Mother's Day in Europe and the USA (Mother`s Day)

Every year on the second Sunday of May, many European countries, as well as the USA, Canada, China and Japan, celebrate perhaps the brightest and sweetest holiday - Mother's Day This date is already many years old In the first half of 1600, the tradition of celebrating Mothering Sunday began in Great Britain On this solemn day, which fell on the 4th Sunday of Great Lent, parents were praised Traditionally, people did not work on the holiday; they were required to visit their parents’ house Mother's Day, celebrated today, has its own history In 1907, a young American resident, Anna Jervis, proposed honoring all mothers in memory of her own parent, who died early The girl sent numerous letters to government organizations, officials, and famous personalities with the idea of ​​commemorating her mothers one day a year And her requests were heard In 1912, the World Mother's Day Organization was formed Two years later, this date received official status in America Over the next few years, the new tradition was picked up by many other states Currently, the number of countries celebrating this touching holiday is about 23 Without a doubt, Mother's Day is one of the most important holiday dates, since every person from childhood until his last moments of life carries in his soul the only bright image of his mother After all, this is the closest and dearest person to any of us She will always understand, listen, forgive, regret, advise, help and will selflessly love no matter what the circumstances The happiness and importance of motherhood have been sung at all times by the best writers and painters And for good reason - the level of culture and prosperity of society is determined by how revered a woman in a country is in raising a child Children should grow up in a friendly, happy family and under the care of their parents On this solemn day, people congratulate their mothers and thank them for her tireless work, enormous patience, devotion and love Representatives of the strong side of humanity express gratitude not only to mothers, but also to the spouses who gave birth to their child In many countries, on the occasion of the solemn date of the holiday, themed evenings, various exhibitions, and concert performances are organized Mothers are presented with flower bouquets, memorable souvenirs, cute gifts, all kinds of surprises and sincere kisses But the main gift for any woman is the attention of her child And, naturally, this holiday is not complete without dinner with your beloved family As for our country, this event is not as popular in Russia as in the West And this can be explained very simply: Russia has its own similar, but exclusively national date “Mother's Day in Russia” is celebrated every year on the last Sunday of November