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History of Mothers Day

The earliest Mother's Day celebrations can be traced back to the spring
celebrations of ancient Greece in honor of Rhea, the Mother of the Gods.
During the 1600's, England celebrated a day called "Mothering Sunday".
Celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent. "Mothering Sunday" honored the
mothers of England .
During this time many of the England 's poor worked as servants for the
wealthy. As most jobs were located far from their homes, the servants
would live at the houses of their employers. On Mothering Sunday the
servants would have the day off and were encouraged to return home and
spend the day with their mothers. A special cake, called the mothering
cake, was often brought along to provide a festive touch.
As Christianity spread throughout Europe the celebration changed to
honor the " Mother Church " - the spiritual power that gave them life
and protected them from harm. Over time the church festival blended with
the Mothering Sunday celebration. People began honoring their mothers as
well as the church.
In the United States Mother's Day was first suggested in 1872 by Julia
Ward Howe (who wrote the words to the Battle hymn of the Republic) as a
day dedicated to peace. Ms. Howe would hold organized Mother's Day
meetings in Boston , Mass ever year.
In 1907 Ana Jarvis, from Philadelphia , began a campaign to establish a
national Mother's Day. Ms. Jarvis persuaded her mother's church in
Grafton , West Virginia to celebrate Mother's Day on the second
anniversary of her mother's death, the 2nd Sunday of May. By the next
year Mother's Day was also celebrated in Philadelphia .
Ms. Jarvis and her supporters began to write to ministers, businessman,
and politicians in their quest to establish a national Mother's Day. It
was successful as by 1911 Mother's Day was celebrated in almost every
state.. President Woodrow Wilson, in 1914, made the official
announcement proclaiming Mother's Day as a national holiday that was to
be held each year on the 2nd Sunday of May. While many countries of the
world celebrate their own Mother's Day at different times throughout the
year, there are some countries such as Denmark , Finland , Italy ,
Turkey , Australia , and Belgium which also celebrate Mother's Day on
the second Sunday of May.

Dan hendaklah ada di antara kamu satu puak yang menyeru (berdakwah)
kepada kebajikan (mengembangkan Islam) dan menyuruh berbuat segala
perkara yang baik, serta melarang daripada segala yang salah (buruk dan
keji) dan mereka yang bersifat demikian ialah orang-orang yang berjaya.
(Aali-Imran: 104)

*source:yahoo groups-UiTM Melaka
p/s:Wallahualam..aku cuma sebarkan untuk saudara2 muslim kita..Bagi aku setiap hari adalah hari ibu.Bukan hanya tertentu pada satu tarikh ajer..