"Youth fades; love droops, the leaves of friendship fall;
A mother's secret hope outlives them all." -Oliver Wendell Holmes
My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her." -George Washington
"All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel Mother." -Abraham Lincoln
Motherhood has always been celebrated through the ages of time. Even in prehistoric tribes the mother Goddess was worshiped as the creator of life. For example:
In ancient Egypt, Isis was the Queen of Heaven who ruled over all matters concerning mothering.
In ancient Greece, Rhea was revered as the mother goddess.
In ancient Rome, it was Hera, the jealous wife of Zeus and mother goddess Cybele.
During these ancient times “mothering festivals” were celebrated to honor the goddess in all women back. The festivals were held in the springtime to commemorate the rebirth of the land.
In the USA, Anna Jarvis campaigned for the establishment of an official Mother’s Day to commemorate her mother. “Miss Anna Jarvis was as good as her word. She devoted her entire life to the struggle to have Mother's Day declared a national holiday.
In the spring of 1908, Anna wrote to the Superintendent of Andrew's Methodist Church in Grafton, West Virginia, where her mother had taught Sunday school classes for over 20 years. She requested that a Mother's Day service be held in honor of her mother, Ann Maria Reeves Jarvis. The first official Mother's Day celebration was held at Andrew's Methodist Church on May 10, 1908, with 407 persons in attendance.
Anna Jarvis was actually arrested at a Mother’s Day festival while trying to stop women from selling flowers. Jarvis said “I wanted it to be a day of sentiment not profit.”
Anna Jarvis’ efforts are the reason we have a formal Mother’s Day holiday today.
In 1914 President Woodrow Wilson declared that Mother’s Day a national holiday on the second Sunday in May.
Mother's Day is dedicated to honoring the women who give so much to their families without asking for anything in return.
Perhaps every day should be Mother's Day?
Today most families are too busy with the “everyday” happenings to say thank you for every meal she makes especially my favorites, for all of my childhood memories, for reading me a bedtime story, for inspiring us, for mending a scraped knee, for caring about who my friends are, for knowing just the right thing to do when I am so very sick, for doing the laundry so that we have clean clothes, for driving us to soccer practice, for every good night kisses, for helping me to deal with life's stresses, and accept my defeats and successes.
The modern Mother's Day practice of families bringing flowers and gifts to their moms can be traced back to seventeenth century England. Flowers, cards and gifts are just the outward signs. Once every year on Mother’s Day, the world stops being so busy and says thank you to Mom’s.
What mothers love most is the fact that their families really do notice all that they do for them…….Happy Mother's Day!
A mother's secret hope outlives them all." -Oliver Wendell Holmes
My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her." -George Washington
"All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel Mother." -Abraham Lincoln
In ancient Egypt, Isis was the Queen of Heaven who ruled over all matters concerning mothering.
In ancient Greece, Rhea was revered as the mother goddess.
In ancient Rome, it was Hera, the jealous wife of Zeus and mother goddess Cybele.
During these ancient times “mothering festivals” were celebrated to honor the goddess in all women back. The festivals were held in the springtime to commemorate the rebirth of the land.
In the USA, Anna Jarvis campaigned for the establishment of an official Mother’s Day to commemorate her mother. “Miss Anna Jarvis was as good as her word. She devoted her entire life to the struggle to have Mother's Day declared a national holiday.
In the spring of 1908, Anna wrote to the Superintendent of Andrew's Methodist Church in Grafton, West Virginia, where her mother had taught Sunday school classes for over 20 years. She requested that a Mother's Day service be held in honor of her mother, Ann Maria Reeves Jarvis. The first official Mother's Day celebration was held at Andrew's Methodist Church on May 10, 1908, with 407 persons in attendance.
Anna Jarvis sent 500 white carnations to the church in Grafton. Anna Jarvis, chose the carnation because it was her mother’s favorite flower. One carnation was to be worn by each son and daughter and two by each mother in attendance.” The carnation is the traditional flower for Mother’s Day for that reason.
“Another service was held in Philadelphia later that afternoon where Anna resided with her brother. Anna had requested that the first official service be held in Grafton, where the Jarvis family had lived so much of their lives and where her mother had served for so long as a teacher and public servant."
Anna Jarvis was actually arrested at a Mother’s Day festival while trying to stop women from selling flowers. Jarvis said “I wanted it to be a day of sentiment not profit.”
Anna Jarvis’ efforts are the reason we have a formal Mother’s Day holiday today.
Despite Jarvis's misgivings, Mother's Day has flourished in the United States. The second Sunday of May has become the most popular day of the year to dine out, and telephone lines record their highest traffic, as sons and daughters everywhere take advantage of this day to honor and to express appreciation of their mothers.
Mother's Day is dedicated to honoring the women who give so much to their families without asking for anything in return.
Perhaps every day should be Mother's Day?
Today most families are too busy with the “everyday” happenings to say thank you for every meal she makes especially my favorites, for all of my childhood memories, for reading me a bedtime story, for inspiring us, for mending a scraped knee, for caring about who my friends are, for knowing just the right thing to do when I am so very sick, for doing the laundry so that we have clean clothes, for driving us to soccer practice, for every good night kisses, for helping me to deal with life's stresses, and accept my defeats and successes.
The modern Mother's Day practice of families bringing flowers and gifts to their moms can be traced back to seventeenth century England. Flowers, cards and gifts are just the outward signs. Once every year on Mother’s Day, the world stops being so busy and says thank you to Mom’s.
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