Mother’s Day:\u00a0 Believe it or not, but many people don\u2019t celebrate Mother\u2019s Day. But why? What\u2019s so wrong with a special day to show love to one\u2019s mom? Well, the problem for many is the origin \u2013 where the idea of Mother\u2019s Day came from, how it started, and why it even exists.<\/p>\n
The Origin<\/b><\/p>\n
The earliest Mother\u2019s Day celebrations can be traced back to the worship of mythological gods and paganism. People in ancient Greece would hold annual celebrations in the spring in honor of Rhea, the mother of the gods. As a part of the celebration, people would make offerings of honeycakes, fine drinks, and flowers at dawn.<\/p>\n
The Romans also had a mother of all gods that they worshipped. Her name was Magna Mater meaning \u201cGreat Mother\u201d. They built a temple for her in Rome, and every March, there was a celebration in her honor called the Festival of Hilaria. Gifts were brought to the temple to please the powerful mother-goddess.<\/p>\n
The Adoption By Christianity<\/b><\/p>\n
During the 1600s, Christian groups in England adopted the tradition but called it \u201cMothering Sunday\u201d as a way to honor the mothers of England. Because many of England\u2019s poor lived and worked as servants for the wealthy, far away from their homes and families, they were given Mothering Sunday off and were allowed to return home and spend the day with their mothers. A special cake, called the \u201cmothering cake,\u201d was often baked to add to the festivities, and many attended a special service at the \u201cmother church\u201d\u2014the main church in the vicinity of their home.<\/p>\n
Over time, the Mothering Sunday tradition shifted into a more secular holiday, and it became traditional for children to present their mothers with flowers and other tokens of appreciation. This custom eventually faded in popularity before merging with the American Mother\u2019s Day in the 1930s and 1940s.<\/p>\n
The Commercialism<\/b><\/p>\n
Now, in our day, Mother\u2019s Day is one of the most profitable holidays in the world. Flower shops, gift shops, and other retailers generate billions and billions of dollars every year from people who buy gifts for their mothers on Mother\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n
According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), \u201cThe average person will spend about $140 for Mother\u2019s Day, meaning the total spending will reach about $16 billion.\u201d<\/p>\n
Even more, according to\u00a0The History Channel<\/i>, more phone calls are made on Mother\u2019s Day than any other day of the year. So the telecommunications industry is cashing in too!<\/p>\n
What Those Who Don\u2019t Celebrate Are Saying<\/b><\/p>\n
Those who don\u2019t celebrate Mother\u2019s Day say, \u201cWhy choose only one day of the year to make your mom feel special? Why choose just one day of the year to call her?\u201d<\/p>\n
They also ask, \u201cWhy celebrate a holiday that originated with the worship of mythological gods?\u201d They even question why someone would support a holiday that really has nothing to do with one\u2019s mom, but more to do with retailers wanting to cash in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mother’s Day:\u00a0 Believe it or not, but many people don\u2019t celebrate Mother\u2019s Day. But why? What\u2019s so wrong with a special day to show love to one\u2019s mom? Well, the problem for many is the origin \u2013 where the idea of Mother\u2019s Day came from, how it started, and why it even exists. The Origin Read More…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2137,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3,58,1],"tags":[884],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.nahtnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2133"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.nahtnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.nahtnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.nahtnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.nahtnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2133"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/test.nahtnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2133\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2136,"href":"https:\/\/test.nahtnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2133\/revisions\/2136"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.nahtnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.nahtnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.nahtnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.nahtnow.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}