When is Mother’s Day 2024 – When and how it was established
International Women’s Day has passed and now there are not a few who are looking when is mother’s day in 2024, in order to get a beautiful gift and prepare a tender surprise for their beloved mother. As every year, this year too, Mother’s Day is celebrated in May, specifically on the second Sunday of the month.
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When is mother’s day 2024
So, in 2024 mother’s Day it is on May 12, Sunday. Mother’s Day or Mother’s Day is an annual celebration in honor of the mother, and motherhood, as well as the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on different days around the world, most commonly in the months of March or May.
Mother’s Day: How it was established
Mother’s Day was established in the 20th century and originates from the English and American women’s movement. The American Ann Maria Reeves Jarvis organized for the first time in 1865 a movement called Mothers Friendships Day and meetings called Mothers Day Meetings, during which mothers exchanged opinions and experiences. In 1870, Julia Ward Howe organized an event of peaceful gathering of mothers with the slogan peace and motherhood with the aim of not sending children to war.
In Greece, Mother’s Day was associated with the feast of Hypapanti (February 2). Then the Orthodox Church celebrates the Virgin Mary with Joseph who take the 40-day-old Jesus to the Temple for a blessing. To “get forty”, according to modern terminology. A movement that even today Christian mothers do (Sardism). The parallel celebration of the mother began in 1929 with obvious symbolism. But during the 1960s, the celebration faded and the westernized custom of celebrating the 2nd Sunday in May was strengthened, although the church still maintains the old day of celebration and organizes related events.