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~Megan
Nobody knows of the work it makesTo keep the home together.Nobody knows of the steps it takes,Nobody knows - but Mother.
Well, I had gotten a wonderful email from a great business that I order flowers from and just loved the history they had given on mothers day...so here it is...enjoy! and may each and every mother be blessed this mothers day:).............
Mothers Day, created from differing origins, is celebrated around the world on various days of the year. Some believe the earliest history of Mothers Day originated in ancient Greece with the annual spring festivals dedicated to Rhea, the mother of many deities, and in Rome with celebrations for Cybele, the Great Mother of Gods. Early Christians celebrated the Mothers festival on the fourth Sunday of Lent to honor Mary, the Mother of Christ. This led to a celebration of all mothers that came to be known as Mothering Sunday in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Unfortunately, the early colonists in America did not continue the holiday but our modern day holiday is loosely tied to the early Mothering Day tradition.
Mothers Day was first suggested by Julia Ward Howe, a Boston poet, pacifist, suffragist, and author of the lyrics to the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" in 1872 when she organized a day for mothers dedicated to peace. Her idea was influenced by Ann Jarvis, an Appalachian homemaker, who in 1858 organized a day to raise awareness of poor health conditions in her community, a cause she believed would be best advocated by mothers. She called it "Mother's Work Day."
In 1905 when Anna Jarvis died, her daughter, also named Anna, began a campaign to memorialize the life work of her mother. Legend has it that young Anna remembered a Sunday school lesson that her mother gave in which she said, "I hope and pray that someone, sometime, will found a memorial mother's day. There are many days for men, but none for mothers."
Anna began to lobby prominent businessmen like John Wannamaker, and politicians including Presidents Taft and Roosevelt to support her campaign to create a special day to honor mothers. At one of the first services organized to celebrate Anna's mother in 1907, at her church in West Virginia, Anna handed out her mother's favorite flower, the white carnation. Five years later, the House of Representatives adopted a resolution calling for officials of the federal government to wear white carnations on Mother's Day. In 1914 Anna's hard work paid off when Woodrow Wilson signed a bill recognizing Mother's Day as a national holiday.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Ahhh... more great FREE reading! and this wonderful edtion has a great mothers day project! ENJOY!
http://primitivetimesmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=94&Itemid=94
