Mother's Day is celebrated in many countries around the world as a day to pay homage and thank their mothers and grandmothers for their love and support. This year is Mom's Day in the USA - May 10th.
The modern version of Mother's Day began in the 1600s in England. The celebration of motherhood was celebrated on the fourth Sunday of Lent. Small gifts were given, and a special dessert, called Simeny, was served.
Some historians claim that Mother's Day originated from ancient spring festivals dedicated to mother gods, such as the Greek goddess Rhea and the Roman goddess mother Cybele.
In the United States, Mother's Day was first proposed in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe (famous for writing words in the “Battle of the Hymn of the Republic”). But it was the woman of Ann Jarvis, who was never the mother herself, who led the campaign for national recognition of Mother's Day.
Anna Jarvis held a ceremony in 1907 in Grafton, West Virginia, in honor of her mother, who died two years earlier. Jarvis & # 39; Mother tried to establish Friendship Days. Mother as a way to combat the effects of civil war.
An interesting fact about the mother
- As of March 2007, there was 80.5 million in the USA
- In 2007, a record number of children were born in the USA.
- The youngest mother was Lina Medina, who led a 6-pound boy by caesarean section in Lima, Peru in 1939, at the age of 5 years and 7 months.
- The oldest woman registered for birth for the first time is Randip Ramesh from India, who was 70 years old.
- The odds of a woman giving birth to twins are 1-for-32. August is the most popular month when he has a child.
- Women 45 years and older have a 17% chance of having twins.
- In the USA, 25.1 is the average age of a woman giving birth for the first time.
- The most popular month for having children in the USA is August, and the most popular weekday is Tuesday. (source: US Census Bureau)
- Daughters maintain closer contact with their mothers than sons. (Pew study)
- Mother's Day has more phone calls than any other day of the year. (Pew study)
- The number of people calling their mothers on Mother's Day has decreased in recent years due to e-mail and other electronic means of communication.
- While almost 80 percent of Americans will buy a card for their mother this year, 83 percent of the cards will be bought by their daughters. (American greetings)
- Mother's Day is the third largest holiday sending cards. (Hallmark)
- Mother's Day is the busiest day of the year for restaurants.
- Nine out of 10 Americans say they are looking forward to receiving personal letters and greeting cards, because the cards allow them to keep in touch with friends and family and make them feel that they are important to someone else.
- If you can personally visit mom.
- If you have already bought a card to send, write down a personal letter inside it this year.
- Send a contribution to the name of Mom, so that it supports or supports.
- Eliminate the quarrel before it is too late.
- Help a friend who is mom, taking care of her children one day or evening the next week so she has time to do everything she wants.
- Plant flowers or a tree where they will bring beauty to the world and pleasure to those who see them.
- Make food for your mom or for another mom. Just remember to clean ALL the dishes, including those you have prepared - and wipe this splash off the wall! (I am also a mom, so I know .....)
- Although e-mail, text messages, and phone calls are appreciated by Americans for helping them communicate with family and friends, most Americans say they prefer an old-fashioned handwritten card or letter to make someone feel really special.
Give your mother a day to remember!
