Published on 13-03-2015
What is the origin of Mother´s Day?
There is a Jewish proverb, which says: God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers. There is nothing more true than this. Mothers have always been by our side and will always be. That is why in the Western world, we have established a day to honour our mothers. But, do you know the origins of this day?
The founder was Anna Jorvis who at the beginning of the 20th century, in West Virginia (United States), held a memorial to honour the third anniversary of her mother’s death and all mothers at Andrews Methodist Episcopal church. After this emotional event she fought for the recognition of a day dedicated to mothers and in 1914, her wishes become true and United States proclaimed Mother´s Day the second Sunday of May. Despite having achieved her goal, Anne Jorvis never agreed with the commercialization of this day and how companies incite to consumerism.
Mother´s Day is celebrated in different days around the globe. In UK, for instance it is considered a Christian party and takes place the fourth Sunday in Lent. During this day daughters and sons offer a gift to their mothers and spend the day with her. It is very typical to bring flowers to your mother and share a lunch together. In UK eating Simnel cake (a fruit cake) mothering buns and pancakes is already a tradition.
This year our suggestion is to be original and make a handmade gift to your mother and think of a nice plan to spend the day with her. This will show the love you feel for her, cause after all, who takes care of us better than our mothers?