A Brief History of Mother's Day | Casual Historian
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Mothers. They fed you, clothed
Mothers. They fed you, clothed you, and did that minor task of birthing you.
Where would we be without them?
Aside from non-existent, probably in not too good a shape.
Humans have been celebrating moms and the things they do for millenia.
In ancient Egypt they celebrated the Goddess ISIS as the mother Horus, the first Pharoh.
In Ancient Greece and Rome they celebrated the mother goddesses Cybele and Rhea, both of which had cults surrounding them.
If you're gonna have a cult, one that is centered around mothers is probably the better route to go.
The Romans had several festivals to celebrate mother goddesses. Most of these festivals was in spring-time, often a symbol of rebirth.
During the festival of Hilaria a statue of the Goddess Cybele would be carried through the streets followed by a display of arts and crafts,
These Pagan deities would not hold the spotlight forever. As Christianity took hold of Europe they too would celebrate mothers.
The early Christian Church used these old festivals to celebrate the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus.
To honor the Virgin Mary believers would leave flowers and gifts at the Church they were baptized in.
However it wouldn't be until the 16th century that individual mothers rather than mother goddesses or biblical Matriarchs would be celebrated. England would declare this to be "Mothering Day",
However English colonists in America would discontinue the tradition of mothering day because they kinda had a hostile wilderness to deal with and that mothering day was still too Catholic for Puritans.
In 1870 Julia Howe, author of the Battle Hymn of the Republic, made her own Mother's Day proclamation. However Howe's Mother's Day of June 2nd wouldn't catch on but the idea took root.
In 1908 Anna M. Jarvis would petition her Church in West Virginia to adopt May 10th as Mother's Day. After years of petitioning state governments and congress President Woodrow Wilson would sign Mother's day into official recognition in 1914, to be on the second Sunday of May.
Mother's are awesome, for all the child birthing, the cleaning, and making you the person you are. If you are ever mad at your mother just remember, at one point you vomited on her, and she still kept you.
So if you are watching this video remember to thank your mom for everything's she's done for you. And if my mom is watching, I think you are awesome, and I love you very much.
Where would we be without them?
Aside from non-existent, probably in not too good a shape.
Humans have been celebrating moms and the things they do for millenia.
In ancient Egypt they celebrated the Goddess ISIS as the mother Horus, the first Pharoh.
In Ancient Greece and Rome they celebrated the mother goddesses Cybele and Rhea, both of which had cults surrounding them.
If you're gonna have a cult, one that is centered around mothers is probably the better route to go.
The Romans had several festivals to celebrate mother goddesses. Most of these festivals was in spring-time, often a symbol of rebirth.
During the festival of Hilaria a statue of the Goddess Cybele would be carried through the streets followed by a display of arts and crafts,
These Pagan deities would not hold the spotlight forever. As Christianity took hold of Europe they too would celebrate mothers.
The early Christian Church used these old festivals to celebrate the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus.
To honor the Virgin Mary believers would leave flowers and gifts at the Church they were baptized in.
However it wouldn't be until the 16th century that individual mothers rather than mother goddesses or biblical Matriarchs would be celebrated. England would declare this to be "Mothering Day",
However English colonists in America would discontinue the tradition of mothering day because they kinda had a hostile wilderness to deal with and that mothering day was still too Catholic for Puritans.
In 1870 Julia Howe, author of the Battle Hymn of the Republic, made her own Mother's Day proclamation. However Howe's Mother's Day of June 2nd wouldn't catch on but the idea took root.
In 1908 Anna M. Jarvis would petition her Church in West Virginia to adopt May 10th as Mother's Day. After years of petitioning state governments and congress President Woodrow Wilson would sign Mother's day into official recognition in 1914, to be on the second Sunday of May.
Mother's are awesome, for all the child birthing, the cleaning, and making you the person you are. If you are ever mad at your mother just remember, at one point you vomited on her, and she still kept you.
So if you are watching this video remember to thank your mom for everything's she's done for you. And if my mom is watching, I think you are awesome, and I love you very much.
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