How much longer, Tia?
Do I have to be here?
Why can’t I go play with my friends?
Don’t you want to help me make a delicious cake for mom for Mother’s Day?
Umm…yes! I do!
Well, then you must be patient
We have found almost everything we need
Okay
I know that it is tomorrow, Tia
but why do we celebrate Mother’s Day?
Mother’s Day has been celebrated for many many centuries and ages
Ancient Greeks and Romans celebrated it as a festival
So did the Christian people
But the Mother’s Day we all have come to know
and celebrate has a different reason
Really? There’s another reason for it?
Yes, and not a very happy story for it.
Why? What happened, Tia?
First you need to know about Ann Reeves Jarvis
In the 1900 in the US, before the Civil War
she started groups like the ‘Mothers’ Day Work Clubs’
that helped the local women take care of their children
Later, these clubs came together and did many peace keeping activities.
Wow!
But the actual Mother’s Day
did not come about till
after 1905, when Ann passed away
Her daughter
Anna Jarvis decided to celebrate Mother’s Day
as a way to celebrate the sacrifices moms make for their children
In May 1908, she had a huge celebration on the day
with thousands of people joining
By 1912, everybody was celebrating the Mother’s Day we know today.
I thought you said there was a sad story too behind it?
Well, as years passed by
people started celebrating Mother’s Day with a lot of fanfare
But they forgot that the holiday was not just about gifts and treats
but about remembering
and honouring the many sacrifices mom’s make for their children!
Oh! It just became a holiday...
Yes, exactly
And Anna Reeves Jarvis spent the rest of her life urging people
to drop the show and pomp around the festival.
Wow... Her whole life?
Yes. You know
she did not even marry
and dedicated herself to the cause completely
Just in honour of the lovely mothers all around the world.
You know, Tia
Tomorrow I will not go anywhere
Let’s stay at home and plan a great day for mom
We’ll not let her do any work and will pamper her
like the way she pamper us every single day
That’s a brilliant plan Tofu
Then, let us also buy a few things for breakfast
and we can make her a delicious breakfast in bed!
Yes! Let’s do that!