Up Coming Mother's Day 2020

Relevance in India

        In India, the Mother's Day celebrations are restricted to urban and metropolis centres but are fast catching up in tier 3 and 4 cities as well.

        From past few years, India is experiencing a lot of internal migration as students and working professionals are leaving their homes for better opportunities in Metros and other states. Staying away from home and parents is something new to Indian middle-class families which are traditionally known to live together for generations. The distance from family especially mothers generates emotional emptiness in the lives of most middle-class youths and thus they readily grab the opportunity to bond with their mothers. The enthusiastic acceptance of Mother's Day also holds relevance in the eagerness of becoming part of global culture particularly western.

        Furthermore, the advent of social media and increasing participation of Indians on various social and economic platforms also propelled the observance of western celebrations in India. With more and more Indians marking their online presence, they become more acquainted and aware of global phenomena. The urge to become part of the global community is one of the reasons behind the increasing popularity of events such as Mother's Day.

Ancient History

        The history of observing a day's celebration in honour of mother dates back to the era of Roman and Greek civilizations. The citizens would worship mother goddess Cybele and Rhea as a part of the celebration. In Hindu mythology, the festival of Navratri is observed in which Goddess Durga or Shakti is worshipped for nine days.

        In the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe, Mothering Sunday is observed exactly three weeks before Easter. Traditionally, people would visit Mother Church and spend the day in commission, but with the course of your time , people started celebrating the day as Mother's Day. In Islam, no such celebration is mentioned, although the teachings establish that a person should be absolutely devoted to one's mother.

Contemporary History

        The modern version of Mother's Day was first observed in the United States of America in 1907 as a small service in West Virginia followed by the official celebrations the next year at much larger scale. By 1909, the celebrations caught momentum throughout America and shortly became the a part of popular culture.

        In 1914, United States Congress passed a law recognizing second Sunday of May as official Mother's Day . The recognition of Mother's Day as a national holiday in America is attributed to Anna Jarvis, who conceived the idea that a day should be devoted to celebrate and honour the mothers for their contribution in the development of humankind.

                "If you want to make your mother happy, do it and she will be happy"

• Dine out in a restaurant or cook dinner for her
• Give her head massage or foot massage

I think she will be very happy if you do this