Mother’s Day, which is usually observed on the second Sunday of May each year, will be celebrated on May 12 this year in honour of mothers.
According to Britannica, the origin of International Mother's Day can be traced to the Middle Ages when "the custom developed of allowing those who had moved away to visit their mothers on Laetare Sunday, the fourth Sunday of Lent".
This developed into Mothering Sunday in Britain, where it continued into modern times till it was replaced by Mother’s Day on May 12, 1907, when Philadelphia resident Anna Jarvis hosted a Mother’s Day Service of Worship in the church of Grafton, West Virginia, in honour of her late mother.
Over time, the day began to include the celebration of motherly figures such as grandmothers and aunts as well.
Here are some Mother’s Day wishes, messages, and quotes you can share with your mother on May 12:
As a kid I loved tottering about in your heels. As an adult, I realise those shoes are still too big for me to fill. Thank you for everything you have done, and everything you do. I love you, mom.
Mother’s Day is the perfect opportunity for me to tell you how much you mean to me and how much I owe you.
You made my childhood a garden of happy memories. Your love and support guided me through the rough teenage years. As an adult, I only have endless gratitude for all you’ve done, mom.
You’re kind, selfless and generous to a fault
Everything I know, I’ve learned by watching you, Ma
You are the glue that holds us together. You’re the support system we all lean on.
You are my source of strength, my rock, my inspiration. Happy Mother’s Day to the best mother in the whole wide world.
Chauffeur, cook, teacher, counsellor, cheerleader – you’re more than just a mom, you are my world.
Wishing a very happy Mother’s Day to the best mom a child could have hoped for
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