Cherish Your Mother on Mother's Day
Every day should be Mother’s Day even though this Sunday is officially Mother’s Day.
Mother’s Day celebrations follow different traditions, but it’s common to spend time with mom, share a meal, give her presents or flowers, send her a card, or call her. The day isn’t just for biological mothers, but for all those who mean something special to someone on that day, too.
Cherish your mother on Mother’s Day (and every day)
We all have mothers. That doesn’t change even as we get older.
Here’s what you can do to honour your mother on Mother’s Day:
- Appreciate your mother and be thankful for everything that she has done for you. (Think this way about your father, too.)
- Love your mother unconditionally and forget any past arguments or wrongs.
- Tell your mother that you love her. It’s the best gift you can give her.
- Show your mother that you still need her.
- Make the time to share your life and your experiences with her and take time to be involved in her life, too.
- Appreciate her wisdom, especially if she is a grandmother.
- Thank her for all that she does for you.
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When do we celebrate Mother’s Day?
Mother's Day in Canada is celebrated on the second Sunday in May. This year, Mother’s Day is May 12, 2024. It is also celebrated on the second Sunday in May in the United States and in many other countries.
Some countries celebrate Mother’s Day on different dates. In the United Kingdom, Mothering Sunday is celebrated on the fourth Sunday of Lent. This observance began in the Middle Ages, when children who had left their families for domestic service were allowed to go to their home – or “mother” – church.
Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of February in Norway and on Aug. 12 in Thailand.
Who started Mother’s Day?
In its modern form, Mother’s Day began in the United States. It was founded by Anna Marie Jarvis on May 12, 1907, to honour her mother, Ann Jarvis, an activist who worked to fight unsanitary conditions and childhood diseases. On the second Sunday in May 1908, the day was launched officially.
Anna Jarvis knew that her mother wanted a day to commemorate mothers for all that they do in every field of life. After her mother’s death, she began a letter-writing and public speaking campaign in the U.S. directed at local, state, and national figures and organizations to support a day to honour mothers for their roles as caregivers and for their devotion to their families.
Daughter Anna Jarvis and her supporters advocated that a Mother’s Day was to be observed on the second Sunday of May, which matched the day on which her mother, Ann Jarvis, died. Within a few years nearly all U.S. states were celebrating Mother’s Day, and it spread to other countries.
Founder of Mother’s Day eventually found it too commercial
Anna Jarvis did not profit from Mother’s Day and she eventually grew to dislike the commercialization of day. She even tried to have Mother’s Day rescinded. She died in a sanitarium, her medical bills paid by the floral and greeting card industries.
Did you know?
It has always been a busy day for phone companies. Before wireless networks and cellphones, calling your mother on Mother’s Day could be difficult because the landlines were often jammed with calls to mom. Now, Mother’s Day is still a busy calling day for celllphone network providers.
Across different languages, most words for “mother” start with the letter M.
Is there a Mother’s Day flower?
Carnations are often considered the traditional Mother’s Day flowers.
Mother’s Day founder, Anna Jarvis, stated that the traditional flower to give to mothers should be the white carnation because it represents the virtues of motherhood.
Mothers who have lost their own mother should be given white carnations and pink carnations to mothers whose mothers are alive.
Other less traditional flowers for Mother’s Day can include roses, a live blooming plant, or a bouquet of a variety of different flowers.
Remember and honour your mother on Mother’s Day. Make a memory together.
