MOTHER'S DAY

A GIFT FOR YOUR MOTHER ON MOTHER'S DAY

What is mother's day?

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Mother's Day is a day that honours the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal ties and the influence of mothers in society. It is a day to make an extra special attempt to remember and respect the importance of mothers in our lives. This day is also expanded to families of mothers—grandmothers, great-grandmothers, stepmothers—as well as to mother figures. It complements related events to celebrate family members, such as Father's Day, Siblings Day, and Grandparents Day.

When is mother's day celebrated?

Worldwide, in more than 50 countries, the Mother's Day is celebrated, but not all countries commemorate it on the same day.

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Celebration Date	Country
Second Sunday of February	Norway
3 March	Georgia
8 March (with International Women's Day)	Albania Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Burundi Burkina Faso Kazakhstan Kosovo Laos Moldova Montenegro North Macedonia Serbia Tajikistan Uzbekistan
Fourth Sunday in Lent (Mothering Sunday)	Guernsey Ireland Isle of Man Jersey Nigeria United Kingdom
21 March	Bahrain Comoros Djibouti Egypt Iraq Jordan Kuwait Libya Lebanon Mauritania Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Somalia Sudan Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
25 March	Slovenia
7 April (Annunciation day)	Armenia (Motherhood and Beauty Day)
First Sunday of May	Angola Cape Verde Hungary Lithuania Mozambique Romania Portugal São Tomé and Príncipe Spain
8 May	South Korea (Parents' Day)
10 May	El Salvador Guatemala Mexico
Second Sunday of May	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Australia Austria Bahamas Bangladesh Barbados Belgium Belize Bermuda Bhutan Bonaire Botswana Brazil Brunei Canada Cambodia Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Congo, Dem. Rep. Congo, Rep. Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Curaçao Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominica Ecuador Equatorial Guinea Estonia Ethiopia Faroe Islands Fiji Finland Gabon Gambia Germany Ghana Greece Greenland Grenada Guyana Honduras Hong Kong Iceland India Italy Jamaica Japan Kenya Latvia Liberia Liechtenstein Macau Malaysia Malta Myanmar Namibia Netherlands New Zealand Pakistan Papua New Guinea Peru Philippines Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Singapore Sint Maarten Slovakia South Africa Sri Lanka Suriname Switzerland Taiwan Tanzania Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Turkey Uganda Ukraine United States Uruguay Venezuela Zambia Zimbabwe
14 May	Benin
15 May	Paraguay
19 May	Kyrgyzstan
22 May	Israel
26 May	Poland
27 May	Bolivia
Last Sunday of May	Algeria Cameroon Dominican Republic France (First Sunday of June if Pentecost occurs on this day) Haiti Madagascar Mali Mauritius Morocco Niger Senegal Sweden Tunisia
30 May	Nicaragua
1 June	Mongolia
Second Sunday of June	Luxembourg
14 June	Afghanistan
First Monday of July	South Sudan
12 August	Thailand (birthday of Queen Sirikit)
15 August	Antwerp (Belgium) Costa Rica
14 October	Belarus
15 October	Malawi
20 October	Vietnam (Vietnamese Women's Day)
Third Sunday of October	Argentina
3 November	Timor Leste
16 November	North Korea
Last Sunday of November	Russia
8 December	Panama
22 December	Indonesia

How mother's day came into existence?

There has been a day to celebrate mothers for as long as mothers exist! Mothers festivals were also linked to gods and goddesses in ancient times. Cybele, the Great Mother of the gods, was held among the Phrygians. The Greeks and Romans also revered their gods' motherly character. Still today, Durga-puja honours goddess Durga, an important festival in India.

In 1907, Miss Anna started a campaign in honour of her mother to establish a National Mother's Day. Anna's mother, Mrs Anna M. Jarvis, played a key part in the creation of a "Mother's Friendship  Day" to help with the post-Civil War healing process. Miss Jarvis decided to spend a day honouring all mothers, both alive and deceased.

 On her cruise to create a National Mother's Day, Miss Jarvis and her followers started writing to ministers, evangelists, businessmen and politicians.

 On the second Sunday in May, the first observance of Mother's Day was the favourite religious service on the second anniversary of her mother's death. Anna distributed the favourite flowers of her mother, the white embodiments.

 Also in Miss Anna's town of Philadelphia Mother's Day was celebrated the following year. By 1911 Mother's Day had spread throughout the country and was practically observed in the Union.

 The second Sunday in May 1914 was declared a national holiday in honour of the mothers by President Woodrow Wilson.

 The Day of Mother became more common over the years and the custom of giving cards and gifts grew.

9 WAYS TO CELEBRATE MOTHER’S DAY

In 2021, amid the unfolding COVID-19 issue, all of us are reconsidering how to give mothers extra recognition. Some of us are away from our mothers when we would be together. And all of us are concerned about our mothers, some of whom are in a high-risk age group.

 How Can We Celebrate Differently?

 Most moms wish to connect with their children in any way possible.

Give her a day off from all family business while your mother is at home, particularly during this difficult period. Other people may be fully responsible for the preparation or serving of the meal, the clearing and purification of the dishes and the washing. Willingness! Willingly!

This will cover the main thing, but here are ten imaginative ways to meet Mommy and show her some extra convenience, affection and appreciation. Moms are there for us, after all!

 1. Bring her a new plant.

New plants with a small creativity

Gift your mom a new plant that will clean the air around her naturally and produce oxygen for her. And since with our busy schedule we cannot always take time for her, she will nurture and care for the plant as she did it with us. Moms love to take care and nourish, all moms have this feeling embedded in them naturally.

2. Decorate your mom’s door or front porch!

Flowers beside her room door

Have fun decorating your mom's front door with streamers, special signs, a wreath, and flowers. If you have kids, get them involved! Mom or grandma will love the surprise!

3. Set up a virtual brunch date or cook for Mom.

Breakfast in bed is always a classic and appreciated. Something simple is fine for this, such as toast or a croissant

Simple cooking

or make her something as simple as a sandwich! Traditionally, small children always prepared a cookie sandwich for their mom on Mother’s Day. If you like this tradition, here’s a truly delicious no fire cookie sandwich recipe: Cookie Sandwich. We also love baking cake for mom on mother's day. Do leave a comment if you want me to make a video on that for the upcoming mother’s day.

4. Give a long phone call to your mother or demonstrate virtual talent!

Talk to her and make her laugh (or a video chat). Maybe put some fine "mom jokes" in there. Mothers deserve to have fun with you.

If young children are present, make them organise an activity event for Grandma like a talent show! It could be as easy as! Sing a poem, play an instrument or do some gymnastics.

5. Watch a movie or show together, side by side.

 If you're all at home in one location, have a movie that night or launch a marathon of your favourite TV shows while having a drink of wine or a cup of tea.

6. Get creative: Make Mom a video, a music playlist, or a piece of art!

Create a video of all of the kids. They can all say "Happy Mother's Day" and tell her how much they love her. On your mobile, you can still use iMovie to splice videos together.

Create a playlist or a song compilation if you like. You might compile a playlist of relaxing music for bedtime, such as the sound of the waves. You may also collect her all-time favourite songs from the period she adores. (If your mother has an iPhone, make a special iTunes playlist for her and send it to her by email.)

Simple Happy Mother's Day Artwork

What about a one-of-a-kind piece of art for Mom? Paint the exterior of a terra-cotta flower pot and fill it with garden seeds and a greeting card, for example. Alternatively, you could make a lovely picture frame with your family photo inside. Many suggestions can be found on Pinterest and elsewhere on the Internet.

7. Get outside! Go for a stroll in the park or how about packing mom a picnic?

Fresh air elevates the soul all the time. A lot of space is available for spreading and enjoying nature! Summer is a great time to explore the grounds.

Before you go for the picnic

How is a simple picnic packaging? While Mother lives in the vicinity, take a picnic on her porch!

Bring a cooler for a beautiful journey across Manesar if you live together.

 8. Make a homemade gift!

 You don’t need to go out to a store and buy a gift. Mothers love gifts from the heart.

 Here are some fun art projects—including kitchen presents as well as DIY beauty items for the home spa basket!

• Make a herbal vinegar of your own
• Make your own facial fruit or scrub.
• Make a soap of your own
• Make a bag of lavender
• Make a strawberry jam
• Make a nice gift jar

Fill the empty scrub box with your homemade scrub

Gift box for mom

9. Make your own card

Homemade card

Don't miss to send your card in advance! It's a tradition in our home to make a handmade card every year. Moms love handmade things! 

Thought of the day:

"Let's honour the women who brought us up—making sacrifices for us every day and nurturing our families"