Mothers Day 2021: Why do we celebrate this day and what's so special about it?

A single day can never be enough to celebrate that one person who painstakingly bought you into this world and strived to her best to give you the life you deserve. Mothers truly are one of the best gifts to mankind and being a mother can be a very thankless job, at times. More often than not, mothers are always expected to put their child's need above theirs and they very selflessly do so as well.

So, yes, while one day can never be enough to thank mothers all around the world, Mothers Day can be used as an opportunity to remind them how special and loved they are. Most importantly, we can use this day to give mothers all the time for some self-love and pampering, which they definitely miss out on, whilst running around taking care of everyone else's needs.

But how did this day come to exist? 

The Mother’s Day celebration can be traced back to the early 20th century in the US. It is believed that the US celebrated the first Mother’s Day. In the US, a woman named Anna Jarvis organised a memorial in memory of her mother after she died in 1905. Three years after her mother’s death, Jarvis organised a memorial ceremony at St Andrew’s Methodist Church in Grafton, West Virginia, to honour her mother and all mothers. Thus, the celebration of Mother’s Day began to recognise their efforts and value in our lives.