In honor of all the mothers who took care of us and raised us

Mother's Day is a holiday with which we pay tribute to motherhood and thank mothers for everything they have done and continue to do every day for their children and the whole family. This holiday is celebrated in different ways around the world and there is no uniform date for its celebration, but in Slovenia it is celebrated today, March 25.

The beginnings of the celebration of motherhood can be found already in antiquity. The Greeks celebrated the mother of all gods Rhea and the Romans Cybele, also known as Magna Mater (Great Mother). During the period of early Christianity, many holidays were created in honor of all mothers, but especially the holiday in honor of the mother of the church, Mary. It was celebrated on the fourth Sunday of Lent with a special holy mass. In some countries, Mother's Day is still celebrated on this day, for example in the United Kingdom. Other countries celebrate Mother's Day on a date that is significant in their history and when women and mothers are particularly prominent.

Most countries have adopted the American tradition of Mother's Day, which dates back to the 19th century, just before the start of the American Civil War. That's when it is Ann Reeves Jarvis in Virginia began to establish societies in which she gathered women and taught them the proper upbringing of children. After the war, she encouraged mothers to reconcile soldiers who were on opposite sides of the war. Her daughter is considered the founder of this holiday Anna Jarvis. In memory of her late mother and in honor of the sacrifices mothers are prepared to make for their children, she organized the first Mother's Day celebration on May 10, 1908. That day, Holy Mass was held at the local church in Grafton, and Anne gave all the mothers 500 white carnations.

Anna Jarvis fought for this holiday to be included in the American national calendar, and in 1914 she achieved it. At that time, American President Woodrow Wilson declared the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day. Anna Jarvis imagined that the holiday would be celebrated in the family circle and at Holy Mass, and that its symbol would be white carnations. Later, she was appalled at how commercialized the holiday had become and even tried to cancel it, but the holiday has survived to this day.

We started celebrating Mother's Day in Europe after the First World War, but on different dates. Initially, it was set for May 15, but then the holiday was moved to March 25. In Slovenia, after the Second World War, Mother's Day was generally not celebrated due to the celebration of Women's Day, March 8, but today it is back in force and is celebrated on the same day as the Annunciation, i.e. March 25.

On this day, mothers most often receive flowers, cakes and handmade gifts. If you still don't have a gift for mom, maybe this video will give you some last minute gift ideas.

All you have to do is hug and kiss your mother or, if you can't do that, at least call her and thank her from the bottom of your heart for the care and love she gives you unconditionally every day.