Mother’s Day 8 May 2016
– Sunday,
Mother's Day is observed
the second Sunday in May. It is a time to honor mothers, grandmothers, and
great-grandmothers for their contribution to family and society. Since it is
not a federal holiday, businesses may be open or closed as any other Sunday.
Celebration\ Observance
Mother's Day is
celebrated with gifts, cards, flowers, a special meal out, jewelry, or
chocolates and candy. Other special treats might include a spa or beauty
treatment. It has become the most commercialized holiday for dining out and
jewelry sales.
History
Mother’s Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds,
and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in
many parts of the world, most commonly in the months of March or May. It
complements similar celebrations honoring family members, such as Father’s and Siblings Day. Mother's Day originated
from mainly two women, Julia Ward Howe and Anna Jarvis. Julia Ward sponsored
Mother's Day each year in Boston around 1870 to promote pacifism and
disarmament with women. It lasted about 10 years. Anna Jarvis organized the
first Mother's Day in Grafton, West Virginia at St. Andrew's Methodist Church
in 1908.
Establishment of holiday
The modern holiday of Mother's Day was first celebrated in 1908,
when Anna Jarvis held a memorial for her mother at St Andrew's
Methodist Church in Grafton, West Virginia. Today St Andrew's
Methodist Church now holds the International Mother's Day Shrine. Her
campaign to make "Mother's Day" a recognized holiday in the United
States began in 1905, the year her mother, Ann Reeves Jarvis, died. Ann Jarvis
had been a peace activist who cared for wounded soldiers on both sides of
the American Civil War, and created Mother’s Day
Work Clubs to address public health issues. Anna Jarvis wanted to honor her
mother by continuing the work she started and to set aside a day to honor all
mothers, because she believed that they were "the person who has done more
for you than anyone in the world".
In 1908, the US Congress rejected
a proposal to make Mother's Day an official holiday, joking that they would
have to proclaim also a "Mother-in-law's Day". However, owing to the
efforts of Anna Jarvis, by 1911 all US states observed the holiday, with
some of them officially recognizing Mother's Day as a local holiday,[7] the first being West Virginia, Jarvis'
home state, in 1910. In 1914, Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating
Mother's Day, held on the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor
mothers.
Although Jarvis was successful in founding Mother's Day, she
became resentful of the commercialization
of the holiday. By the early 1920s, Hallmark Cards and
other companies had started selling Mother's Day cards. Jarvis believed that
the companies had misinterpreted and exploited the idea of Mother's Day, and
that the emphasis of the holiday was on sentiment, not profit. As a result, she
organized boycotts of Mother's Day, and threatened to issue lawsuits against
the companies involved. Jarvis argued that people should appreciate and
honor their mothers through handwritten letters expressing their love and
gratitude, instead of buying gifts and pre-made cards. Jarvis protested at
a candy makers' convention in Philadelphia in
1923, and at a meeting of American War Mothers in 1925. By this
time, carnations had
become associated with Mother's Day, and the selling of carnations by the
American War Mothers to raise money angered Jarvis, who was arrested for disturbing the peace.
Jarvis' holiday was adopted by other countries, and it is now
celebrated all over the world.
Spelling
In 1912 Anna Jarvis trademarked the phrases "second Sunday
in May" and "Mother's Day", and created the Mother's Day
International Association. She specifically noted that
"Mother's" should "be a singular possessive, for each family to
honor its own mother, not a plural possessive commemorating all mothers in the
world." This is also the spelling used by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in
his 1914 presidential proclamation, by the U.S. Congress in relevant
bills, and by various U.S. presidents in their proclamations concerning
Mother's Day.
Dates around the world
While the United States holiday was adopted by some other
countries, existing celebrations, held on different dates, honoring motherhood
have become described as "Mother's Day", such as Mothering Sunday in
the United Kingdom or, in Greece, the Eastern Orthodox celebration of the
presentation of Jesus Christ to the temple (2 February of
Julian Calendar). Both the secular and religious Mother Day is present in
Greece. Mothering Sunday is often referred to as "Mother's Day" even
though it is an unrelated celebration.
In some countries, the date adopted is one significant to the
majority religion, such as Virgin Mary Day
in Catholic countries. Other countries selected a date with historical
significance. For example, Bolivia's Mother's Day is the date of a battle in
which women participated. See the "International
history and tradition" section for the complete list.
Ex-communist countries usually celebrated the socialist International Women's Day instead of
the more capitalist Mother's Day. Some ex-communist countries, such as
Russia, still follow this custom or simply celebrate both holidays, which
is the custom in Ukraine. Kyrgyzstan has recently introduced Mother's Day, but
International Women's Day remains a more widely popular holiday.
Celebration
Mother's Day is celebrated in more than 46 countries throughout
the world. On this day, most people pray in
churches in honor of mothers, while some gift them presents on this day to
express their love. Some may have dinner at home with the family.
One of the most popular ways people celebrate Mother's Day is by
giving their mother a card and bouquet of flowers. As it is a holiday,
some people prefer to go out for a picnic to celebrate this festival. In
schools, kids dedicate poems to their mothers and also perform various roles on
this day.
International history and tradition
Mother's Day in the Netherlands in 1925
Northern Pacific
Railway postcard for Mother's Day 1916.
Mother's Day gift in 2007
Mother and daughter and Mother's Day card
Mother's Day has different meanings, is associated with
different events (religious, historical or legendary), and is celebrated on
different dates. The extent of the celebrations varies greatly. In some
countries, it is potentially offensive to one's mother not to mark Mother's
Day.
Religion
In the Roman Catholic Church,
the holiday is strongly associated with revering the Virgin Mary. In some Catholic homes,
families have a special shrine devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
In many Eastern Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches, a special prayer
service is held in honor of the Theotokos Virgin Mary.
In Islam there is no
concept of Mother's Day, but mothers hold a very high position in religious
matters. According to some Islamic traditions, Heaven is said to be found under a
mother's feet, meaning that one can attain admission into heaven after death if
they are caring and loving sons to their mothers.
In Hindu tradition,
Mother's Day is called "Mata Tirtha Aunshi" or "Mother
Pilgrimage fortnight", and is celebrated in countries with a Hindu
population, especially in Nepal. The holiday is observed on the new moon day in
the month of Baisakh, i.e., April/May.
This celebration is based on Hindu religion and it pre-dates the creation of
the US-inspired celebration by at least a few centuries. In Buddhism, the festival of Ullambana is derived from the story
of Maudgalyayana and his mother.
By country (A–G)
Arab world
Mother's Day in most Arab countries is celebrated on 21 March.
It was introduced in Egypt by journalist Mustafa Amin and was first celebrated in 1956.
The practice has since been copied by other Arab countries
Argentina
In Argentina, Mother's Day
is celebrated on the third Sunday of October. The holiday was originally
celebrated on 11 October, the old liturgical date for the celebration of the Maternity
of the Blessed Virgin Mary but after the Second Vatican
Council, which moved the Virgin Mary festivity to 1 January, the
Mother's Day started to be celebrated the third Sunday of October because of
popular tradition. Argentina is the only country in the world that
celebrates Mother's Day on this date.
Armenia
In Armenia, Mother's Day is
celebrated on 8 March, and on 7 April as Maternity and
Beauty Day.
Australia
In Australia, Mother's Day
is celebrated on the second Sunday in May. The tradition of giving gifts to
mothers on Mother's Day in Australia was started by Janet Heyden, a
resident of Leichardt, Sydney, in 1924. She began
the tradition during a visit to a patient at the Newington State Home for
Women, where she met many lonely and forgotten mothers. To cheer them up, she
rounded up support from local school children and businesses to donate and
bring gifts to the women. Every year thereafter, Mrs. Heyden raised increasing
support for the project from local businesses and even the local Mayor. The day
has since become commercialized. Traditionally, the chrysanthemum is given to mothers for
Mother's Day as the flower is naturally in season during May (autumn in
Australia) and ends in "mum", a common affectionate shortening of
"mother" in Australia. Men will often wear a chrysanthemum in their
lapels in honor of mothers.
Belarus
Belarus celebrates Mother's Day on 14 October. Like other
ex-Communist republics, Belarus used to celebrate only the International Women
Day on 8 March. Mother's Day in Belarus was officially established by the
Belarus government, and it was celebrated for the first time in 1996. The
celebration of the Virgin Mary (the holiday of Protection of the Holy Mother of
God) is celebrated in the same day.
Bhutan
Mother's Day in Bhutan is celebrated on the 8 of May. It
was introduced in Bhutan by the Tourism Council of Bhutan.
Belgium
In Belgium, Mother's Day (Moederdag or Moederkesdag in Dutch and Fête des Mères in French) is celebrated on the second Sunday of
May. In the week before this holiday children make little presents at primary
school, which they give to their mothers in the early morning of Mother's Day.
Typically, the father will buy croissants and other sweet breads and
pastries and bring these to the mother while she is still in bed – the
beginning of a day of pampering for the mother. There are also many people who
celebrate Mother's Day on 15 August instead; these are mostly people
around Antwerp, who consider that day (Assumption)
the classical Mother's Day and the observance in May an invention for
commercial reasons. It was originally established on that day as the result of
a campaign by Frans Van Kuyck,
a painter and Alderman from Antwerp.
Bolivia
In Bolivia, Mother's Day is
celebrated on 27 May. El Día de la Madre Boliviana was passed
into law on 8 November 1927, during the presidency of Hernando Siles Reyes.
The date commemorates the Battle
of La Coronilla, which took place on 27 May 1812, during the Bolivian War
of Independence, in what is now the city of Cochabamba. In this battle, women fighting for
the country's independence were slaughtered by the Spanish army. It is not a
public holiday, but all schools hold activities and festivities throughout the
day.
Brazil
In Brazil, Mother's Day is
celebrated on the second Sunday of May. The first Mother's Day in Brazil was
promoted by Associação Cristã de Moços de Porto Alegre (Young
Men's Christian Association of Porto Alegre) on 12 May 1918. In
1932, then President Getúlio Vargas made the second Sunday of
May the official date for Mother's Day. In 1947, Archbishop Jaime de Barros
Câmara, Cardinal-Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro, decided that this
holiday would also be included in the official calendar of the Catholic Church.
Mother's Day is not an official holiday (see Public holidays
in Brazil), but it is widely observed and typically involves
spending time with and giving gifts to one's mother. Because of this, it is
considered one of the celebrations most related to consumerism in the country, second only
to Christmas Day as
the most commercially lucrative holiday.
Canada
Mother's Day cookie cake
Mother's Day in Canada is celebrated on the second Sunday in May
(it is not a public holiday or bank holiday), and typically involves small
celebrations and gift-giving to one's mother, grandmother, or other important
female figures in one's family. Celebratory practices are very similar to those
of other western nations. A Québécois tradition is for Québécois men to offer
roses or other flowers to the women.
China
Mother's Day is becoming more popular in China.
Carnations are a very popular Mother's Day gift and the most sold flowers in
relation to the day. In 1997 Mother's Day was set as the day to help poor
mothers and to remind people of the poor mothers in rural areas such as China's
western region. In the People's Daily, the Chinese government's
official newspaper, an article explained that "despite originating in the
United States, people in China accept the holiday without hesitation because it
is in line with the country's traditional ethics – respect for the elderly and
filial piety towards parents."
In recent years, the Communist Party member Li Hanqiu began to
advocate for the official adoption of Mother's Day in memory of Meng Mu, the
mother of Mèng Zǐ. He formed a non-governmental
organization called Chinese Mothers' Festival Promotion Society,
with the support of 100 Confucian scholars and lecturers of ethics. Li and
the Society want to replace the Western-style gift of carnations with lilies, which, in ancient times, were planted
by Chinese mothers when children left home. Mother's Day remains an
unofficial festival, except in a small number of cities.
Czech Republic
In the Czech Republic , Mother's Day is
celebrated every second Sunday in May. It started in former Czechoslovakia in
1923.] The promoter of this celebration
was Alice Masaryková. After
World War II communists replaced Mother's Day with International Woman's Day,
celebrated on 8 March. The former Czechoslovakia celebrated Women's Day
until the Velvet Revolution in
1989. After the split of the country in 1993, the Czech Republic started celebrating
Mother's Day again.
Egypt
Mother's Day in Egypt is
celebrated on the 21 of March, the first day of spring in the northern
hemisphere. It was introduced in Egypt by journalist Mustafa Amin in his book Smiling America (1943). The idea
was overlooked at the time. Later Amin heard the story of a widowed mother who
devoted her whole life to raising her son until he became a doctor. The son
then married and left without showing any gratitude to his mother. Hearing
this, Amin became motivated to promote "Mother's Day". The idea was
first ridiculed by president Gamal Abdel Nasser but
he eventually accepted it and Mother's Day was first celebrated on 21 March
1956. The practice has since been copied by other Arab countries.
When Mustafa Amin was arrested and imprisoned, there were
attempts to change the name of the holiday from "Mother's Day" to
"Family Day" as the government wished to prevent the occasion from
reminding people of its founder. These attempts were unsuccessful and
celebrations continued to be held on that day; classic songs celebrating
mothers remain famous to this day.
Ethiopia
Mother's Day is celebrated for three days in Ethiopia, after the end of rainy season. It
comes in mid-fall where people enjoy a three day feast called
"Antrosht".
For the feast, ingredients will be brought by the children for a
traditional hash recipe. The ingredients are divided along genders, with girls
bringing spices, vegetables, cheese and butter, while the boys bring a lamb or
bull. The mother hands out to the family the hash.
A celebration takes place after the meal. The mothers and
daughters anoint themselves using butter on their faces and chests. While
honoring their family and heroes, men sing songs.
Estonia
In Estonia, Mother's Day (emadepäev in Estonian) is celebrated on the second Sunday
of May. It is recognized nationally, but is not a public holiday.
France
In France, amidst alarm at the
low birth rate, there were attempts in 1896 and 1904 to create a national
celebration honoring the mothers of large families. In 1906 ten mothers who had
nine children each were given an award recognizing "High Maternal
Merit" ("Haut mérite maternel"). American World War I
soldiers fighting in France popularized the US Mother's Day holiday created by
Anna Jarvis. They sent so much mail back to their country for Mother's Day that
the Union
Franco-Américaine created a postal card for that purpose. In
1918, also inspired by Jarvis, the town of Lyon wanted to celebrate a
"journée des Mères", but instead decided to celebrate a "Journée
Nationale des Mères de familles nombreuses." The holiday was more inspired
by anti-depopulation efforts than by the US holiday, with medals awarded to the
mothers of large families.] The
French government made the day official in 1920 as a day for mothers of large
families. Since then the French government awards the Médaille
de la Famille française to mothers of large families.
In 1941, by initiative of Philippe Pétain,
the wartime Vichy government
used the celebration in support of their policy to encourage larger families,
but all mothers were now honored, even mothers with smaller families.
In 1950, after the war, the celebration was reinstated. The law
of 24 May 1950 required that the Republic pay official homage to French Mothers
on the last Sunday in May as the "Fête des Mères" (except when
Pentecost fell on that day, in which case it was moved to the first Sunday in
June).
During the 1950s, the celebration lost all its patriotic and
natalist ideologies, and became heavily commercialized.[
In 1956, the celebration was given a budget and integrated into
the new Code de l'action Sociale ET des familles. In
2004 responsibility for the holiday was transferred to the Minister responsible
for families.
Georgia
Georgia celebrates
Mother's Day on 3 March. It was declared by the first President of
Georgia Zviad Gamsakhurdia in
order to replace the International Women Day, and it was officially approved by
the Supreme Council in 1991. Nowadays Georgia celebrates both Mother's Day on 3
March and International Women's Day on 8 March.
Germany
countries, including the UK and France. From the position of the
German Nazi government, the role of mothers was to give healthy children to the
German nation. The Nazi party's intention was to create a pure "Aryan
race" according to nazi eugenics. Among other Mother's Day ideas,
the government promoted the death of a mother's sons in battle as the highest
embodiment of patriotic motherhood.
The Nazis quickly declared Mother's Day an official holiday and
put it under the control of the NSV (National Socialist People's Welfare Association)
and the NSF (National Socialist Women Organization). This
created conflicts with other organizations that resented Nazi control of the
holiday, including Catholic and Protestant churches and local women's
organizations. Local authorities resisted the guidelines from the Nazi
government and continued assigning resources to families who were in economic
need, much to the dismay of the Nazi officials.
Mother's Day in UNRRAcamp Germany in 1946
In 1938, the government began issuing an award called Mother's
Cross (Mutterkreuz), according to categories that
depended on the number of children a mother had. The medal was awarded on
Mother's Day and also on other holidays due to the large number of recipients.
The Cross was an effort to encourage women to have more children, and
recipients were required to have at least four.
By country (H–M)
Hungary
In Hungary, Mother's Day is
celebrated on the first Sunday of May. It was first celebrated in 1925 by the
Hungarian Red Cross Youth.
India
The modern Mother's Day has been assimilated into Indian culture,
and it is celebrated every year on the second Sunday of May. Indians do
not celebrate the occasion as a religious event, and it is celebrated primarily
in urban centers. The majority of the population still remains unaware of a
formal Mother's Day.
Indonesia
Indonesian Mother's
Day (Indonesian: Hari Ibu) is celebrated nationally on 22 December. The
date was made an official holiday by President Soekarno under Presidential Decree (Indonesian: Dekrit Presiden) no. 316 in 1953, on the 25th anniversary of
the 1928 Indonesian Women Congress. The day originally sought to celebrate the
spirit of Indonesian women and to improve the condition of the nation. Today,
the meaning of Mother's Day has changed, and it is celebrated by expressing
love and gratitude to mothers. People present gifts to mothers (such as
flowers) and hold surprise parties and competitions, which include cooking
and kebaya wearing. People also allow mothers
a day off from domestic chores.
The holiday is celebrated on the anniversary of the opening day
of the first Indonesian Women Congress (Indonesian: Kongres Perempuan
Indonesia), which was held from
22 to 25 December 1928. The Congress took place in a building called Dalem
Jayadipuran, which now serves as the office of the Center of History and
Traditional Values Preservation (Indonesian: Balai Pelestarian Sejarah
dan Nilai Tradisional) in Brigjen Katamso
Street, Yogyakarta. The
Congress was attended by 30 feminist organizations from 12 cities in Java and Sumatra. In Indonesia, feminist organizations
have existed since 1912, inspired by Indonesian heroines of the 19th century,
e.g., Kartini, Martha Christina
Tiahahu, Cut Nyak Meutia, Maria Walanda Maramis, Dewi Sartika, Nyai Ahmad Dahlan, Rasuna Said, etc.[ The Congress intended to improve women's rights in
education and marriage.[
Indonesia also celebrates the Kartini Day (Indonesian: Hari Kartini) on 21 April, in memory of activist Raden Ajeng Kartini.
This is a celebration of the emancipation of women. The observance was
instituted at the 1938 Indonesian Women Congress.
During President Suharto's New Order (1965-1998),
government propaganda used Mother's Day and Kartini Day to inculcate into women
the idea that they should be docile and stay at home.
Iran
In Iran, Mother's Day is celebrated on 20 Jumada al-thani. This is the sixth month in
the Islamic calendar (a lunar calendar) and every year the holiday falls on a
different day of the Gregorian calendar. This is the birthday anniversary
of Fatimah, Prophet Muhammad's only daughter according to Shia Islam orthodoxy. Mother's Day was
originally observed on 16 December but the date was changed after the Iranian Revolution in
1979. The celebration is both Women's Day (replacing International Women's Day)
and Mother's Day.
In 1960, the Institute for Women Protection adopted the Western
holiday and established it on 25 Azar (16
December), the date the Institute was founded. The Institute's action had the
support of Queen Farah Pahlavi, the
wife of the last Shah of Persia, who promoted the construction of maternity
clinics in remote parts of the country to commemorate the day. The government
used the holiday to promote its maternalist view of women. The Shah's
government honored and gave awards to women who represented the idealized view
of the regime, including mothers who had many healthy children.
The Islamic Republic government is accused of using the holiday
as a tool to undercut feminist movements and to promote role models for the
traditional concept of family. Fatimah is seen by these critics as the chosen
model of a woman completely dedicated to certain traditionally sanctioned feminine
roles. However, supporters of the choice contend that there is much more
to her life story than simply such "traditional" roles.
Israel
The Jewish population of Israel used to celebrate Mother's Day
on Shevat 30 of the Jewish calendar, which
falls between 30 January and 1 March. The celebration was set as the same date
that Henrietta Szolddied
(13 February 1945). Henrietta had no biological children, but her
organization Youth Aliyah rescued
many Jewish children from Nazi Germany and provided for them. She also
championed children's rights. Szold is considered the "mother" of all
those children, and that is why her annual remembrance day (יום השנה) was set
as Mother's Day (יוֹם הָאֵם, yom ha'em). The holiday has evolved over time,
becoming a celebration of mutual love inside the family, called Family Day
(יוֹם הַמִשְּפָּחָה, yom hamishpacha). Mother's Day is mainly celebrated by
children at kindergartens. There are no longer mutual gifts among members of
the family, and there is no longer any commercialization of the celebration. It
is not an official holiday.
Italy
Mother's Day in Italy was
celebrated for the first time on 12 May 1957, in the city of Assisi, thanks to the initiative of Reverend
Otello Migliosi, parish priest of
the Tordibetto church. This celebration
was so successful that the following year Mother's Day was adopted throughout
Italy. On 18 December 1958 a proposal was presented to the Italian
Senate to make official the holiday.
Japan
In Japan, Mother's Day (母の日 Haha no Hi?) was initially commemorated during
the Shōwa period as
the birthday of Empress Kōjun (mother
of Emperor Akihito)
on 6 March. This was established in 1931 when the Imperial Women's Union was
organized. In 1937, the first meeting of "Praise Mothers" was held on
8 May, and in 1949 Japanese society adopted the second Sunday of May as the
official date for Mother's Day in Japan. Today, people typically give their
mothers gifts of flowers such as red carnations and roses.
Kyrgyzstan
In Kyrgyzstan, Mother's
Day is celebrated on 19 May every year. The holiday was first celebrated in
2012. Mothers are also honored on International
Women's Day.
Latvia
Mother's Day in Latvia was celebrated for the first time
in 1922. Since 1934, Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of May. After
the end of the soviet occupation of
Baltic states celebration was resumed in 1992. Mothers are also
honored on International
Women's Day.
Malta
The first mention of Mother's Day in Malta occurred
during the Radio Children's Programmes run by Frans H. Said in May 1961. Within
a few years, Mother's Day became one of the most popular dates in the Maltese
calendar. In Malta, this day is commemorated on the second Sunday in May.
Mothers are invariably given gifts and invited for lunch, usually at a good
quality restaurant.
Mexico
See also: Public holidays
in Mexico § Festivities
In Mexico, the government
of Álvaro Obregón imported
the Mother's Day holiday from the US in 1922, and the newspaper Excélsior held a massive promotional
campaign for the holiday that year. The conservative government tried to
use the holiday to promote a more conservative role for mothers in families,
but that perspective was criticized by the socialists as promoting an
unrealistic image of a woman who was not good for much more than breeding.
In the mid-1930s, the leftist government of Lázaro Cárdenas promoted
the holiday as a "patriotic festival". The Cárdenas government tried
to use the holiday as a vehicle for various efforts: to stress the importance
of families as the basis for national development; to benefit from the loyalty
that Mexicans felt towards their mothers; to introduce new morals to Mexican
women; and to reduce the influence that the church and the Catholic right
exerted over women. The government sponsored the holiday in the schools. However,
ignoring the strict guidelines from the government, theatre plays were filled
with religious icons and themes. Consequently, the "national
celebrations" became "religious fiestas" despite the efforts of
the government.
Soledad Orozco García, the wife of President Manuel Ávila Camacho,
promoted the holiday during the 1940s, resulting in an important
state-sponsored celebration. The 1942 celebration lasted a full week and
included an announcement that all women could reclaim their pawned sewing
machines from the Monte de Piedad at
no cost.
Due to Orozco's promotion, the Catholic National
Synarchist Union (UNS) took heed of the holiday around 1941. Shop-owner
members of the Party of the Mexican Revolution (now the Institutional
Revolutionary Party) observed a custom allowing women from humble
classes to pick a free Mother's Day gift from a shop to bring home to their
families. The Synarchists worried that this promoted both materialism and the
idleness of lower classes, and in turn, reinforced the systemic social problems
of the country.[ Currently this holiday practice is
viewed as very conservative, but the 1940s' UNS saw Mother's Day as part of the
larger debate on the modernization that was happening at the time. This
economic modernization was inspired by US models and was sponsored by the
state. The fact that the holiday was originally imported from the US was seen
as evidence of an attempt at imposing capitalism and materialism in Mexican
society.
The UNS and the clergy of the city of León interpreted
the government's actions as an effort to secularize the holiday and to promote
a more active role for women in society. They concluded that the government's
long-term goal was to cause women to abandon their traditional roles at home in
order to spiritually weaken men. They also saw the holiday as an attempt
to secularize the cult to the Virgin Mary, inside a larger effort to
dechristianize several holidays. The government sought to counter these claims
by organizing widespread masses and asking religious women to assist with the
state-sponsored events in order to "depaganize" them. The clergy
preferred to promote 2 July celebration of the Santísima Virgen
de la Luz, the patron of León, Guanajuato,
in replacement of Mother's Day. In 1942, at the same time as Soledad's
greatest celebration of Mother's Day, the clergy organized the 210th
celebration of the Virgin Mary with a large parade in León.
There is a consensus among scholars that the Mexican government
abandoned its revolutionary initiatives during the 1940s, including its efforts
to influence Mother's Day.
Today the "Día de las Madres" is an unofficial holiday
in Mexico held each year on 10 May, the day on which it was first
celebrated in Mexico.
In Mexico, to show affection and appreciation to the mother, it
is traditional to start the celebration with the famous song "Las
Mañanitas", either a cappella, with the help of a mariachi or a contracted
trio. Many families usually gather to celebrate this special day trying to
spend as much time as possible with mothers to honor them on their day. They
are organized to bring some dishes and eat all together or maybe to visit any
restaurant.
By country (N–S)
Nepal
In Nepal, there is a festival
equivalent to Mother's Day, called Mata Tirtha Aunsi ("Mother Pilgrimage
New Moon"), or Mata Tirtha Puja ("Mother Pilgrimage
Worship"). It is celebrated according to the lunar calendar. It falls on
the last day of the dark fortnight in the month of Baishakh which
falls in April–May (in 2015, it will occur on 18 April). The dark fortnight
lasts for 15 days from the full moon to the new moon. This festival is observed
to commemorate and honor mothers, and it is celebrated by giving gifts to
mothers and remembering mothers who are no more.
To honor mothers who have died, it is the tradition to go on a
pilgrimage to the Mata Tirtha ponds, located 6 km to the southwest of
downtown Kathmandu. The
nearby Mata Tirtha village
is named after these ponds. Previously, the tradition was observed primarily by
the Newar community and other people living
in the Kathmandu Valley.
Now this festival is widely celebrated across the country.
Many tragic folklore legends
have been created, suggesting different reasons why this pond became a
pilgrimage site. The most popular version says that, in ancient times, the
mother of a shepherd died, and he made offerings to a nearby pond. There he saw
the face of his mother in the water, with her hand taking the offerings. Since
then, many people visited the pond, hoping to see their deceased mother's face.
Pilgrims believe that they will bring peace to their mother's souls by visiting
the sacred place. There are two ponds. The larger one is for ritual bathing.
The smaller one is used to "look upon mother's face", and it's fenced
by iron bars to prevent people from bathing on it.
Traditionally, in the Kathmandu valley the South-Western corner
is reserved for women and women-related rituals, and the North-Eastern is for
men and men-related rituals. The worship place for Mata Tirtha Aunsi is located
in Mata Tirtha in the South-Western half of the valley, while the worship place
for Gokarna Aunsi, the
equivalent celebration for deceased fathers, is located in Gokarna, Nepal, in the North-Eastern half.
This division is reflected in many aspects of the life in Kathmandu valley.
Mother's Day is known as Aama ko Mukh Herne Din in Nepali, which literally means "day to see
mother's face". In Nepal Bhasa, the
festival is known as Mām yā Khwā Swayegu, which can be translated as "to
look upon mother's face".
Netherlands
In the Netherlands, Mother's
Day was introduced as early as 1910 by the Dutch branch of the Salvation Army.] The Royal Dutch Society for Horticulture and Botany, a
group protecting the interest of Dutch florists, worked to promote the holiday;
they hoped to emulate the commercial success achieved by American florists. They
were imitating the campaign already underway by florists in Germany and
Austria, but they were aware that the traditions had originated in the US.
Florists launched a major promotional effort in 1925. This
included the publication of a book of articles written by famous intellectuals,
radio broadcasts, newspapers ads, and the collaboration of priests and teachers
who wanted to promote the celebration for their own reasons. In 1931 the
second Sunday of May was adopted as the official celebration date. In the
mid-1930s the slogan Moederdag - Bloemendag (Mother's Day -
Flowers' Day) was coined, and the phrase was popular for many years. In the
1930s and 1940's "Mother's Day cakes" were given as gifts in
hospitals and to the Dutch Queen,
who is known as the "mother of the country". Other trade groups
tried to cash in on the holiday and to give new meaning to the holiday in order
to promote their own wares as gifts.
Roman Catholic priests complained that the holiday interfered
with the honoring of the Virgin Mary, the divine mother, which took place
during the whole month of May. In 1926 Mother's Day was celebrated on 7 July in
order to address these complaints. Catholic organizations and priests tried to
Christianize the holiday, but those attempts were rendered futile around the
1960s when the church lost influence and the holiday was completely
secularized.
In later years, the initial resistance disappeared, and even
leftist newspapers stopped their criticism and endorsed Mother's Day.
In the 1980s, the American origin of the holiday was still not
widely known, so feminist groups who opposed the perpetuation of gender roles
sometimes claimed that Mother's Day was invented by Nazis and celebrated on the
birthday of Klara Hitler,
Hitler's mother.
New Zealand
In New Zealand,
Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May. Mother's Day is not a
public holiday. The New Zealand tradition is to give cards and gifts and to
serve mothers breakfast in bed.
Nicaragua
In Nicaragua, the Día
de la Madre has been celebrated on 30 May since the early 1940s. The
date was chosen by President Anastasio Somoza
García because it was the birthday of Casimira Sacasa, his
wife's mother.
Norway
Mother's Day was first celebrated on 9 February 1919 and was
initially organized by religious institutions. Later it has become a family
day, and the mother is often treated to breakfast in bed, flowers and cake.
It has gradually become a major commercial event, with special
pastries, flowers and other presents offered by retailers. Day-cares and
primary schools often encourage children to make cards and other gifts.
Maldives
In the Maldives, Mother's Day is
celebrated on 13 May. The day is celebrated in different ways. Children give
gifts and spend time with their mothers. Daughters give their mothers cards and
handmade gifts and sons give their mothers gifts and flowers. Maldivians love
to celebrate Mother's day, and they have it specially written on their
calendar.
Pakistan
In Pakistan, Mother's Day is
celebrated on the second Sunday of May. Media channels celebrate with special
shows. Individuals honor their mothers by giving gifts and commemorative
articles. Individuals who have lost their mothers pray and pay their respects
to their loved ones lost. Schools hold special programs in order to acknowledge
the efforts of their mothers.
Panama
In Panama, Mother's Day is
celebrated on 8 December, the same day as the Feast of
the Immaculate Conception. This date was suggested in 1930 by the
wife of Panama's President Florencio
Harmodio Arosemena. 8 December was adopted as Mother's Day under Law
69, which was passed the same year.
According to another account, in 1924 the Rotary Club of Panama asked that Mother's
Day be celebrated on 11 May. Politician Aníbal D. Ríos changed the proposal so
that the celebration would be held on 8 December. He then established Mother's
Day as a national holiday on that date.
Paraguay
In Paraguay, Mother's Day is
celebrated on 15 May, the same day as the Dia de la Patria, which
celebrates the independence of
Paraguay. This date was chosen to honor the role played by Juana
María de Lara in the events of 14 May 1811 that led to Paraguay's independence.
In 2008, the Paraguayan Minister of Culture, Bruno Barrios,
lamented this coincidence because, in Paraguay, Mother's Day is much more
popular than Independence Day and the independence celebration goes unnoticed.
As a result, Barrios asked that the celebration be moved to the end of the
month. A group of young people attempted to gather 20,000 signatures to ask the
Parliament to move Mother's Day. In 2008, the Comisión de festejos (Celebration
Committee) of the city of Asunción asked that Mother's Day be moved
to the second Sunday of May.
Philippines
In the Philippines, Mother's
Day is officially celebrated every second sunday of May, but it is not a public
holiday. Although not a traditional Filipino holiday, the occasion owes its
popularity to American
influence, and is thus more commonly celebrated every second Sunday
of May like in the United States.
According to a 2008 article by the Philippine News
Agency, in 1921 the Ilocos Norte Federation of Women's Clubs
asked to declare the first Monday of December as Mother's Day "to honor
these fabulous women who brought forth God’s children into this world." In
response, Governor-General Charles Yeater issued Circular No. 33
declaring the celebration. In 1937 President Manuel L. Quezon issued Presidential
Proclamation No. 213, changing the name of the occasion from "Mother's
Day" to "Parent's Day" to address the complaints that there
wasn't a "Father's Day". In 1980 President Ferdinand Marcos issued Presidential
Proclamation No. 2037 proclaiming the date as both Mother's Day and Father's
Day. In 1988 President Corazon Aquino issued Presidential
Proclamation No. 266, changing Mother's Day to the second Sunday of May, and
Father's Day to the third Sunday of June, discontinuing the traditional date.[ In 1998 President Joseph Estrada returned both celebrations
to the first Monday of December.
A Filipina mother
is called the "light of the household" around which all activities
revolve, and in accordance with Filipino culture, is the object of filial piety. Common practices include
treating mothers and mother-figures to meals out, strolling in a park or
shopping at malls, or giving mothers time to pamper themselves. Most families
celebrate at home, with children doing household chores that the mother
routinely handles such as preparing food, or giving mothers small handcrafted
tokens such as cards.
Portugal
In Portugal, the "Dia
da Mãe" ("Mother's Day") is an unofficial holiday held each year
on the first Sunday of May (sometimes coinciding with Labour Day). The weeks leading up to this
Sunday, school children spend a few hours a day to prepare a gift for their
mothers, aided by their school teachers. In general, mothers receive gifts by
their family members and this day is meant to be celebrated with the whole
family. It used to be celebrated on the 8th December, the same date of the
Conception of the Virgin celebration.
Romania
Since 2010, Mother's Day has been celebrated on the first Sunday
of May in Romania. Law 319/2009 made both Mother's Day
and Father's Day official holidays in Romania. The measure was passed thanks to
campaign efforts from the Alliance Fighting Discrimination against Fathers
(TATA). Previously, Mother's Day was celebrated on 8 March, as part
of International
Women's Day (a tradition dating back to when Romania was part
of the Eastern bloc).
Today, Mother's Day and International Women's Day are two separate holidays,
with International Women's Day being held on its original date of 8 March.
Russia
Main article: International
Women's Day
Traditionally Russia had celebrated
International Women's Day and Mother's Day on 8 March, an inheritance from
the Soviet Union, and a
public holiday.
Women's Day was first celebrated in 1913 and in 1914 was
proclaimed as the "day of struggle" for working women.
In 1917, demonstrations marking International Women's Day
in Saint Petersburg on
the last Sunday in February (which fell on 8 March on the Gregorian calendar)
initiated the February Revolution.
Following the October Revolution later
that year, the Bolshevik Alexandra Kollontai persuaded Vladimir Lenin to make it an official
holiday in the Soviet Union, and it was established, but was a working day
until 1965.
On 8 May 1965, by the decree of the Presidium
of the Supreme Soviet, International Women's Day was declared a
non-working day in the Soviet Union "in commemoration of the outstanding
merits of Soviet women in communistic construction, in the defense of
their Fatherland during the Great Patriotic
War, in their heroism and selflessness at the front and in the rear,
and also marking the great contribution of women to strengthening friendship
between peoples, and the struggle for peace. But still, women's day must be
celebrated as are other holidays."
Samoa
In Samoa, Mother's Day is
celebrated on the second Sunday in May, and as a recognized national holiday on
the Monday following.
Singapore
In Singapore, Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of
May. The day is celebrated by individuals but not recognized as a holiday by
the government.
Slovakia
Czechoslovakia celebrated
only Women's Day until the Velvet Revolution in 1989. After the
country split in 1993, Slovakia started
celebrating both Women's Day and Mother's Day. The politicization of Women's
Day has affected the official status of Mother's Day. Center-right parties want
Mother's Day to replace Women's Day, and social-democrats want to make Women's
Day an official holiday. Currently, both days are festive, but they are not
"state holidays". In the Slovak Republic, Mother's Day is celebrated
every second Sunday in May.
South Africa
In South Africa,
Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May and is not a public
holiday. The tradition is to give cards and gifts and to serve mothers breakfast
in bed or to go out to lunch together as a family.
South Sudan
In South Sudan,
Mother's Day is celebrated on the first Monday in July. The president Salva Kiir Mayardit proclaimed
Mother's Day as the first Monday in July after handing over from Sudan.
Children in South Sudan are presenting mothers with gifts and flowers. The
first Mother's Day was held in that country on 2 July 2012.
Spain
In Spain, Mother's Day or Día de la Madre is celebrated on the
first Sunday of May. The weeks leading up to this Sunday, school children spend
a few hours a day to prepare a gift for their mothers, aided by their school
teachers. In general, mothers receive gifts by their family members & this
day is meant to be celebrated with the whole family. It is also said to be
celebrated in May, as May is the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary (mother of
Jesus) according to Catholicism.
Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, Mother's
Day is celebrated every year on the second Sunday of May. Although relatively
new to Sri Lanka, this occasion is now becoming more popular, and more people
now honor their mothers on this day. Mother's Day is celebrated by individuals
but is not yet recognized as a holiday on the government calendar.
Sweden
In Sweden, Mother's Day was
first celebrated in 1919, by initiative of the author Cecilia Bååth-Holmberg.
It took several decades for the day to be widely recognized. Swedes born in the
early nineteen hundreds typically did not celebrate the day because of the
common belief that the holiday was invented strictly for commercial purposes.
This was in contrast to Father's Day, which has been widely celebrated in
Sweden since the late 1970s. Mother's Day in Sweden is celebrated on the last
Sunday in May. A later date was chosen to allow everyone to go outside and pick
flowers.
Switzerland
In Switzerland, the
"règle de Pentecôte" law allows Mother's Day to be celebrated a week
late if the holiday falls on the same day as Pentecost. In 2008, merchants
declined to move the date.
By country (T–Z)
Taiwan
In Taiwan, Mother's Day is
celebrated on the second Sunday of the month of May, coinciding with Buddha's birthday and
the traditional ceremony of "washing the Buddha". In 1999 the
Taiwanese government established the second Sunday of May as Buddha's birthday,
so they would be celebrated in the same day.
Since 2006, the Tzu Chi, the largest charity organization in
Taiwan, celebrates the Tzu Chi Day, Mother's Day and Buddha's birthday all
together, as part of a unified celebration and religious observance.
Thailand
Mother's day in Thailand is celebrated on the birthday of
the Queen of Thailand, Queen Sirikit (12 August). The
holiday was first celebrated around the 1980s as part of the campaign by the
Prime Minister of Thailand Prem Tinsulanonda to promote Thailand's
Royal family. Father's Day is celebrated on the King's birthday.
Ukraine
Ukraine celebrates Mother's Day (Ukrainian: День Матері) on the second Sunday of May. In Ukraine,
Mother's Day officially became a holiday only in 1999 and is celebrated since
2000. Since then Ukrainian society struggles to transition the main holiday
that recognizes woman from the International
Women's Day, a holiday adopted under the Soviet Union that remained as a legacy in
Ukraine after its
collapse, to Mother's Day.
United Kingdom
Main article: Mothering Sunday
Balloons outside, in
the week before Mothering Sunday 2008
The United Kingdom celebrates
Mothering Sunday, which falls on the fourth Sunday of Lent (6
March in 2016). This holiday has its roots in the church and was originally
unrelated to the American holiday. Most historians believe that Mothering
Sunday evolved from the 16th-century Christian practice of visiting one's
mother church annually on Laetare Sunday. As a result of this
tradition, most mothers were reunited with their children on this day when
young apprentices and young women in service were released by their masters for
that weekend. As a result of the influence of the American Mother's Day,
Mothering Sunday transformed into the tradition of showing appreciation to
one's mother. The holiday is still recognized in the original historical sense
by many churches, with
attention paid to Mary the
mother of Jesus Christ and
the concept of the Mother Church.
The custom was still popular by the start of the 19th century,
but with the Industrial Revolution,
traditions changed and the Mothering Day customs declined. By 1935, Mothering
Sunday was less celebrated in Europe. Constance
Penswick-Smith worked unsuccessfully to revive the festival in
the 1910s–1920s. However, US World War II soldiers brought the US Mother's Day
celebration to the UK, and the holiday was merged with the Mothering
Sunday traditions still celebrated in the Church of England. By the 1950s, the
celebration became popular again in the whole of the UK, thanks to the efforts
of UK merchants, who saw in the festival a great commercial opportunity. People
from UK started celebrating Mother's Day on the fourth Sunday of Lent, the same
day on which Mothering Sunday had been celebrated for centuries. Some Mothering
Sunday traditions were revived, such as the tradition of eating cake on that
day, although celebrants now eat simnel cake instead of the cakes that
were traditionally prepared at that time. The traditions of the two holidays
are now mixed together and celebrated on the same day, although many people are
not aware that the festivities have quite separate origins.
Mothering Sunday can fall at the earliest on 1 March (in years
when Easter Day falls on 22 March) and at the latest on 4 April (when Easter
Day falls on 25 April).
United States
Main article: Mother's Day
(United States)
Prince Harry, Michelle Obama and Jill Biden helping children create
Mother's Day cards at the White House, 9 May 2013
Handmade Mother's Day gifts
The United States celebrates Mother's Day on the second Sunday
in May. In 1872 Julia Ward Howe called
for women to join in support of disarmament and asked for 2 June 1872, to be
established as a "Mother's Day for Peace". Her 1870 "Appeal to
womanhood throughout the world" is sometimes referred to as Mother's Day
Proclamation. But Howe's day was not for honoring mothers but for
organizing pacifist mothers against war. In the 1880s and 1890s there were
several further attempts to establish an American "Mother's Day", but
these did not succeed beyond the local level.
In the United States, Mother's Day remains one of the biggest
days for sales of flowers, greeting cards, and the like; Mother's Day is also
the biggest holiday for long-distance telephone calls. Moreover, churchgoing is also popular on Mother's
Day, yielding the highest church attendance after Christmas Eve and
Easter. Many worshipers celebrate the day with carnations, coloured if the mother is living
and white if she is dead.
Mother's Day continues to be one of the most commercially
successful U.S. occasions.
It is possible that the holiday would have withered over time
without the support and continuous promotion of the florist industries and
other commercial industries. Other Protestant holidays from the same time, such
as Children's Day and Temperance
Sunday, do not have the same level of popularity. Mother's Day is
also prominent in the Sunday comic strips in the newspapers of the
United States, expressing emotions ranging from sentimental to wry to caustic.
Mother's Day in India
Mother’s Day is a day for many people to show their
appreciation towards mothers and mother figures worldwide. It is an annual
event but is held at different dates in the calendar, depending on the country.
Mother's Day Observances
Name
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Holiday Type
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Sun
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May 9
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2010
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Mother's Day
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Observance
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Sun
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May 8
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2011
|
Mother's Day
|
Observance
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Sun
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May 13
|
2012
|
Mother's Day
|
Observance
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Sun
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May 12
|
2013
|
Mother's Day
|
Observance
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Sun
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May 11
|
2014
|
Mother's Day
|
Observance
|
Sun
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May 10
|
2015
|
Mother's Day
|
Observance
|
Sun
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May 8
|
2016
|
Mother's Day
|
Observance
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Song’s & Poems
There are so many Poems and song’s to give smiles and
love to our mother’s but here is one that comes in my mind to sing it…
"Mamma Mia"
I've been
cheated by you since I don't know when
So I made up my mind, it must come to an end
Look at me now, will I ever learn?
I don't know how but I suddenly lose control
There's a fire within my soul
Just one look and I can hear a bell ring
One more look and I forget everything, w-o-o-o-oh
Mamma mia, here I go again
My my, how can I resist you?
Mamma mia, does it show again?
My my, just how much I've missed you
Yes, I've been brokenhearted
Blue since the day we parted
Why, why did I ever let you go?
Mamma mia, now I really know,
My my, I could never let you go.
I've been angry and sad about things that you do
I can't count all the times that I've told you we're through
And when you go, when you slam the door
I think you know that you won't be away too long
You know that I'm not that strong.
Just one look and I can hear a bell ring
One more look and I forget everything, w-o-o-o-oh
Mamma mia, here I go again
My my, how can I resist you?
Mamma mia, does it show again?
My my, just how much I've missed you
Yes, I've been brokenhearted
Blue since the day we parted
Why, why did I ever let you go?
Mamma mia, even if I say
Bye bye, leave me now or never
mamma mia, it's a game we play
Bye bye doesn't mean forever
Mamma mia, here I go again
My my, how can I resist you?
Mamma mia, does it show again?
My my, just how much I've missed you
Yes, I've been brokenhearted
Blue since the day we parted
Why, why did I ever let you go
Mamma mia, now I really know
My my, I could never let you go
So I made up my mind, it must come to an end
Look at me now, will I ever learn?
I don't know how but I suddenly lose control
There's a fire within my soul
Just one look and I can hear a bell ring
One more look and I forget everything, w-o-o-o-oh
Mamma mia, here I go again
My my, how can I resist you?
Mamma mia, does it show again?
My my, just how much I've missed you
Yes, I've been brokenhearted
Blue since the day we parted
Why, why did I ever let you go?
Mamma mia, now I really know,
My my, I could never let you go.
I've been angry and sad about things that you do
I can't count all the times that I've told you we're through
And when you go, when you slam the door
I think you know that you won't be away too long
You know that I'm not that strong.
Just one look and I can hear a bell ring
One more look and I forget everything, w-o-o-o-oh
Mamma mia, here I go again
My my, how can I resist you?
Mamma mia, does it show again?
My my, just how much I've missed you
Yes, I've been brokenhearted
Blue since the day we parted
Why, why did I ever let you go?
Mamma mia, even if I say
Bye bye, leave me now or never
mamma mia, it's a game we play
Bye bye doesn't mean forever
Mamma mia, here I go again
My my, how can I resist you?
Mamma mia, does it show again?
My my, just how much I've missed you
Yes, I've been brokenhearted
Blue since the day we parted
Why, why did I ever let you go
Mamma mia, now I really know
My my, I could never let you go
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Now "I" (ISHAN KAUSHIK) would like to
say on this Mother’s DAY 2016 that,
This is A little
contribution for all Mothers of this UNIVERSE from me
To give a special
thanks for Nourishing our childhood with their
Love and blessings let
me tell you that
At work, you think of
the children you have left at home.
At home, you think of
the work you've left unfinished.
Such a struggle is
unleashed within yourself. Your heart is rent.
If someone ask me to
explain your way of living then Most mothers are
Instinctive
philosophers, some are Great Teachers, some act as an Artist and
Others are Beautiful
Gorgeous Goddesses...But if you ask me to give some highlights over my mumma
mia!!! <3
Then I just want to say
only one thing that Mummma is my greatest teacher,
a teacher of
compassion, love and fearlessness.
If love is sweet as a
flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love.
She’s always right when
she told me that We never know the love of the parent
Until we become parents
ourselves. A mother is a person who
Seeing there are only
four pieces of pie for five people,
Promptly announces she
never did care for pie.
Women do not have to
sacrifice person-hood if they are mothers.
They do not have to
sacrifice motherhood in order to be persons.
Liberation was meant to
expand women's opportunities, not to limit them.
The self-esteem that
has been found in new pursuits can also be found in mothering.
Woman in the home has
not yet lost her dignity, in spite of Mother's Day,
With its offensive
implication that our love needs an annual nudging,
Like our enthusiasm for
the battle of Bunker Hill and battle like INDIAN WAR OF 1847...
The moment a child is
born, the mother is also born.
She never existed
before. The woman existed, but the mother, never.
A mother is something
absolutely new but but but... One more thing to say that
The most important
thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
The real religion of
the world comes from women much more than
From men - from mothers
most of all, who carry the key of our souls in their bosoms.
Motherhood is priced;
Of God, at price no man may dare/To lessen or misunderstand.
I remember my mother's
prayers and they have always followed me.
They have clung to me
all my life.
MY MUM LOVES ME TO BITS
AND I LOVE HER MORE
THAN SHE LOVES ME
SHE GIVES ME WHEN THE
MOST “HER LOVE AND HER”
tu kitni achi hai,
tu kitni bholi hi,
Oh ma...
Oh ma...
Oh Maa...
Oh ma...
Oh Maa...
Mom I love you! Thanks
for everything you have given me,
Or will give me. You
will never know how much I love you XOXO
This is what is painted
by This ISHAN KAUSHIK for my MOTHER and SISTER’s or Daughter’s... Titled as:
“If They Don't Speak That Doesn't mean we CAN KILL THEM! STOP FEMALE INFANTICIDE! Don’t soak your hands with Child BLOOD!
SHE's the PROUD OF OUR NATION; every child has a Dream to Pursue, Give them their RIGHTS...
SUPPORT THE GIRL CHILD!
THERE IS NO WORLD WITHOUT GIRL!! “
“If They Don't Speak That Doesn't mean we CAN KILL THEM! STOP FEMALE INFANTICIDE! Don’t soak your hands with Child BLOOD!
SHE's the PROUD OF OUR NATION; every child has a Dream to Pursue, Give them their RIGHTS...
SUPPORT THE GIRL CHILD!
THERE IS NO WORLD WITHOUT GIRL!! “
LOVE YOU MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE IN MY LIFE AND WANT TO LOVE BY YOU MORE THAN ANYTHING IN YOUR
LIFE…
No gift to your mother
can ever equal her gift to you - life and i thanks to my parents for giving me
all of their LOVE and blessing.
AGAIN WISHING YOU ALL A
VERY HAPPY MOTHERS DAY ... :* :* :* :* :* :* :* <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
Sunday 8 may 2016 and also apart from this
Wish you all a very
happy PARSHURAAMA JAYANTI Sunday 8 may 2016...
STILL HAVING THESE THOUGHTS IN MY MIND
"I" ISHAN KAUSHIK, BEING SET of MY MIND AND BODY I FREELY
CONFESSED ( funny sense & smiles) TO WISH YOU ALL...
A VERY VERY HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY, SUNDAY 8 MAY 2016...
MAY YOU AND WE ALL STAY BE BLESSED BY OUR MOTHER & MOTHER EARTH
AND HER NATURE & SURROUNDINGS...
ON THIS DAY I WANT TO SAY ONE MORE THING IN
SANSKRIT.... THAT IS
ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय ।
तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय ।
मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय ।
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय ।
मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय ।
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
Om Asato Maa Sad-Gamaya |
Tamaso Maa Jyotir-Gamaya |
Mrtyor-Maa Amrtam Gamaya |
Om Shaantih Shaantih Shaantih ||
Meaning:
1: Om, (O Lord) Keep me not in the Unreality (of the bondage of the Phenomenal World), but lead me towards the Reality (of the Eternal Self),
2: (O Lord) Keep me not in the Darkness (of Ignorance), but lead me towards the Light (of Spiritual Knowledge),
3: (O Lord) Keep me not in the (Fear of) Death (due to the bondage of the Mortal World), but lead me towards the Immortality (gained by the Knowledge of the Immortal Self beyond Death),
4: Om, (May there be) Peace, Peace, Peace (at the the three levels - Adidaivika, Adibhautika and Adhyatmika).
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु मातृरूपेण संस्थिता ।
नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥
yaa devI sarvabhUteShu maatRurUpeNa saMsthitaa
namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaH
Meaning:
To that Goddess, who is residing in all beings, in the form of the mother, I bow, salute, pray and prostrate to her!
Commentary by ISHAN :
Once when a little girl was asked where her home was, she gave a matter-of-fact-ly answer, 'where my mom is!' What a simple, yet profound answer! 'A home is where the heart is' and 'the heart is where mother is', isn't it! 'Mother' is the name of God in the hearts and lips of little children! My mother always said that, since God Himself could not be present physically at all places, He created mothers! It is the mother who, not only gives birth to her offspring, but nestles and nourishes when young, then on, nurses and nurtures forever. A new born knows not, the whims and fancies of the world. It is the mother (or a motherly figure), who takes the child by the hand and accustoms it to its surroundings! It is she who teaches the first words, it is she who inculcates values; it is she who teaches the child right from wrong. A mother's heart is a beacon of love, not just for her own children, but for children in general. This phenomenon of a mother is prevalent not just in human beings, but in all forms of beings in general! Yes, even in those that lay eggs and leave, even in those that leave young cubs behind to fend for themselves! How? Well, even the mother of those species makes sure she lays her eggs in the safest place that she can find; she leaves the cubs only when she has made sure she has taught them the tricks of trade for survival! Hence, that divine element of nurturing is present in all mothers, invariably. For that matter, whatever is the gender of the being giving that tending affection, it is considered 'motherly love'! Doesn't that make her synonymous with nurturing?!! The author of the verse is hence prostrating and saluting, again and again, to that divinity present in all mothers universally.
Once when a little girl was asked where her home was, she gave a matter-of-fact-ly answer, 'where my mom is!' What a simple, yet profound answer! 'A home is where the heart is' and 'the heart is where mother is', isn't it! 'Mother' is the name of God in the hearts and lips of little children! My mother always said that, since God Himself could not be present physically at all places, He created mothers! It is the mother who, not only gives birth to her offspring, but nestles and nourishes when young, then on, nurses and nurtures forever. A new born knows not, the whims and fancies of the world. It is the mother (or a motherly figure), who takes the child by the hand and accustoms it to its surroundings! It is she who teaches the first words, it is she who inculcates values; it is she who teaches the child right from wrong. A mother's heart is a beacon of love, not just for her own children, but for children in general. This phenomenon of a mother is prevalent not just in human beings, but in all forms of beings in general! Yes, even in those that lay eggs and leave, even in those that leave young cubs behind to fend for themselves! How? Well, even the mother of those species makes sure she lays her eggs in the safest place that she can find; she leaves the cubs only when she has made sure she has taught them the tricks of trade for survival! Hence, that divine element of nurturing is present in all mothers, invariably. For that matter, whatever is the gender of the being giving that tending affection, it is considered 'motherly love'! Doesn't that make her synonymous with nurturing?!! The author of the verse is hence prostrating and saluting, again and again, to that divinity present in all mothers universally.
Reverence to thee O mother! Reverence to thee!
सर्वतीर्थमयी माता सर्वदेवमयः पिता
मातरं पितरं तस्मात् सर्वयत्नेन पूजयेत्
sarvatIrthamayI maataa sarvadevamayaH pitaa
maataraM pitaraM tasmaat sarvayatnena pUjayet
Meaning:
Mother is (the embodiment) of all pilgrimages, father is (the embodiment) of all deities. Hence, mother and father are to be revered with all efforts.
Commentary by ISHAN:
To get the same virtues as one would, on visiting all holy places; all he has to do is, revere his mother. Father is an embodiment of all the deities themselves. They are the sole cause for us being here in this world today. It is hard to imagine one's life without them, their nurture and care. Parents constantly strive to provide the best that they could possibly give, for their children at all times. There is no well-wisher better than parents!
To get the same virtues as one would, on visiting all holy places; all he has to do is, revere his mother. Father is an embodiment of all the deities themselves. They are the sole cause for us being here in this world today. It is hard to imagine one's life without them, their nurture and care. Parents constantly strive to provide the best that they could possibly give, for their children at all times. There is no well-wisher better than parents!
Isn't that why even Lord gaNesha, being the
remover of all hurdles Himself, bowed down to His parents! They posed a
challenge to Him and His brother Lord subrahmaNya, as to who will be the first
to circle the world. Lord subrahmaNya immediately took off on His peacock, all
around to world. But gaNesha, who was very aware of the strengths and
weaknesses of
His speed, simply circled around His parents, paarvati and parameShwara, and
prostrated to them. He had indeed won the
challenge! For, it is true that parents think the world of their children and
they are worth more than the world to the children!
Children are the world's most valuable resource
and its best hope for the future. Let parents bequeath to their children not
riches, but the spirit of reverence! May love and respect be the most important
cornerstones of Parenting!
NOW LET ME GIVE SOME BREAK TO COME BACK
WITH
NEXT AMAZING & INCREDIBLE ARTICLE FOR YOU
ALL.
REGARDS TO ALL,
ISHAN KAUSHIK
SUNDAY, 8 MAY 2016
MOTHER’S DAY 2016.
SOURCE INTERNET. TimesAcademia©
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