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Home > Blog > Celebrating Mother's
SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2016

Celebrating Mother's

Celebrating Mother’s

 

As May approaches, we begin to think of summer vacations, graduations, and a very special day of the year, Mother’s Day.  Yes, it’s time to think of ways to celebrate mothers - although, of course, that’s a worthy pursuit at any time of year!

 

At Rockingham Insurance Agency, we thought it would be fun to give you a little of the history behind Mother’s Day, as well as a few ideas to honor the special women in all our lives.

 

Ancient beginnings

According to MothersDayCentral.com, the ancient Egyptians held an annual festival to honor “the mother of the pharaohs” - the goddess Isis. This is one of the earliest historical records of a society celebrating a mother.

 

How Mother’s Day came to be in the U.S.

In 1870, Julia Ward Howe, a social activist and poet (and author of the lyrics for “The Battle Hymn of the Republic”) had became distraught by the toll of the Civil War. She issued a “Mother’s Day Proclamation” that year, calling on mothers to protest the killing and create a day celebrating peace and motherhood.

 

Howe’s proclamation did not result in a national Mother’s Day, but in 1908, Anna Jarvis of West Virginia took up the cause. She wanted to accomplish her mother’s dream of making a celebration of all mothers. By 1909, more than 40 states were holding Mother’s Day services, even though it was not a national holiday.

 

In 1912, according to Wikipedia, West Virginia was the first state to officially observe Mother’s Day. Jarvis continued to promote the day until President Woodrow Wilson made it an official national holiday in 1914.

 

She later regretted creating the holiday, believing that it had become too commercialized.

 

Enough with the history – where are the gift ideas?

Like us at Rockingham Insurance, we know you might have more urgent concerns on your mind, like last-minute shopping, so here are some ideas we hope you enjoy.

 

Flowers

Spa gift certificates

Dinner at her favorite restaurant

Perfume

Jewelry

A Weekend Getaway

 

Of course, perhaps the best gift of all is getting in touch and letting the moms in your life know just how much they mean to you.  So take time and prepare something nice for your mother. Happy Mother’s Day!

*Safeco - some content taken from the Safeco Blog Site.

Posted 10:34 PM

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