Mother's Day was created as a day for each family to honor its Mother celebrated on various days in many places around the world. It complements Fathers Day, the celebration honoring Fathers. However in the UK "Mothering Sunday" know known in the UK as Mother's Day is a tradition dating back to the 16th Century and is unquestionably the oldest of the modern celebrations.
One school of thought claims this day emerged from a custom of mother worship in ancient Greece, which kept a festival to Cybele, a great mother of Greek gods. This festival was held around the Vernal Equinox around Asia Minor and eventually in Rome itself from the Ides of March (15th March) to 18th March.
The ancient Romans also had another holiday, Matronalia, that was dedicated to Juno, though mothers were usually given gifts on this day.
In addition to Mother's Day, Internationl Women's day is celebrated in many countries, most often on March 8.
Whatever the case...we just want to wish all Mothers a Happy Mother's Day!!!
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