Mothers Day is one of those days which are given an international importance as they are being celebrated in most of the countries. It’s true there should be no particular to show love and affection to your mother after all they are the one who created us. But still Mother’s Day is still considered important as they have been celebrated since ancient ages and we can always do something little more for our mother on this particular day. On Mother’s Day buying a gift is as important as buying a gift on anyone’s birthday. But still it’s not that easy to go out and buy the gift as you may end up spending whole day on it. First of all you have ready yourself to go out and then face the traffic jams and then finding any suitable gift shop where you can buy gift of your choice at affordable rates. Searching for the right gift may also consume a lot of time if you are confused on what your mother will like.

If you are planning to gift her a bouquet on this valuable day then you might follow these steps with the help of which you can do your shopping with ease and comfort. The tips are:

1. While purchasing a bouquet, make sure that you know which all flowers you want to include in that. For this it is very crucial to know which your mother’s favourite flowers are. Then either you can make a separate bouquet of her favourite flowers or you can include some other popular flowers used for this occasion such as lilies, rose, white flowers etc.

2. You can always take the help of your kids (if you have) or your siblings or friends in arranging that bouquet. She will be very much pleased to see that bouquet made by so many people. She would feel as a special person with so many people caring for her. Also it’s another happiness to make that bouquet on our own with friends and family members.

3. If you don’t have much time to go to shop and purchase then you can always opt for online shopping which is easy and convenient as well. Only thing you have to do here is search for the online florist who can do the job of delivering these flowers at your doorstep. You get lot choices here and you can see them all at one place.

4. If you are going through online florists you can also check out the rates and purchase from those who give your reasonable rates. So you not only save time here but also you are saving some money as well.

5. Keeping the flowers look like a brand new is yet another task you should do. It’s very necessary that flowers don’t lose its beauty and smell as well. Keep the flowers in cool environment and also mix some aspirin in water and sprinkle it on the flowers.

With the help of these tips you can surely bring out something special for your mother on this day.

By: Jenny Kal

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Mother’s Day is not merely a holiday in the United States. Almost everywhere across the world, mothers have been honored from time immemorial as nourishers of mankind. Earliest rites in Greece revered Rhea, mother of all Grecian deities; the Romans looked to Cybele, mother of the Roman gods. The early Christian Church worshipped the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus.

England had its own version of the holiday, calling it “Mothering Day.” All citizens, especially the working poor domestics who toiled from morning to night at the fine manors belonging to the wealthy aristocrats, observed this day. Pity was taken upon the servants and they were urged to visit their own mothers living at points far away. On this holiday, no matter what the social or economic status was, everyone came forth to honor motherhood.

Mother’s Day, in its earliest beginnings, was an outgrowth of a social reform movement led by Mrs. Anna Jarvis, who lived in the Appalachians. She ardently attempted, around 1850, to introduce to her neighbors the need for better health and sanitary conditions in the region. She felt mothers would be the most nourishing so she called the observance “Mother’s Working Day.” Another theory proposed that she was instrumental in imploring the authorities for more hygienic surroundings for both sides of the Civil War.

By 1872, due to the efforts of Julia Ward Howe, the wheels of change were set in motion to encourage peace throughout the United States. For the next few years, Miss Howe arranged Mother’s Day observances in Boston each year.

However, on the second Sunday of May, 1877, Mother’s Day became a driving force in the United States, led by Mrs. Juliet Calhoun Blakely. Mrs. Blakely was attending services at the Methodist Episcopal Church in Albion, Michigan when the pastor, the Reverend Myron Daughterty, in mid-sermon, had a psychological “meltdown” and quickly left the pulpit with no explanation. It soon became known he was so distraught because his son and two other alcohol abstainees were bamboozled (no pun intended) by an anti-temperance gang who had forced them to spend the entire night in a saloon, where they had become drunk for all to see. Mrs. Blakely stepped up to the pulpit and completed his sermon on temperance and peace, calling for all mothers to join her.

It was not until 1907 that Mother’s Day was again observed, led by Miss Anna Jarvis, daughter of the 19th-century Appalachian advocate for peace. At this memorial service, Miss Anna gave out 500 white carnations to the mothers in the area. Services to honor this day were now being observed each year and hence, Mother’s Day was a recognized holiday.

In 1910, the governor of West Virginia granted the day as an official celebration and on May 14, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson put Mother’s Day into law as an officially recognized holiday.

Sales of flowers and candy for Mother’s Day were so inflated that the holiday soon became a victim of commercialism. Miss Jarvis was so disgusted she attempted to sue the federal government over the sales. Disillusioned by the holiday she had created, she withdrew unto herself, dying alone in a sanatorium in 1948.

In the 21st century, flowers and candy are still the top sellers. Now, it is considered traditional for an offspring to present the their mother with a red carnation; if their mother has already died, many people arrange white carnations atop their graves to pay their respects.

By: Terry Kaufman

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