymn of the Republic” and the document, which put forward her said idea, the “Mothers’ Day Proclamation.”Her efforts came to naught because of the prevailing conditions of the country at that time. Her views were borne more out of a desire to stop War and promote peace, citing this as the desire of every mother who had sent their sons into battle.

First Mother’s Day

Decades later, when the heat of the idea had almost died down, a new personality with the same core of strength emerged with even more solid ideas. She wanted to commemorate her mother’s fondest wish to have a day dedicated for mothers. In order to fulfill this, Anna Jarvis propagated the idea of setting a day for this purpose. She took the very first step by presenting 100 carnations to the mothers in the Methodist Church her mother was a part of. They were her mother’s favorite flowers, believed to signify the pure and unconditional love of a mother.

Struggles and Success

Anna Jarvis lobbied fiercely to get a day declared as the Mother’s Day and it was the early 20^th century when the country was building itself up, with, many reforms in the works. Her point was that when a society forgot to pay its respects to the efforts of its mothers by setting aside the notion of assigning a day for the purpose, there was a bleak future ahead. Her appeals paid off and on May 8, 1914 President Woodrow Wilson of the US signed a Joint resolution. The resolution stated that the second Sunday of May every year will be celebrated as Mother’s Day.

Contemporary Celebrations

There is a world of difference in the ways of celebrations currently undertaken and the kind visualized by those who fought for the holiday. Although the gestures have been overwhelmed by a surge of commercialization, the spirit still remains same. The lifestyles have changed as have the thread of the society since then. Additionally, the connectivity has increased, where if the children are unable to come personally to their mother, they can always video conference and has the gift delivered exactly at the right time. Life has changed, so has the method of demonstrating love.

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The most popular Mothers Day Quotes by Famous People

Mother's Day Quotes:

 Everybody in the world must have an Quote on their own mother. Like all the most famous people gave some interesting quotes about their own mother. Below we have listed the quotes within images with the author name. 

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