Mother’s Day is all about honoring mothers all over the world for creating life, taking care of it, and protecting it with their own life. Being a mother is about taking responsibilities, risks, spreading love and kindness, molding another life to be its best self, and making sacrifices. And all these acts deserve a celebration! So first, let’s take a peek at how Mother’s Day was formed.
We can track Mother’s Day back to the ages of ancient Greek and Roman civilizations. They held festivals to honor Rhea and Cybele who are considered their mother goddesses. And in modern ages, we can find Mothering Sunday which is an early Christian festival that is considered as an inspiration for what we celebrate today.
The Mother’s Day we celebrate today in the United States tracks back to the 19th century and Anna Jarvis is known to be the pioneer of the rise of this day. She believed and saw Mother’s Day as a way to honor and appreciate the sacrifices a mother makes throughout her life. She organized the first-ever modern Mother’s Day celebration at a church in Grafton, West Virginia. After a while, finally, her attempts of making Mother’s Day a special one made it to the national calendar and in 1914 when president Woodrow Wilson established the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day.
The way or day of celebrating Mother’s Day around the world is very different. But the core idea and concept are the same. People worldwide celebrate Mother’s Day by presenting flowers, small gifts, and cards to mothers. In some countries, people gather, sing songs and eat a large feast to celebrate motherhood. Most countries organize national Mother’s Day events and appreciate mothers across the country as well.
What we really have to think here is that committing one day to celebrate mothers is just symbolization. All that they do for us and the commitment they make for us need something more than just a one-day celebration. So, celebrate your mom every day because she never takes a break from being your mom. So, why should we stop at celebrating her just this one day?
