Mother's Day

A bouquet of red carnations
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Do you know Mother'€™s Day is celebrated on the 6th March 2005 in UK and 8th May 2005 in the United States? Have you actually asked why? Before I get to that answer, here are my thoughts for Mother's day. There are two sides to look at. To my understanding, it is a celebration of our Mother's undying love and sacrifice in bringing us to this world. Giving what they have for our well being, caring when we are sick and nurturing our soul when we are weak. On the flip side question of, why bring us to this world? Was it because by human sexual drive or there was nothing better to do that faithful day to experiment with reproductive organs or was it our grandparents'™ wishes? I wonder? Try to ask that question to your parents and wait for the answer.

Ok to answer the above first question for this blog entry. In 1600, Mother's Day was called the "Mothering-Sunday" to honor all mothers of England. That day was celebrated on Mid-Lent Sunday or 4th Sunday of Lent or now known as March the 6th.

Then in 1872 Julia Ward Howe of the United States of America suggested to celebrate Mother'€™s day as a dedication to peace but that wasn't a good enough to promote the idea therefore abandoned.

However later came 45 years old unmarried Anna M. Jarvis, daughter of a minister, who persuaded influential ministers, businessmen and congressmen to declare national Mother's Day. Why? If I read correctly, she wanted to remember the anniversary of HER beloved mother'€™s death. Evidently it has nothing to with world peace but just Anna M. Jarvis own mother'€™s death anniversary. You see, she was unmarried then, likely a virgin, spent most of her years with for her mom and that can have serious psychological effect on this lady. Can you imagine the closeness between herself with Anna Reese Jarvis? She persuaded her mom's church to celebrate Mother's Day on the 2nd anniversary of her Anna Reese Jarvis's death i.e. the 2nd Sunday of May. Do you know carnations the flower on Mother's Day? That was in fact Anna M. Jarvis mother's favorite flower.

The more I think of it, the more I believe that this was one woman'€™s wish to remember her own mom and in return made economical sense to the businessmen, opportunities for influential ministers to demonstrate their powers and congressmen can debate about it.

Therefore, it is important for us to understand the history of Mother's day or any other celebration because with it teaches us the meaning of our existence and being part of civilization.

Disclaimer : Information about the history of Mother'€™s Day was extracted from http://www.floramex.com/li-momsday.htm