Mothers Day US 9th May 2010

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:12:00 GMT

Mothers Day in the US is celebrated on the 2nd Sunday in May this year on the 9th May 2010.

Mothers Day in the US was first officially declared by President Woodrow Wilson on 9th May 1914. It was declared as a day for all Americans Citiziens to show the flag in honour of the Mothers who lost their sons in war.

Mothers Day is known to have been establishment by a lady called Anna Marie Jarvis. After the death of her Mother Ann Jarvis on 9th May 1905 she decided to honour her Mother at her service she handed out 500 White Carnation Flowers ( Flowers are now a traditional Mothers Day Gift) one for each Mother in the congragation. In 1908 she held a special service in memory of her Mother in West Virginia and then she decided she would campaign to get "Mothers Day" recognised. Later in time Ann Jarvis became angry with how Mothers Day had became to commercialised, and was once arrested for disturbance of the peace as she was so insenced by how things had changed. She commented : A card means nothing except you're too lazy to write a letter, you take chocolates, then eat them yourself. What a sentiment to your Mothers.

Mothering Sunday 14th March 2010

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:26:00 GMT

Mothering Sunday celebrated in the UK on the fourth Sunday of Lent. This year we will be celebrating Mothers Day on 14th March 2010.

Mothering Sunday ( also know as Mid-Lent Sunday ) was first Celebrated back in the 17th century by Christians. It was when young servants & maids would be allowed out of their daily chores, for one day of the year to go home and visit their Mothers and the Mother Church. The children would bring along Gifts & Flowers for their Mothers the Flowers may have been picked on the way .

As time has gone by Christians have spread across Europe etc spreading the celebrations of this day. And now Mothering Sunday is being celebrated around the world.

Mothering Sunday is a special Day to honour all Mothers both pasted and present.

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Mothers Day US 9th May 2010

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