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World Mother`s Day today

Today is the second Sunday of May, the World Mother Day. The word ‘mother’ is very small but, there is no sweeter name in the whole world than the mother. This is the best word in the world; impeccable in the sense. The world Mum is sweet sounding to the heart, a beautiful face radiant with affection, tenderness, and love appeared in front of eyes.

It is a time to honor mothers, grandmothers, and great-grandmothers for their contribution to family and society. Mother’s Day is also a celebration for motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. Mother’s Day is celebrated with by family members offering gifts, cards, flowers to the mothers, a special meal out, jewelry, or chocolates  and candy.

In most countries, Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May, among them the USA, Canada, most European countries, Australia, New Zealand, India, China, Japan, the Philippines, and South Africa. One notable exception to this rule is the UK and Ireland, which celebrate Mother’s Day on the fourth Sunday in Lent. Most Arab countries celebrate Mother’s Day on March 21st (vernal equinox). Most East European countries celebrate Mother’s Day on March 8th

Today is World Mother’s Day. The children of the world like to see the smile like the moon on their mother’s face. Respect for mother, no special day for love, no need for a moment, but today is being celebrated all over the world as World Mother’s Day.

Mother’s Day celebrations originated in the US in the earth 19th century and began with two US women – Julia Ward Howe and Anna Jarvis. Julia Ward sponsored Mother’s Day each year in Boston around 1870 for 10 years to promote pacifism and disarmament with women. Anna Jarvis organized the first Mother’s Day in Grafton, West Virginia at St. Andrew’s Methodist Church in 1908 in memory of her late mother. In 1914, the second Sunday of May was recognized as a national holiday in the US to honor mothers. At present this day is celebrated in Bangladesh as well as all over the world.

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