You may know your mom, but how well do you really know Mother's Day?
By Carolyn R. Buchanan
Cards, flowers, sales, TV specials, and a day off for someone who really deserves it - that's what probably springs to mind for many people when they think about Mother's Day. But there's definitely more to the story.
Library of CongressMore than 100 years ago, Julia Ward Howe came up with the idea to honor mothers.
The Earliest Mother's Day
Mother's Day hasn't been around as long as moms have, but the tradition does go way back. The earliest Mother's Day celebrations were held in the springtime in ancient Greece. The celebrations honored Rhea, the Mother of the Gods. During the 1600's, England celebrated a day called "Mothering Sunday," a day in which even servants were given the day off to spend with their families. A "mothering cake" was even served with the family meal.
Mother's Day Here at Home
In the U.S., Mother's Day began in 1872 when Julia Ward Howe, who wrote the words to famous song "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," suggested it as a day dedicated to peace. But it didn't really catch on until 1907 when Anna Jarvis started a campaign to honor her own mother. She believed that mothers could help people get over the pain they experienced during the Civil War.
Moms Celebrated All Over the World
The U.S. isn't alone in devoting a day to its mothers. Many other countries including Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, Japan, and Belgium also celebrate their moms in May. Other countries honor their moms at different times of the year.
Learning more about and celebrating Mother's Day is important, but probably not as important as understanding what your own mom, or grandmother, or aunt or anyone you choose to celebrate on May 10 has really done for you. And that will certainly be appreciated more than one day a year.
Write an essay about mother’s day. Remember to start with a thesis statement and then end your essay with a restated thesis. Make it 3rd grade work!
How are moms all over the world celebrated?
Describe the beginnings of Mother Day?
Celebrating our moms are important in many ways. Moms all over the world are celebrated by this holiday called Mothers Day. In my country (South Korea) do mot have Mothers or Fathers Day. Instead we have Parents Day. We do all sorts of crafts. We give out carnations to our parents. Sometimes we make pins out of tissues. In my Korean school we made a carnation out of paper. It was really hard! When it is Fathers Day here I am going to make the most best present for my dad! I guess Mothers Day is a holiday when you can have a chance to realize what your mother did for you. It is kind of like my mothers birthday.
ReplyDeleteIn the beginnings of Mothers Day a woman named Julia Ward Howe first celebrated her mother. She made a song called The Battle Hymn of the Republic. The Greece people celebrated Mothers Day also called Mothering Sunday. Even the servants got a day off to hang out with there family! The servants must have been very , very happy!!! People got a Mothering cake with a meal. I wonder haw the cake looked like or how it tasted like! I guess the cake tasted great! Mothers Day was celebrated for the very first time in the U.S. in the year of 1872.
This is why our moms are important.
By Ginny Lee
Mother’s Day is an important holiday in many ways. Moms all over the world are celebrated because there is a holiday called Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day is a day when we have a day to honor our mothers. Every mother should like or love this holiday. I know I like this holiday, because when I grow-up, my family is going to celebrate me.
ReplyDeleteThe beginning of Mother’s Day was started in the U.S.A 1872 when Julia Ward Howe wanted this day to be in dedication of mothers. She was a nice person back then. That was a good thing she thought of.
By: Sarah
Moms are important In many ways.
ReplyDeleteMoms are celebrated all over the world because they are celebrated on a speshel day.the being of mothers day is that you take a time to to selerbrate.
By Malina
All moms are celebrated by a holiday called Mother’s Day.
ReplyDeleteMother’s day is about mom taking a brake and doing kind things for her.
By Jessie