Historians claim that the holiday of Mother's
Day emerged from the ancient festivals dedicated to mother
goddess.
In the ancient Greek empire, Rhea, the wife of
Cronus, and mother of Gods and Goddesses, was worshipped.
In
Rome too, Cybele, a mother Goddesses, was worshipped, as early as
250 BC. It was known as Hilaria, and it lasted for three days,
called the Ides of March, that is from March 15 to March
18.
However, neither of them meant for the honoring of our
immediate mothers, as is done in our Mother's Day.
Rather
more closely aligned to our Mother's Day, is the "Mothering
Sunday".England observed "Mothering Sunday", or the
"Mid-Lent-Sunday, on the fourth Sunday in Lent.
In the United
States, Anna M. Jarvis (1864-1948) is credited with bringing in the
celebration of Mother's day.
And, to know about the way the
idea took roots in the United States; how it came to be observed for
the first time; and how the undaunted spirit and unbounded love for
her mother led to fulfill the dreams of Anna Jarvis, the mother of
Mother's Day...
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