On Sun, 11 May 2008 01:40:40 GMT, catchme <someone@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
>curmudgeon wrote:
>> 100 years ago today, May 10, 1908 the very first Mothers Day observance
in
>> the United States of America, inspired by Anna Jarvis, Methodist, took
place
>> during the church services in Grafton, West Virginia, and Philadelphia,
>> Pennsylvania. All were Methodist churches.
>>
>>
>>
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>nice try but so wrong.
>
>mothers day began with one woman who asked her friends to wear a flower
>on their lapel, to honour her mother....it was meant to be HER mother's
day.
>This woman would later be driven to insanity by her persistent, but
>ultimately failed, drive to halt the commercialising of what was meant
>to be a personal observance.
>
That woman would be Anna Jarvis, and no it was NOT meant to be only
HER mother's day. She campaigned very hard to get an official
Mother's Day declaration to honor all mothers, past and present.
curmudgeon is essentially correct, but the true origins (the idea and
tradition) can be traced much further back to other continents and
cultures. As a matter of fact Anna Jarvis got the idea from her
mother who also had the dream to make it a holiday for all.
>so, although my mother doesnt understand, I choose not to recognise this
>day as anything special.
>Recognising that this day has such tragic beginnings, how can I
>celebrate but to honour my mother the same on EVERY day?
That line of reasoning could be used for ANY holiday including
Birthdays. Well, to each his own. My mother does not recieve any
commercialized recognition. However, I go the extra mile to do
something a little extra special for her on the day meant to honor
her. She sure went the extra mile for me! Matter of fact, I went
over this morning to fix an outlet for her. She's 78 and almost
blind. She cooked me breakfast! Still going that extra mile!
Happy Mother's Day all you Mother's!
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