- A brief history of Mothers Day and why we give Mothers Day gifts and Mothers Day presents on this special day.
A brief history of Mothers Day and why we give Mothers Day gifts and Mothers Day presents on this special day.
The early celebrations of Mothering Sunday
The very earliest Mother's Day celebrations can be traced back to the spring celebrations of ancient Greece. In Rome the most significant Mother's Day-like festival was dedicated to the worship of Cybele, a mother goddess. Ceremonies in her honour began 250 years B.C.. This Roman celebration, known as Hilaria, lasted for three days - from March 15 to March the 18th. Some say the ceremonies in honour of Cybele were adopted by the early church to venerate the Mother of Christ, Mary. Others believe the Mother Church was substituted for mother goddess and custom began to dictate that a person visit the church of their baptism day.
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