Mother’s Day 2024: Mother’s Day is celebrated every year on the second Sunday of May in many countries including India. This year Mother’s Day in India will be celebrated on 12th May. Mother’s Day is celebrated all over the world to express respect and gratitude towards mothers. A mother not only gives birth to a child but also nurtures it and stands by the child’s side in all the joys and sorrows of life. Today we will tell you when and why Mother’s Day is celebrated.
Whatever you do for your mother, do the least because no one in this world can compare to her. Someone has rightly said that God cannot reach everywhere, that is why He created Mother. Children on Mother’s Day congratulate their mothers on Mother’s Day and express respect, love and gratitude towards them. Apart from this, children also give gifts to their mothers to make them feel special.
History of Mother’s Day
The celebration of Mother’s Day was started by American woman Ana Jorvis. However, Mother’s Day was officially celebrated on May 9, 1914 by then US President Woodrow Wilson. At that time it was decided to celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday of May every year by passing a law in the US Parliament. Since then, many countries including America, Europe and India have started celebrating Mother’s Day on the second Sunday of May
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Mother’s Day was started by American activist Ana Jarvis. Ana loved her mother very much. Jarvis lived with his mother and never married. After her mother passed away, Ana started Mother’s Day to express her love for her mother. For this he chose such a date that it falls around his mother’s death anniversary i.e. May 9. Since then Mother’s Day has been celebrated every year on the second Sunday of May.
There are many popular traditions in Europe and Britain, where mothers are celebrated on the fourth Sunday three weeks before Easter Sunday, called Mothering Sunday. is In Europe this day is called Mothering Sunday, while many in the Christian community also recognize this day as the Virgin Mary. While America, India and Canada celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday of May.
