Mother’s Day 2023: Date, history, significance and celebrations

Mother’s Day 2023: Mother's Day is a special occasion celebrated worldwide to honour mothers and mother figures in our lives. It is a day to show our appreciation and gratitude towards the sacrifices they have made for us and to celebrate their unconditional love and support.

Motherhood can be a rewarding and fulfilling experience, but it can also be challenging and demanding at times. They are angelic and the reason for one's existence. 

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Mother’s Day 2023: Date 

In many countries, Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of May every year. This year, the Mother's Day celebration falls on May 14, 2023. 

Mother’s Day 2023: History

Anna Jarvis celebrated the first Mother’s Day when, on May 12, 1907, she held a memorial service honoring her late mother in Grafton, West Virginia. Jarvis’s mother, Ann, had organized women’s groups to promote friendship and health, and Jarvis led a campaign to establish a holiday that recognized the importance of mothers to their families. Her efforts were successful: within five years virtually every U.S. state was observing Mother’s Day, and in 1914 U.S. President Woodrow Wilson made it a national holiday.

Jarvis, who died in 1948, spent the last years of her life trying to abolish the holiday, as a protest against its commercialization.

Mother’s Day 2023: Significance 

It is a day which makes people remember the importance and significance of mothers in their life and is observed as a day to give special emphasis to the motherly figures around the world.

Mother's Day is an occasion which is celebrated in various parts of the world to express respect, honor, and love towards mothers. The day is an event to honor the contribution of mothers, acknowledge the efforts of maternal bonds and the role of mothers in our society. 

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Mother’s Day 2023: Celebrations

is a special day celebrated globally to honour and appreciate mothers and mother figures. It is celebrated on the second Sunday of May in most countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia, and India. 

In Thailand, for example, Mother’s Day is always celebrated in August on the birthday of the current queen, Sirikit.

Another alternate observance of Mother’s Day can be found in Ethiopia, where families gather each fall to sing songs and eat a large feast as part of Antrosht, a multi-day celebration honoring motherhood.

In the United States, Mother’s Day continues to be celebrated by presenting mothers and other women with gifts and flowers, and it has become one of the biggest holidays for consumer spending. Families also celebrate by giving mothers a day off from activities like cooking or other household chores.

Happy Mother's Day 2023 !

- With inputs from agencies

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