Mother's Day Origins

First of all I want to wish the mother's visiting my blog a Happy Mother's Day.  One might think Mother's Day originated here in America, but that is not the so.  I started wondering when we started celebrating our mothers, so proceeded to do some research. 

It is thought that Mother's Day was celebrated by ancient Romans some 250 years before Christ, but I'm not going to go that far back.  The fourth Sunday of lent was celebrated by early Christians in honor of the Virgin Mary, Christ's mother.  The ancients Greeks, also, celebrated mothers.

In the U.K. the celebration was expanded to include all mothers and was called Mothering Sunday.  This tradition was started in the 1600's in England when Mothering Sunday was celebrated on the fourth day of lent, which included service in church to honor Virgin Mary.  Children brought sweets and flowers in order to express love toward their own mothers. 

Even those who worked away from their families were encouraged to visit their mothers and honor them.  By the 19th century, the custom of celebrating Mothering Sunday almost completely died out although there are certain accounts of some celebrations after World War II. 

Julia Ward Howe, an activist, writer and poet was the first to suggest the idea of official celebration of the Mother's Day.  In her famous Mothers Day Proclamation, written in Boston in 1870 she wrote a passionate appeal to women and urged them rise against war.  She suggested a day of honor for mothers in June; she also initiated a Mothers' Peace Day observance on second Sunday in June.  Her idea, backed by her relentless campaigns and calls for the official day later spread and replaced Mother's Peace Day.

Anna Jarvis is often referred to as the 'Mother of Mothers Day is considered to be the found of the celebration in the US.  The activist was inspired by her own mother, Anna Marie Reeves Jarvis, who wanted to see the existence of Mother's Day.

After much lobbying, campaigns and awareness programs, her hard work paid off.  By 1911, almost all the states in the United States celebrated Mother's day.  On May 8, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson signed a Joint Resolution designating the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day.

People all around the world take the day as an opportunity to pay tribute to their mothers and than them for all their love and support.  Mother's Day is celebrated today in these countries these countries: US, India, Denmark, Finland, Italy Turkey, Australia, Mexico, Canada and many more. 

Source:  http://www.ibtimes.co.in/mothers-day-2014-history-and-origin-how-did-the-tradition-of-honoring-mothers-evolve-551783

Happy Mother's Day!  To my mother, I love you and still miss you. You were the best and anyone who has a great mother is lucky. Have a great week and see you next Sunday. 

Sandra K. Marshall, author

@ Eirelander Publishing
http://www.eirelanderpublishing.com

http://www.skaymarshall.com

Happy Mother's Day!

Today is a special day when we celebrate our mother's.   These wonderful women come in all shapes and sizes, and if we are lucky we have a fantastic person in our lives to look after and care for us.

My sister, brother and I were lucky to have a mother who really loved us.  She was always there to listen to us and support us.  Mom was special because she always encouraged us to spread our wings and try anything we wanted to do. 

Not everyone has a terrific mother, but maybe that mother is doing the best they can, and for that they should be given kudos for doing what they can. 

My mother passed away in April 4, 1998, and I still miss her.  For all you mother's, I'm offering a digital copy of my book, The Catalyst.  All you have to do is leave a comment telling me how many children you have. 

Blurb:

Dark revelations and secret love lead to personal resurrection.

Carolyn Madison didn't kill her husband but didn't mourn him either. The rapist deserved to die, or at least she thought so. Beneath a myriad of family secrets, Carolyn drags the skeletons out of the closet and in the arms of her true love, learns to love again.

Walt Tollhouse has pined for Carolyn since she was a shy seventeen-year-old. Little did he know Robert Dubois would steal her away, and then destroy the beautiful spirit he still loved. Beneath the guise of clean-up man, the martial arts instructor never pushes his battered love but gives her silent support she deserves. 

Happy Mother's Day to all those special ladies out there. 

Sandy

http://www.eirelander-publishing.com

http://www.amazon.com/author/sandramarshall

Mother's Day

Hello Everyone,

If you visit my blog today, I thank you. Happy Mother's Day to all of you mother's out there.

Mother's Day is always a bit sad for me because my mother died April 4th, 1998, of ovarian cancer, and I still miss her. She was a fantastic little lady who was always there for her children even when it was inconvenient for her.

I remember all the times coming home from being out on a date and waking her to tell her all the details about the guy. For some reason, it was never on a day when she was off work, and had to get up at 5 a.m. Poor mom, she put up with it and listened to what I had to say and often gave great comments. Smile.

Many afternoons, after she came home from work, she played bad mitten with us. She allowed us to have parties at our house. The guys loved her and would always get her up to dance. Many of them were in the military and missed their own mom's, and so my mom became their mom away from home.

There is so much more I can tell you about my mom, but I would go on and on. Smile.

Love you, Mom.

Have a great day and a happy week.

Sandy
http://www.eirelander-publishing.com
http://www.skaymarshall.com