A card, a box of candy or a simple card. It's the love that counts when honoring moms and kids of any age can do it.
Be assured that the honoring of mothers has been practiced through the ages.
Early Mother's Day celebrations are said to have occurred in ancient Greece, when ceremonies honored Rhea, the mother of the gods.
In the 1600s, England began celebrating "Mothering Sunday." It began as a day when servants, who lived and worked in the great mansions, were allowed to return home and spend time with their mothers.
In the United States, Mother's Day was suggested early on by Julia Ward Howe. She would hold Mother's Day meetings in Boston with the day dedicated to peace.
In 1907, Anna Jarvis began her bid to establish a national Mother's Day to honor her mother, who had worked to improve health conditions in Appalachia. She persuaded the members of her deceased mother's church in West Virginia to celebrate Mother's Day on the anniversary of her mother's death. It was the second Sunday of May.
In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson issued the official proclamation that Mother's Day was to be a national holiday to be held each year on the second Sunday of May. This year, Mother's Day falls on May 8. Give a thought for Mom, especially if you are lucky enough to have her with you.
