History of Mother's Day

If you’re a mother you will know how much Mother's Day means to you.  We all look forward to our little ones cards and presents whether they are bought or handmade. It makes us feel a bit special and for one day of the year NOT taken for granted.

The history of Mothers day some say dates back to traced back to ancient Greece in honour Rhea, the Mother of the Gods. The Christians in England celebrated the day during the 1600’s to honour the mother of Christ, Mary.  It was much later when the church expanded in its scope to include all mothers, and became known as Mothering Sunday. It is now celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent, which is the 40 day period leading up to Easter.

In the USA, Mother's Day was little bit inspired by the English Mother’s day.  It is thought a social activist Julia Ward Howe suggested the day after the American Civil War.   She was horrified by all the carnage of the Civil War and other wars going on in the 1800’s and issued a manifesto for peace at the international peace conferences in London and Paris.  She became famous for this manifesto which she wrote in 1870.

Now 46 countries around the world celebrate Mothers Day although some of different dates. Obviously like most things today it is very much commercialised and card manufactures’, florists and gift companies like to capitalise on it. Very soon you will see gifts, cards; chocolates all dedicated to this day out on display in all the supermarkets.  The day before Mothering Sunday will see the highest sales of mother’s day’s gifts in local shops as lots of people will be buying their mothers gifts. 

If you are more organised you can now shop from the comfort of your own home and doing your shopping online.  You can spend more time looking for something more unique.  Personalised gifts are nice as you can add your own personal words.  Whatever you do for your mum this year, make sure you thank her for all that she does and let her know you love her.  Most mums would rather just be spoilt all day and not necessarily with gifts.  One whole day where she does not have to make one cup of tea, do the housework, cook a Sunday roast, wash the pots, tidy up. Just one day where she is not taken for granted and her children for once wait on her hand and foot all day....  Bliss... 

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