Here's wishing, from The Garlic, to all the Moms out there, a very, very happy Mother's Day!
We know that;Mother's Day is an annual holiday that recognizes mothers, motherhood and maternal bonds in general, as well the positive contributions that they make to society. In the United States, it is celebrated on the second Sunday in May.
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In its present form, Mother's Day was established by Anna Marie Jarvis, following the death of her mother Ann Jarvis on May 9, 1905, with the help of a Philadelphia merchant called John Wanamaker.[2] A small service was held in May 12, 1907 in the Andrew's Methodist Episcopal Church in Grafton, West Virginia, where Anna's mother had been teaching Sunday school.[2] But the first "official" service was in May 10, 1908 in the same church, accompanied by a larger ceremony in the Wanamaker Auditorium in the Wanamaker's store on Philadelphia.[2] She then campaigned to establish Mother's Day as a U.S. national holiday, and later as an international holiday.[1][2]
The holiday was declared officially by the state of West Virginia in 1910, and the rest of states followed quickly.[2] On May 8, 1914, the U.S. Congress passed a law designating the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day and requesting a proclamation. On May 9, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation, declaring the first national Mother's Day,[9][10] as a day for American citizens to show the flag in honor of those mothers whose sons had died in war.[9]
In 1934, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt approved a stamp commemorating the holiday.[11]
Here's a few Bonus Links you can peruse;
- Celebrating Mothers
Why Mom really does make the best cakes ...A neurologist tells us about our mothers, what the smell of baking does to us, and how we taste food in the womb- Mother's Day Manifesto: 2010
And, lastly, perhaps the greatest tune evah, written (and performed) about mothers.
As Wikipedia notes;
"Sweet Mother" is a highlife song by the Nigeria/Cameroonian singer Prince Nico Mbarga and his band Rocafil Jazz. Released in 1976, it remains one of the most popular songs in Africa.
Prince Nico Mbarga Sweet Mother
