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Mothers Day Thanks

In 1914, Congress passed legislation designating the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day.
The first Mother’s Day ceremonial was a church service in 1908 organized by Anna Jarvis, of Philadelphia, to honor her deceased mother. Anna, had heard her mother express hope that a day to honor all mothers would be established – so she took action.

History shows that in the British Isles and Celtic Europe there was a festival called the “Spring Mother’s Day” which celebrated the honor of the Goddess Brigid. However, these festivals are totally different from the present Mother’s Day in that they celebrated the concept of motherhood rather than giving honor and respect to mothers.

Mother’s Day is a celebration of womanhood, when we celebrate not only the involvement that a mother makes within her family by nurturing her children but also the contribution she makes to the society at large. Because of our mother we are perfectly grown-up. A mother takes us under her protection right from the moment we are conceived. She feeds us, cleans us and teaches us to walk, talk and play.

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