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Going a-mothering. Mother's Day Trivia
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Celebrated on the 2nd Sunday in May, Mother's Day is a time to honor the one who bore us. Here are some facts you didn't know about mom's day.
| | Some tribes of people, like the Assam in Africa, call themselves "maharis", or "motherhoods." |
| | Chinese family names often begin with a sign that means "mother". |
| | The ancient Greeks used to honor Rhea, "mother of the gods" with honey-cakes and fine drinks and flowers for Mother's Day. |
| | Japan's Imperial family traces their descent from Omikami Amaterasu, the Mother of the World. |
| | Julia Ward Howe author of "Battle Hymm of the Republic" was a fighter for women's rights & staged a protest for peace in Boston, by celebrating a special day for mothers. She showed the need for peace by pointing out mothers who were left alone in the world without their sons and husbands. |
| | Hindu scripture credits the Great Mother, Kali Ma, with the invention of writing. |
| | George Washington: "All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her." |
| | The Greek word "meter" and the Sanskrit word "mantra" mean both mother and measurement. |
| | Native American Indian women are named "Life of the Nation" for their gift of motherhood to the tribes. |
| | Buddha: "As a mother, even at the risk of her own life, loves and protects her child, so let a man cultivate love without measure toward the whole world." |
| | 1600's, England celebrated "Mothering Sunday." Servants would go home, bringing cakes and sweets to their moms, a custom called "going a-mothering". |
| | Anna Jarvis brought about the official observance of Mother's Day in the U.S. She asked that white carnations be the official mother's day symbol. 1914, President Woodrow Wilson signed the orders that made Mother's Day a national holiday. |
| | 9 years later, Anna filed a losing lawsuit in an effort to stop the over-commercialization of Mother's Day. |
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