Tuesday, March 3, 2009

One More Comparison...


Group 1 is comparing Mother's Day (USA) and International Women's Day.

1 comment:

Annie said...

Do you know the roots of the holiday go right back to the times of the ancient Greeks and Romans!
It’s so beautiful each son, daughter and mother present wore white carnations to symbolize the sweetness, purity and endurance of a mothers love. Historians believe that the earliest celebration of Mother's Day was the ancient springtime festivals in Greece and Rome, dedicated to the mother goddesses, Rhea and Cybele.
In England "Mothering Sunday", similar to Mother's Day is observed on the fourth Sunday in Lent. It is believed that the early church adapted the ancient celebrations, to venerate the Mother of Christ, Mary. In the 1600's Mothering Sunday was one day of the year that all young men and girls who were working away from home as servants and laborers could return home to visit their mothers, attend church with them, bringing with them small gifts.