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JOHN AJAYI
Nigeria, February 26, 2016 – Thanks to the hard work of two women from the 19th and early 20th centuries, Julia Ward Howe and Anna Jarvis. Mother’s day is a festival celebrated across 46 countries including US, UK, India, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, Mexico, Canada, China, Japan and Belgium; although on different dates.
People take the day as an opportunity to pay tribute to their mothers and thank them for all their love and support. There is also a tradition of presenting gifts of flowers, cards, perfumes, jewelry, diamonds, chocolates, gourmet gifts, spa visits and short vacations to mothers on Mother’s Day.
On the 6th of March this year in Nigeria, many churches will hold special Mother’s Day services to express gratitude for mothers. On such days, mothers will be dressed gorgeously sometimes in uniformed attires and wrappers. Special prayers and thanksgiving sessions are organised for them – and they are usually in the company of their children and grandchildren.
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Nigerian singer, Omawunmi, a mother of one, has described her mother as her prayer warrior, my friend, gossip partner and chief executioner.
Also a mother herself, Nigerian songstress Waje calls her mother, her confidant, bank manager, teacher and mentor extraordinaire.
Actress Uche Jombo says her mother always encourages her to push forward when doubt cripples her, gives her honest feedback and constantly prays for her.
For these three women and more, mothers should be celebrated every other day.
While the origin of Mother’s Day goes back to the era of ancient Greek and Romans, the roots of its history can also be traced to the UK where Mothering Sunday was celebrated much before the festival saw the light of the day in US. Surprisingly, Mother’s Day actually stemmed from dark times according to history.
Mother’s Day probably started as a way for mourning women to honour fallen soldiers. “Mother’s Friendship Day” was organized in 1868 to allow mothers of Union and Confederate soldiers who had died in battle to get together.
The recent history of Mother’s Day dates back to 1600s in England when Mothering Sunday was celebrated annually on the fourth Sunday of Lent (the 40 day period leading up to Easter) to honour mothers. After a prayer service in church to honour Virgin Mary, children brought gifts and flowers to pay tribute to their own mothers.
On the occasion, servants, apprentices and other employees staying away from their homes were encouraged by their employers to visit their mothers and honour them.
Many successful people in life owe their achievements to the love and support of their mothers. One of such is the first president of the United States of America, George Washington. Having lost his father when he was just 11 years old, George’s mother, Mary Ball Washington, took care of him even though death of his father prevented Washington from an education at England’s Appleby Grammar School, as his older brothers had received. Unfortunately, his mother died in 1789; the year he became American president.
Washington was quoted as saying of his mother, “My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. 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.
