It's your day! WHOO H00, no cooking, cleaning, running the kids around or organising stuff. A day designed for you to take a break, sleep in and put your feet up. No-one can make you feel guilty for lying in bed reading your book, sipping your chamomile tea. This day was created just for you, to take a break and to be shown gratitude and appreciation for all that you do as a Mother. Soak it up, you know on Monday it will be back to the routine. This is your opportunity!
What better gift could you be given this Mother's Day, than time out to relax, and take care of your mind, body and spirit!
We have Anna Jarvis to thank for making Mother's day possible. Anna, lived in the early 19 th century in West Virginia US. She was the daughter of Ann Reeves Jarvis, who was responsible for setting up woman working groups after the civil war in the US. Anna was truely a daughter who valued all that her Mother did, not only for her, but the wider community.
Anna's inspiration to campaign for a Mother's Day holiday came about at the age of 12, when she overheard her mother praying, that one day there would be a holiday to celebrate all Mothers and would allow them a break from their duties. Her Mother died on the 2nd Sunday in May 1905. Anna celebrated and remember her Mother on this day each year by wearing a white carnation which was her Mother's favourite flower.
In 1910 a bill was passed in West Virginia after many years of Anna campaigning and Mother's Day was established. It was celebrated on the 2nd Sunday in May the day of Anna's Mothers death. The day was spent in church and young children would write heart felt letters to their Mother showing their gratitude for all that they do. White carnations where worn to remember those Mothers that had past, or red or pink carnation for Mothers still living.
However, ironically Anna spent the last years of her life and her entire family inheritance fighting against the commercialisation of Mother's Day and was even arrested on Mother's day in 1930 for protesting to abolish the holiday altogether. Anna became so outraged at the fact that the florists and greeting card companies where making large sums of money from this holiday. No doubt, she would be horrified and turning in her grave at the current commercialisation and extravagant suggestions on TV and online of gifts to give on Mother's Day.
This day was created for you! I hope you will take the opportunity to take a well deserved break just as Ann Reeves Jarvis had prayed for many years ago!
Happy Mothers Day to all the amazing Mums and a big THANK YOU to Anna Jarvis for her hard work in creating this day for us!
What better gift could you be given this Mother's Day, than time out to relax, and take care of your mind, body and spirit!
We have Anna Jarvis to thank for making Mother's day possible. Anna, lived in the early 19 th century in West Virginia US. She was the daughter of Ann Reeves Jarvis, who was responsible for setting up woman working groups after the civil war in the US. Anna was truely a daughter who valued all that her Mother did, not only for her, but the wider community.
Anna's inspiration to campaign for a Mother's Day holiday came about at the age of 12, when she overheard her mother praying, that one day there would be a holiday to celebrate all Mothers and would allow them a break from their duties. Her Mother died on the 2nd Sunday in May 1905. Anna celebrated and remember her Mother on this day each year by wearing a white carnation which was her Mother's favourite flower.
In 1910 a bill was passed in West Virginia after many years of Anna campaigning and Mother's Day was established. It was celebrated on the 2nd Sunday in May the day of Anna's Mothers death. The day was spent in church and young children would write heart felt letters to their Mother showing their gratitude for all that they do. White carnations where worn to remember those Mothers that had past, or red or pink carnation for Mothers still living.
However, ironically Anna spent the last years of her life and her entire family inheritance fighting against the commercialisation of Mother's Day and was even arrested on Mother's day in 1930 for protesting to abolish the holiday altogether. Anna became so outraged at the fact that the florists and greeting card companies where making large sums of money from this holiday. No doubt, she would be horrified and turning in her grave at the current commercialisation and extravagant suggestions on TV and online of gifts to give on Mother's Day.
This day was created for you! I hope you will take the opportunity to take a well deserved break just as Ann Reeves Jarvis had prayed for many years ago!
Happy Mothers Day to all the amazing Mums and a big THANK YOU to Anna Jarvis for her hard work in creating this day for us!
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