Today is 10th May,2020; Baishakh 20days, Mesha 28days,1942 Shakaabda, Sunday.
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Happy Mother's Day 🎉
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| (Mother Yashoda with Little Master Krushna) |
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY
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Friends, Today is the most pious day, the Mother's Day.
We in India, USA, Canada, Belgium, Bhutan, Bangaladesh, Pakistan, Finland, Hong Kong, Iceland, Japan and other countries world over celebrate Mother's Day on 2nd Sunday of May , every year. In some other countries, such as Angola, Hungary, Romania, Spain- Mother's Day is observed on First Sunday of May annually.
Other countries, such as Afghanistan, Armenia, Russia do not celebrate a special Mother's Day ; these countries observe honouring women on 8th March, annually -
the International Women's Day.
Going back to the history of observances of Mother's Day, it dates back to 1600AD, when the officials and servants of Royal Families of England went on vacation to their villages and native places to meet their mothers , during the months of March to May, every year. It was also called " Mothering Sunday".
The first official Mother's Day was celebrated at St. Andrew's Methodist Church in Grafton, West Virginia on 10 th May, 1908 at the arduous initiatives of Anna Jarvis in America.
(Anna Jarvis)
The American activist Anna Jarvis is regarded as the founder of Mother's Day in USA. On this Mother's Day, people honour their Mothers, motherhood and maternal
bonds.
In Hindu traditions, Mother's Day is celebrated as "Mata Tirtha Aunshi", i.e. Mother Pilgrimage Fortnight. It is being observed in Nepal every year on Baishakh Amavasya. The festival of " Ullambana" is celebrated as Mother's Day in Buddhist Communities. There is no specific day marked for Mother's Day in Islam. However, the Quran teaches that the children should give priority to loving their Mothers. In Churches, the Christians pray Mother virgin Mary. So, Friends! such few are the events of celebration of Mother's Day in different faiths in different ways in different countries.
Yes, Friends! while browsing the net in patch.com , I came across these wonderful lines narrating the virtues of Mother .
M - Million things she gave me
O - Only that she's growing old .
T- Tears she shed to save me
H- Her Heart of purest gold
E - Eyes of her , with love light
R - Right & Right, she will shining always be ...
Friends,we know the deep love, likingness, cares, nourishments of Maa Yashoda for Sri Krishna, Maa Kausalya for Sri Rama, Maa Seeta for Lav & Kusha and so on.
Let us pay respects to our Mothers to seek their Blessings.
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(Text - SurendraNath Pradhan)
