Mother's Day is a day honouring mothers, celebrated on various days in many places around the world. Mothers often receive gifts on this day. It complements Father's Day, the celebration honouring fathers. Mothers Day is a holiday honouring mothers, celebrated (on various days) in many places around the world. ... For other uses, see Fathers Day (disambiguation). ... Mom and Mommy redirect here. ... Love gift Man presents a cut of meat to a youth with a hoop. ... For other uses, see Fathers Day (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Father (disambiguation). ...

History

A celebratory Mother's Day cookie cake.

Different countries celebrate Mother's Day on various days of the year because the day has a number of different origins. One school of thought claims this day emerged from a custom of mother worship in ancient Greece, which kept a festival to Cybele, a great mother of Greek gods. This festival was held around the Vernal Equinox around Asia Minor and eventually in Rome itself from the Ides of March (15 March) to 18 March. The ancient Romans also had another holiday, Matronalia, that was dedicated to Juno, though mothers were usually given gifts on this day. In some countries the Mother's Day began not as a celebration for individual mothers but rather for Christians.^{[citation needed]} Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1127x1127, 423 KB) Summary Mothers Day Squircle - A cake with an icing pattern that reads Happy Mothers Day. The image is so named because it contains both a square and a circle. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1127x1127, 423 KB) Summary Mothers Day Squircle - A cake with an icing pattern that reads Happy Mothers Day. The image is so named because it contains both a square and a circle. ... The term ancient Greece refers to the periods of Greek history in Classical Antiquity, lasting ca. ... A fountain in Madrid depicting Cybele in her chariot drawn by lions, in the Plaza de Cibeles Originally a Phrygian goddess, Cybele (Greek: Κυβέλη) was a deification of the Earth Mother who was worshipped in Anatolia from Neolithic times. ... Illumination of Earth by Sun on the day of equinox The vernal equinox (or spring equinox) marks the beginning of astronomical spring. ... For other uses, see Ides of March (disambiguation). ... is the 74th day of the year (75th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 77th day of the year (78th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... History - Ancient history - Ancient Rome This is a List of Ancient Rome-related topics, that aims to include aspects of both the Ancient Roman Republic and Roman Empire. ... Matronalia (or Matronales Feriae) was a festival celebrating the goddess of childbirth (Juno who brings children into the light). Prior to the reform of the Roman calendar by Julius Caesar, this was the first day of the new year. ... // Juno may refer to: Juno (mythology), a major Roman goddess June, the month named after Juno Juno (band), an American indie rock band Juno (musical), a Broadway musical with score by Marc Blitzstein based on Sean OCaseys play Juno and the Paycock Juno Reactor, a trance music project...

Mothering Sunday in Britain & Ireland

Main article: Mothering Sunday

Mothering Sunday, also called "Mothers' Day" in the United Kingdom and Ireland falls on the fourth Sunday of Lent (exactly three weeks before Easter Sunday). It is believed to have originated from the 16th century Christian practice of visiting one's mother church annually, which meant that most mothers would be reunited with their children on this day. Most historians believe that young apprentices and young women in servitude were released by their masters that weekend in order to visit their families.^[1] As a result of secularization, it is now principally used to celebrate and give thanks for mothers, although it is still recognized in the historical sense by some churches, with attention paid to Mary the mother of Jesus as well as the traditional concept 'Mother Church'. In contrast to Mothers Day, Mothering Sunday is not a celebration of motherhood. ... For other uses, see Lent (disambiguation). ... Easter (also called Pascha) is generally accounted the most important holiday of the Christian year, observed March or April each year to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead (after his death by crucifixion; see Good Friday), which Christians believe happened at about this time of year, almost two... For other uses, see Christian (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Mother's Day in the United States

Main article: Mother's Day (United States)

The United States celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May. In the United States, Mother's Day was loosely inspired by the British day and was imported by social activist Julia Ward Howe after the American Civil War. However, it was intended as a call to unite women against war. In 1870, she wrote the Mother's Day Proclamation as a call for peace and disarmament. Howe failed in her attempt to get formal recognition of a Mother's Day for Peace. Her idea was influenced by Ann Jarvis, a young Appalachian homemaker who, starting in 1858, had attempted to improve sanitation through what she called Mothers' Work Days. She organized women throughout the Civil War to work for better sanitary conditions for both sides, and in 1868 she began work to reconcile Union and Confederate neighbors. In parts of the United States it is customary to plant tomatoes outdoors after Mother's Day (and not before). It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Mothers Day. ... Julia Ward Howe Julia Ward Howe (May 27, 1819 – October 17, 1910) was a prominent American abolitionist, social activist, and poet. ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... The Mothers Day Proclamation by Julia Ward Howe was one of the early calls to celebrate Mothers Day in the United States. ... A. Jarvis was the name of two women, mother and daughter. ...

When Jarvis died in 1907, her daughter, named Anna Jarvis, started the crusade to found a memorial day for women. The first such Mother's Day was celebrated in Grafton, West Virginia, on 10 May, 1908, in the church where the elder Ann Jarvis had taught Sunday School. Grafton is the home to the International Mother's Day Shrine. From there, the custom caught on — spreading eventually to 45 states. The holiday was declared officially by some states beginning in 1912. In 1914 President Woodrow Wilson declared the first national Mother's Day, as a day for American citizens to show the flag in honor of those mothers whose sons had died in war. A. Jarvis was the name of two women, mother and daughter. ... Grafton is a city located in Taylor County, West Virginia. ... is the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Nine years after the first official Mother's Day, commercialization of the U.S. holiday became so rampant that Anna Jarvis herself became a major opponent of what the holiday had become. Mother's Day continues to this day to be one of the most commercially successful U.S. occasions. According to the National Restaurant Association, Mother's Day is now the most popular day of the year to dine out at a restaurant in the United States. The National Restaurant Association, founded in 1919, is a restaurant industry business association in the United States. ...

Mother's Day in various parts of the world

In most countries, Mother's Day is a new concept copied from western civilization. In many African countries, the idea of one Mother's Day has its origins in copying the British concept, although there are many festivals and events celebrating mothers within the many diverse cultures on the African continent that have been there centuries before the colonials arrived. In most of East Asia, Mother's Day is a heavily marketed and commercialized concept copied straight from Mother's Day in the USA.

Mother's Day is celebrated on different days throughout the world. Examining the trends in Google searches for the term "mother's day" shows two major blips, the smaller one on the fourth Sunday in Lent (it is also called ladies day and women's day), and the larger one on the second Sunday in May.^[2] Google Trends is a tool from Google Labs that shows the most popularly searched terms from the beginning of 2004 to now. ... For other uses, see Lent (disambiguation). ...

Note: The definition used in the following table allows "Women's day" to be treated the same as "Mother's Day".

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Mother's Day in various languages

• Afrikaans: Moedersdag
• Albanian: Dita e Nënës (8 Marsi)
• Arabic : عيد الأمّ (Eid Al-Omm)
• Armenian : Մայրության օր (Mayrutyan or)
• Azerbaijani : Analar günü
• Berber : tameγra n tyemmat
• Bosnian : Dan majki
• Bulgarian : Ден на майката
• Catalan : Dia de la Mare
• Chinese : 母亲节 or 母親節 (in standard pinyin: Mǔqīn Jié)
• Croatian : Majčin dan
• Czech : Den Matek
• Danish : Mors dag
• Divehi:މަންމައިންގް ދުވަސް
• Dutch : Moederdag
• Estonian : Emadepäev
• Dari : روز مادر (Ruz-e Madar)
• Finnish : Äitienpäivä
• Faroese : Mammudagur
• Farsi : روز مادر (Rouz-e Maadar)
• French : (La) Fête des mères ("Day of Mothers")
• Hebrew : יום האם (Yom ha-em) or יום המשפחה (Yom ha-mishpakha - "Family Day")
• German : Muttertag
• Greek : Γιορτή της Μητέρας
• Hindi : Matru divas
• Hungarian : anyák napja
• Icelandic : Mæðradagur
• Indonesian : Hari Ibu
• Irish Gaelic:Lá Na mháthair
• Italian : (La) Festa della mamma
• Japanese : 母の日 (Haha no Hi)
• Kannada : ತಾಯಂದಿರ ದಿನ (thayandira dina)
• Kikuyu: Muthenya wa nyina muciari
• Korean : 어머니날 (Eomeoni-mal or Ŏmŏni-mal)
• Kurdish : Roje dayeka
• Latvian : Mātes diena
• Lithuanian : Motinos diena
• Malay : Hari Ibu
• Malayalam : Ammamar Dinam
• Maltese : Jum l-Omm
• Mauritian Creole: Bonne fête mama
• Mongolian : Eejiin bayar / Eh ursiin udur
• Norwegian : Morsdag
• Polish : Dzień Matki
• Portuguese (standard) : (O) Dia da Mãe
• Portuguese (Brazilian) : Dia das Mães ("Day of Mothers")
• Romanian : Ziua mamei ("Mother's Day")
• Russian : День Матери
• Serbian : Dan majki / Дан мајки
• Slovak : Deň matiek
• Slovenian : Materinski dan
• Spanish : Día de la Madre
• Swahili : siku ya mama mzazi
• Swedish : Mors dag
• Tagalog : Araw ng mga Ina / Araw ng mga Nanay ("Day of Mothers")
• Tamil : Annaiyar Dhinam
• Thai : วันแม่ [wɑn mɛː]
• Telugu : Thalli kosamu
• Turkish : Anneler Günü
• Ukrainian : Свято Матері
• Vietnamese : Ngày của Mẹ (officially Ngay quoc te Nu - "International Women's Day")
• Welsh : Sul y Mamau

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See also

Holidays Portal

• Father's Day
• Mothering Sunday
• May crowning
• International Women's Day
• Hallmark Holiday

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References

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External links

• Mother's Day History
• Mother's Day Central - Historical information, and ways families celebrate Mother's Day.