May 11, 2023
Happy Mother's Day
How can I thank you, when I walked towards you, I was hoping to reap a spring breeze, but you gave me a whole spring. Mother's Day is this weekend and we are always attached to our mothers, but do you know the history of Mother's Day? Ancient Mother's Day has its origins in Greece, where the ancient Greeks paid homage to Hera, the mother of the gods in Greek mythology. In the mid-17th century, Mother's Day spread to England, where the British celebrated the fourth Sunday of Lent as Mother's Day. On this day, young people who had been away would return home and bring small gifts for their mothers. In the mid-17th century, Mother's Day was introduced to Britain, and the fourth Sunday of Lent was celebrated as Mother's Day. On this day, young people who had been away from home would return to their homes and bring small gifts for their mothers. In the United States, the festival was initiated by Anna Jarvis, a Philadelphian woman who had never married and had no children, and who was devastated by the death of her mother on 9 May 1906. On the anniversary of her death the following year, Jarvis organised a memorial service for her mother and encouraged others to express their gratitude to their respective mothers in a similar way. On 10 May 1913, the US House of Representatives and Senate passed a resolution, signed by President Wilson, declaring the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day. By the time Jarvis passed away in 1948, 43 countries had established Mother's Day, and it was only later that it spread around the world. I once heard the saying, "Human beings are born with feelings." I think that primal feeling is the love for our mothers, let's all be brave enough to express it, Mum, I love you!
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