Learn the history and meaning of Mother's Day

In 2016, 'Mother's Day' was held on May 8 in Vietnam. In many countries, "Mother's Day" has become a day to honor gentle mothers.

Today the celebration of Mother's Day is spread to more than 65 countries around the world (although on different days). This is also an occasion for millions of people all over the world to remember their gratitude for giving birth, nurturing, and supporting and encouraging their mothers.

Although Mother's Day is celebrated on many different days in the world, the two most popular days are the second Sunday of May according to the American Mother's Day tradition, followed by the fourth Sunday of the Season. Vegetarian in the Mothering Sunday tradition of the UK.

History of Mother's Day

Mother's Day has its earliest origins in the Greek and Roman periods. The Mother's Grateful Festival is held annually in the spring and the Greeks at that time often sacrificed to the goddesses, especially the god of Rhea - Mother of many gods in Greek mythology.

Mother's Day is a day of mournful remembrance of birth, nurturing, support and encouragement of her mother.(Illustration).

However, the first person to formulate and initiate the " Mother's Day " is two American women, Ann Maria Reeves Jarvis and her daughter, Anna Marie Jarvis.

100 years ago, Ann Maria Reeves Jarvis - a woman in the US State of West Virginia created a group called ' Mother's Day ' only with the desire to rejoin the fragmented family feeling. by civil war. After her group was formed, she wanted to celebrate a yearly memorial to remember memories of mothers, but unfortunately, she died before turning this aspiration into reality.

As a filial son, Anna Jarvis - Ann Maria Reeves Jarvis's daughter never forgets her mother's wishes, plus her dissatisfaction with the indifferent attitude of the American people toward his mother, so when her mother died in 1905, she embarked on completing her mother's wishes to have mothers' days.

After much effort, she celebrated the first official " Mother's Day " (Mother's Day) held in Andrews Methodist Church in 1908. Along with Anna Jarvis's own celebration, the families The family gathered at several event venues in Jarvis's hometown in Grafton, West Virginia and many other cities.

In 1911, Mother's Day was celebrated in most states of the United States. And on May 8, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson signed a resolution that set the second Sunday of May as Mother's Day.

The meaning of Mother's Day

For Anna Jarvis, 'Mother's Day' is a day where everyone should go home with his mother and thank her for everything she has done for her. And that, it's not the anniversary of all mothers, it's the day for you to thank the best woman you have, your mother. That's why Jarvis emphasizes the singular noun 'Mother's Day ' and not 'Mothers' Day'.

On Mother's Day children will be grateful to their mother by showing their hearts with gifts.(Illustration).

Today, ' Mother's Day ' is spreading worldwide . On this day, the children will be grateful to their mother by showing their hearts through wishes, gifts, whether physical or spiritual, expressing the desire for their mother to be happy and happy. .

In 2016, Mother's Day in Vietnam is May 8. It reminds each of us to try to live better every day, making me smile every day. And in particular, we should also choose a gift that my mother loves to give to me on this day.