Friday, November 18, 2011

Mothers' Day is Significant Globally

By Sylvia Lucas


Here is an overview of some of the dates and the history of a very important and meaningful holiday: Mother's Day. Mother's Day is celebrated at different times from culture to culture for a number of reasons. Mother's Days in many countries are big gift-giving occasions, and there can be a lot of pressure to come up with the absolute perfect gift. Jewelry is always a safe bet, and there are many options of special mother's rings and other mother's jewelry available, which is customized with the birthstone of each child.

The Mothers Day holiday is quite recognizable to most people as an occasion of commemorating the love & appreciation felt for mommies everywhere. More and more frequently this also means praising the people in our lives who have been like mothers to us too.

The occasions of the present- day U.S. and many other countries date back to an essay penned by Julia Ward Hose in the 1870s, & later when Anna Jarvis promoted setting an official celebration in the early 1900s. The earliest origins of the modern Mothers Day, however, may lie in the society of the ancient Greeks. The Greeks held a festival in those days that functioned to honor mother goddesses, & human mothers by extension, every year around the vernal equinox. After the Romans took power later on, they continued this tradition.

In the United Kingdom, the date on which Mothers Day is recognized each year is related to the timing of Lent, whereas Canada & the United States always celebrate the 2nd Sunday of May. The second Sunday of May is, in fact, the choice of eighty-two several countries on six continents-- this is every continent with a native population. Overall, May is by far the most popular month in which to set Mother's Day, with 104 countries choosing to celebrate sometime during the fifth month.

In other nations such as Bulgaria and Ukraine, Mothers Day occasions take place on March 8th to coincide with the observance of International Women's Day. Still other locations, including Egypt, observe Mother's Day on March 21, the winter to spring equinox; this may just be a throwback to the original festivities so many centuries ago. In the same manner, other days are frequently selected to coincide with the local culture's established occasions of mothers, much like many other well known holidays.




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