Mother's Day has long been celebrated in many countries around the world. Holiday . The ancient Greeks worshiped the mother of all gods, Gaia; the Romans dedicated three days in March (from 22 to 25) to the mother of the gods, Cybele. For the Celts, Mother's Day was a day to honor the goddess Bridget.
From the 17th to the 19th centuries in Great Britain, Mothering Sunday was celebrated on the fourth Sunday of Lent. In those days, most poor people were forced to live in the homes of their employers, since they most often worked away from home and family. On Mothering Sunday, such workers were given a day of rest so that they could visit their mothers and spend this day with them. Gradually this date began to take on a different meaning. The holidays Mother's Day of the Church and Mothering Sunday were combined into one.
One of the founders modern day American women's activist Julia Ward Howe is believed to be the mother. In 1870, she published the Mother's Day Proclamation, calling on "all women who have hearts" to fight for peace. Every year in honor of Mother's Day in Boston, she organized mass rallies. However, Julia's idea did not find universal support, since she positioned Mother's Day only in the context of the struggle for world peace.
In May 1907, American teacher Ann Jarvis from Grafton, West Virginia, organized a ceremony in memory of her deceased mother, also named Ann Jarvis. In 1908, the holiday in honor of the mother was already celebrated by hundreds of women with their children. And in 1911, Mother's Day was celebrated in all states of America, as well as Mexico, Canada, China, Japan, South America and Africa. On December 12, 1912, the International Mother's Day Association was formed to promote the celebration of this day.
In 1914, US President Woodrow Wilson legalized the national holiday Mother's Day, which was set on the second Sunday in May.
The church in Grafton, where the first Mother's Day ceremony was held, received the status of Mother's Day Shrine in 1962.
On Mother's Day, it is customary to visit your mother and present symbolic gift. In America, the carnation flower is traditionally worn on Mother's Day: a colored carnation is pinned in honor of a living mother, and a white carnation is pinned in memory of a departed mother.
According to sociological surveys, this day ranks fifth in the ranking of the most favorite holidays, ahead only of Christmas, Easter, Father's Day and Valentine's Day. The tradition of returning to your father’s roof on this day and spending the holiday next to your mothers is still sacredly revered to this day.
In addition to the United States, on the second Sunday of May, Mother's Day is celebrated in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Malta, Turkey, Ukraine, Finland, Estonia, and Japan.
In Australia, on Mother's Day, the morning begins with breakfast, which children lovingly prepare for their mothers. On this day, mothers are given flowers, gifts and cards.
The second Sunday in May is also Mother's Day in countries such as Germany and Switzerland. Switzerland was one of the first European countries to introduce Mother's Day (1917). In Germany, Mother's Day was declared official holiday in 1933. After World War II, this holiday began to be celebrated similarly to Mother's Day in the United States - mothers are given flowers and gifts.
In modern Germany, on the eve of this day there is a great stir in flower shops. On this day, it is also customary for the Germans to send postcards with poems dedicated to mothers.
This holiday is celebrated on the last Sunday in May in Sweden and France, and on the first Sunday in May in South Africa.
In Greece, Mother's Day is celebrated on May 9th. In Bahrain, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates, Mother's Day is celebrated on May 10th.
On the second Sunday of February, Mother's Day is celebrated in Norway, on October 14 - in Belarus, on December 8 - in Spain and Portugal.
In Armenia, April 7 is celebrated as Motherhood and Beauty Day; in Uzbekistan, March 8 is celebrated as Mother’s Day.
In Finland, Mother's Day has been officially celebrated since 1927. On this day, flags are hung, children prepare gifts for mothers, and fathers work hard in the kitchen on this day.
In Estonia, Mother's Day has been celebrated since 1992 on the second Sunday of May. On this day flags are hung.
In Russia, Mother's Day is celebrated in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of January 30, 1998. The initiative to establish this holiday belongs to the State Duma Committee on Women, Family and Youth Affairs.
On this day, according to tradition, all mothers and grandmothers are congratulated, Special attention is given to women who have achieved success in raising children, mothers of many children and single mothers.
Russian cities celebrate Mother's Day with festive concerts.
The material was prepared based on information from RIA Novosti and open sources
In May, when Mother Nature dresses her Daughter Earth in a lush attire of spring flowers on the journey of life, work and joy, people express gratitude to maternal self-sacrifice and celebrate Mother's Day. Mothers Day - international holiday in honor of mothers. On this day it is customary to congratulate mothers and pregnant women, unlike the International women's day when all female representatives accept congratulations.
Mother's Day is a great holiday,
He brings us joy and light,
Indeed, in a series of different phenomena
There is no friend more reliable than your mother.
She is always by your side
Whether you are at home or far away.
Will warm you with a warm, gentle look,
And your soul will feel lighter.
Thank you, dear mothers,
Why are you constantly waiting for us?
It's so good that you are like this
Live long, good luck!
Honoring a woman-mother has a long history.
The holiday comes from the ancient Greek cult of the mother. Official mysteries with rites in honor of Cybele, or Rhea, the Great Mother of the Gods, were held on the Ides of March throughout Asia Minor (Encyclopædia Britannica. 1959. Vol. 15. P. 849).
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In the United States, Mother's Day was first publicly supported by the famous American pacifist, as well as the poet who wrote "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" in 1862, during the American Civil War, and the first woman elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Julia Ward Howe in 1872. “Mother's Day” according to Julia Ward is a day of unity of mothers in the fight for world peace. Calling for the day to be dedicated to peace, Howe organized massive Mother's Day rallies in Boston every year. However, Julia Ward's concept did not find widespread support either in the United States or in other countries.
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Ironically, Anna Jarvis had no children and was never married. Gossips they said that she had no time left for this - she was too busy fighting for her brainchild - Mother's Day. It is known that after 40 years Anna quit her job and organized “Mother’s Day International Association”, devoting all of herself and all her time to this. She devoted all her strength to fighting what her holiday was turning into - Anna was I am sure that Mother's Day should never have been part of a money making machine. They said that Anna Jarvis died in poverty (1948, West Chester, Pennsylvania), and after her death there was a lot of confusion in her affairs - she. was an excellent fighter, but was not a good manager. Be that as it may, it was Anna Jarvis who came up with and implemented the idea of celebrating Mother's Day in the USA, and she did it out of love and in memory of her mother.
Following the United States, the following countries declared the second Sunday of May a holiday: Australia, Austria, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Bahrain, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bhutan, Boner, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Vietnam , Venezuela, Ghana, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Denmark, Dominica, Zambia, Zimbabwe, India, Iceland, Italy, Cambodia, Canada, Qatar, Kenya, Cyprus, China (China), Colombia, Cuba, Curacao, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Fiji, Philippines , Finland, Croatia, Czech Republic, Chile, Switzerland, Sri Lanka, Ecuador, Estonia, Ethiopia, South Africa, Jamaica, Japan.
In Ukraine, Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of May, which is considered the month of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which occupies a leading place in the religious consciousness of Ukrainians. This is due to mentality and social system. For a long time, princes asked her for intercession and gave honor and praise to the Virgin Mary for victory in battles. The Mother of God also became the guardian of the knights of the Ukrainian spirit - the Cossacks. Among the Ukrainian community, Mother's Day was first organized by the Ukrainian Women's Union of Canada in 1928. The following year, this holiday was celebrated in Lviv. The initiator of the celebrations was Elena Kiselevskaya, editor of the weekly magazine “Women’s Share”. Also, in 1929, the “Union of Ukrainian Women” initiated the organization of this holiday in the Ternopil region. Organizations “Prosvita”, “Native School”, “Plast”, “Sokol” and others organized concerts, conferences, and festivals throughout Eastern Galicia. Since then, Mother's Day has been celebrated very widely. However, in 1939 the holiday was banned by the Soviet government. Since 1990, thanks to the efforts of public organizations, in particular the Union of Ukrainian Women, Mother's Day has returned to Ukraine. During the times of independent Ukraine, the holiday was established “... in support of the initiative State Committee Ukraine for Family and Youth Affairs, the international organization "Women's Society", the Women's Union of Ukraine, the public organization "Union of Ukrainian Women..." in accordance with the Decree of the President of Ukraine "On Mother's Day" dated May 10, 1999 No. 489/99. It is celebrated annually on the second Sunday of May.
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More than thirty more celebrate the holiday on other days (information is often contradictory or incomplete, and in some places irrelevant, but all are taken from Wikipedia):
- Norway - second Sunday in February;
- Georgia - March 3;
- Great Britain - on the first Sunday in March;
- Great Britain United Kingdom, Guernsey, Jersey, Ireland, Nigeria, Isle of Man - Fourth Sunday of Lent (Mothering Sunday);
- Azerbaijan, Albania, Afghanistan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Laos, Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Russia (Mongolia and Russia are countries where Mother's Day is celebrated 2 times a year), Romania, Serbia , Slovenia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Montenegro - March 8 (together with International Women's Day);
- Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Yemen, Iraq, Jordan, Qatar, Comoros, Kuwait, Libya, Lebanon, Mauritania, UAE, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Somalia, Sudan - March 21 (spring equinox);
- Bulgaria, Slovenia - March 25;
- Armenia - April 7 (Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary);
- Nepal - Between April 19 and May 19: Baisakh Amavasya (Mata Tirtha Aunsi);
- Angola, Hungary, Spain, Cape Verde, Lithuania, Mozambique, Portugal, Romania - on the first Sunday in May;
- Albania, South Korea— May 8 (Parents' Day);
- Greece, Latvia - May 9;
- Guatemala, Mexico, Oman, El Salvador, Philippines - May 10;
- Paraguay - May 15 (same day as Día de la Patria, Motherland Day);
- Israel - May 22 (Mother's Day (new)) and Shevat 30 (between January 30 and March 1) (Family Day);
- Kyrgyzstan - third Sunday of May (Kyrgyzstan Ene kunu);
- Poland - May 26 (Polish: Dzień Matki);
- Bolivia - May 27;
- Nicaragua - May 30;
- Algeria, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Mauritius, Madagascar, Morocco, Senegal, Tunisia, Sweden, France*, French Antilles* - Last Sunday in May (in countries marked * - first Sunday in June if the last Sunday in May falls on Trinity Day );
- Mongolia - June 1 (together with Children's Day);
- Luxembourg - second Sunday in June;
- South Sudan - first Monday in July;
- Thailand - August 12 (birthday of Queen Sikirit);
- Antwerp (Belgium), Costa Rica - August 15 (Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary);
- Kazakhstan - on the third Sunday of September;
- Malawi - second Monday in October;
- Belarus - October 14 (coincides with the Feast of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary according to the Orthodox calendar);
- Argentina - third Sunday of October (Día de la Madre);
- East Timor - November 3;
- North Korea - November 16;
- Russia - on the last Sunday of November;
- Panama - December 8 (Feast of the Immaculate Conception);
- Indonesia - December 22;
- Serbia - in December;
- Iran - 20 Jumada al-Thani [as the Islamic calendar uses lunar year, which is shorter than the solar year, the holiday falls annually on different days in the Gregorian calendar]
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However, it is no secret that today Jarvis would hardly be happy with the way the holiday she invented became. After all, she wanted mothers to be congratulated on this day warmly, at home, certainly with homemade gifts and handwritten letters. It is known that Jarvis fought in every possible way against the commercialization of Mother’s Day - she was against soulless cards with ready-made tests, against ready-made gifts, believing that it is they who take away the warmth of this holiday. Be that as it may, time dictates its own rules, and modern Mother’s Day has already become part of the industry, and Anna could not do anything about it. Be that as it may, this holiday is considered very significant, and, even being somewhat commercialized, it still gives people a reason to remember their mothers once again.
Bonus. HOW DID THE WORD "MOM" APPEAR?
In linguistics, the concept of “mom and dad” refers to the sequence of sounds /ma/, /mama/ and the like, which in many, often completely unrelated languages, correspond to the words “mother” and “father”.
It is believed that the word MOTHER belongs to the group of words that appeared even before people developed articulate speech. These words come from children's babble and denote the most important concepts for every person. Such concepts include, first of all, terms of kinship. The syllable "ma" is the simplest that a baby can pronounce. And the word MOM came, as is believed, from the repetition of this syllable. After all, mom was the main person in the baby’s life in primitive times; he spent all the time with her, at her breast, while dad hunted and protected the family from enemies.
“Mama” is the first word of a person who has just come into the world. Perhaps it was the first word of all humanity. Perhaps our language began with him and similar “childish” words in ancient times.
From other simple syllables that a child learns to pronounce first, concepts also emerged that denote immediate relatives: pa-pa, dyad-dya, cha-cha, ba-ba.
Family ties are the most significant at all times, and the development of speech in children proceeds, in general, in a similar way. Therefore, it is not surprising that in the vast majority of languages, the most important words for every person sound similar. Russian children call their mother “mama”, little French children call them “maman”, German children call them “mama”, English children call them “mamma”, Chinese children call them “mama”, Korean children call them “omma”.
But if you think that the word “mother” everywhere and everywhere, among all peoples of the world means “mother” in the mouths of babies, then you are mistaken! Among Georgians, for example, the word “mama” does not mean “mother” at all, but just the opposite - “father”! And Georgian children call their mother “grandfather.” But the interesting thing is that the word for mother in all languages consists of two identical syllables.
Indo-European languages
- In the Russian language there are the words mom, dad, grandfather and baba (deda - only in children's speech).
- Italian mamma, Romanian mama, Spanish mamá and Portuguese mamãe. In Latin, to which these languages go back, there were the words mater and pater.
- IN English language There is a tendency to use open vowels [ɑ] and [ɐ] in mama/momma and mum/mom.
- In Dutch, mama and papa are also the most common ways a child addresses his or her parents.
- In Armenian, մայր is mother; հայր - father; պապ - grandfather; տատ - grandmother. Children more often turn to their parents: մամա for mother and պապա for father.
- Due to their widespread use, mama and papa have been adopted into Interlingua.
- The Georgian language is notable for the fact that in it words of similar form have the opposite meaning compared to other languages: “father” will be მამა mama, while “mother” will be დედა deda.
- In Chinese, the words for "mother" are ma, mama, mu and nian. Dad will be ba, baba (the Chinese “b” is not sonorous and is close to the “p” without aspiration), fu or de.
- Ma is used to refer to mother in the isolated North American language Kutenai, spoken in southeastern British Columbia.
- In Japanese, the basic words meaning "mother" and "father" that are not combined with honoratives are haha and titi, which are undoubtedly derived from Proto-Old Japanese *papa and *titi (Modern Japanese /h/ goes back to the labial fricative [ ɸ], which, in turn, is a form of the older *n). Along with native terms, borrowings function in Japanese: mom and dad, which have an informal connotation. Common words for naming strangers' mother and father, as well as politely addressing own parents, are the Sinicisms o-ka:-san and o-to:-san. These words are considered polite.
- In Thai, "mother" is me3e (long e with a glottalized falling tone) and "father" is pho3o (aspirated /pʰ/).
- In Tagalog, a language belonging to the Austronesian family of languages, mothers are called nánay or ináy (a diminutive of iná "mother") and fathers are called tátay (the opposite, a form unrelated to amá "father"). Due to contact with Spanish and English, mamá, papá, ma(m(i)), and dad or dádi are also used.
- In Quechua and Aymara, mama means "mother". “Father” in Aymara is tata, and in Quechua it is tayta.
In addition, in ancient Hebrew the prefix “mi” or “mai” meant “from someone,” that is, origin. Thus, calling a woman a mother would indicate, first of all, that the child came from her, which is quite logical. In Old English, ma simply means “breast,” which also does not go far from the key characteristics of the mother as a nurse. Mamma is now the official medical term in English for breasts, hence mammologists (doctors who treat breast conditions in women).
The reason for this interesting cross-linguistic phenomenon is considered to be the ease of pronunciation of the sounds used. Research has shown that children learning to speak practice the open vowel sound [a] and labial consonants (most commonly [p], [b], and [m]). There are practically no languages that lack labial consonants, and an open vowel like [a] is present in all languages without exception. The Tagalog syllables -na-/-ta- mama/papa are parallel to the more popular ma/pa in consonant nasality/orality and coincide in place of articulation. There are, however, deviations from this rule.
The concepts of motherhood and fatherhood as such are in no way connected with sounds. The striking cross-linguistic similarity between these terms is considered to be a result of the nature of language acquisition (Jakobson, 1962). According to Jacobson, these words are the first word-like sounds that babbling babies make. Parents tend to associate children's first sounds with themselves.
According to another version, “ma” is just a sound that children make when they smack their lips when they drink breast milk. That is, it is possible that when they say “mom,” children are actually just asking for more food. If you follow this theory, it turns out that women have appropriated to themselves the child’s first word and the right to be called a mother. Some kind of bad theory, incorrect. And in general, in some languages (for example, in Tagalog, the main language of the Philippines), the same sound “ma” is included in the word “dad”, but here it is more difficult to explain the connection to breast milk.
It is also interesting that approximately 40% of languages have the letter “n” in the word “mother”. In Turkish it is anne, in Hungarian anya, the Eskimos call their mother ananak, the Aztecs call it nan, and in Fiji it is nana. A baby cannot make this sound when crying or feeding, so the latter theory lost even more points.
It is interesting that the full literary names in different languages have more differences, but the short versions, those that children use, are increasingly closer to each other. English mother, French mère, Italian madre, Russian “mother” - and if we put decency aside, then the British mum, American mom and Irish mam immediately appear, almost indistinguishable from each other. In colloquial French it is maman, in Italian it is the famous mamma, and in Russian it is “mama”.
Therefore, there is no reason to attribute the existing similarities between words to a common origin. Basic kinship terms mom and dad can often be "false friends" - unrelated words that are the same in different languages (e.g. khung ba, Hebrew aba, Chinese papa, Persian baba, and French papa (all meaning "father"), Hausa "baba"; or Navajo ma, Chinese māma, Swahili mama, Quechua mama, English mama).
In Japanese the original baby mom interpreted as "food". The ancient Romans used the word "mamma" to describe the breasts of a woman feeding a child with milk. By the way, this is why in zoology the class of mammals is called the Latin word “Mammalia”. In some Spanish dialects, papa is also used in this sense in children's speech, and buba or pupa means “pain” (compare with Russian “bo-bo” or English boo-boo). These concepts are the first ones that children strive to pass on to their parents. In terms of this idea, we can also consider English poo (poop) and pee (pee), not to mention English baby, Spanish bebé and Quechua wawa (child), all of which are characterized by a simple syllabic structure and labial consonants.
In addition, psycholinguistic experiments have shown that the newborn’s brain responds best to the sound of words with repeated adjacent syllables (for example, pseudowords like mubaba, penana), but not to words with different syllables (such as mubage, penaku) or words without adjacent repetition identical syllables (bamuba, napena).
In Russian mother, in Georgian nana,
And in Avar - affectionately baba.
From thousands of words of earth and ocean
This one has a special destiny.
Our lullaby becoming the first word of the year,
It sometimes entered a smoky circle
And on the lips of a soldier in the hour of death
The last call suddenly became.
There are no shadows on this word,
And in silence, probably because
Other words, kneeling,
They want to confess to him.
The spring, having rendered a service to the jug,
This word babbles because
What a mountain peak remembers -
She was known as his mother.
And lightning will cut through the cloud again,
And I will hear, following the rain,
How, absorbed into the ground, this word
Raindrops are calling.
I’ll sigh secretly, grieving about something,
And, hiding a tear in the clear light of day:
Don’t worry, I tell my mom,
Everything is fine, my dear.
Constantly worries about his son
Holy love is a great slave.
In Russian mother, in Georgian nana
And in Avar - affectionately baba.
Mother's Day is an international holiday that honors mothers. On this day it is customary to congratulate mothers and pregnant women. Concerts are dedicated to this holiday, matinees are held in schools and kindergartens, social events and flash mobs are organized.
In Russia, Mother's Day is celebrated on the last Sunday of November. In 2020, it falls on November 29 and is celebrated at the official level for the 23rd time.
The content of the article
Holiday symbol
IN Russian Federation The symbol of the holiday is a teddy bear and a forget-me-not. This flower was not chosen by chance. According to popular beliefs, it has the magical power to restore memory to people who have forgotten about their loved ones. In many mythologies it symbolizes memory and devotion.
history of the holiday
Mother's Day in Russia was formalized at the official level by Decree of Russian President B. Yeltsin dated January 30, 1998 No. 120. The initiative to establish the holiday was put forward by Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation A. Aparina. She was a member of the Committee on Women, Family and Youth Affairs. The purpose of the holiday was to strengthen family foundations and emphasize the importance of the role of the mother in a person’s life.
The first holiday was held on October 30, 1988 at school No. 228 in Baku. Its author was the teacher of Russian language and literature E. Guseinova. The event received wide coverage in newspapers and magazines, meeting with universal support and approval. The press published scenarios justifying the need to honor mothers. Secondary educational institutions supported the Baku tradition. A few years later it grew into a nationwide one.
Holiday traditions
Mother's Day is not celebrated very widely in Russia. On this holiday, children congratulate their mothers and give them handmade gifts: drawings, appliqués, crafts. Social events are held, the most popular of which is “Mom, I love you.” Leaflets are being distributed and greeting cards near metro stations, stops public transport and shopping centers. Public organizations conduct public lectures on the topic of motherhood. The main goal of social activity is a caring and careful attitude towards the mother, spreading family values and traditions.
Radio and television broadcast programs about family and relationships. Top officials of the state congratulate mothers. In their speeches they emphasize the role of women in procreation and human development.
In many regions, this holiday is celebrated with the presentation of medals, orders, certificates, and cash prizes to mothers for the worthy upbringing of children.
Daily task
Call your mom. Tell her a few sweet and touching words. Such a sign of attention will not leave her indifferent.
What to give for Mother's Day
Cosmetics. Favorite perfume, skin care set or bath products - pleasant and useful gift for woman. If it is difficult to make a choice, you can present gift Certificate a store where she can choose her own gift.
Kitchen gadgets. Mothers love to delight their children and family members with delicious surprises. For those who like to spend time cooking, you can give them a kitchen gadget - a mixer, blender, multicooker, toaster, steamer, juicer.
Family photo album. Collect children's pictures, print photos from electronic media that you always don't get your hands on. Take funny selfies the day before or arrange a family photo session. Such a gift will become a memorable thing for mom, which she will be happy to take in her hands.
Indoor plant. Unlike a bouquet of cut flowers, a houseplant in a pot will delight mom’s eyes for a long time. A blooming orchid, violet or azalea will create festive mood and bring comfort to the house.
Toasts
“Mommy, I congratulate you on your “professional” holiday, because being a mother is the most responsible and difficult job. Thank you for the warmth of your hands and sleepless nights. I wish you not to disturb your nerve cells in vain, because everything is always fine with me. May your health be excellent and your heart filled with peace and love!”
“We sincerely congratulate all mothers on the holiday! Being a mother is not an easy, delicate, and very responsible matter! You are growing the future and therefore we wish you boundless patience, boundless love and courage!”
“The first word of every child is Mom. When we are scared, we want to go to our mother. When we feel bad, we remember our mother. I'm not big on religions, but I firmly believe in one thing. I believe in my mother, she will never betray me, and I will never betray her. Let's raise a glass to the person closest to us."
Competitions
Mom's portrait
Children are given drawing supplies: pencils, paints, markers, sheets of paper. Using their imagination, children must draw a portrait of their mother. Finished works are displayed in front of mothers, where each must guess the work of their child.
Mom's hands
To conduct the competition, mothers sit in a row and their children are blindfolded. Each child in turn must feel the hands of all mothers and guess his own.
Daughters and mothers
To conduct this competition, you must prepare cards with thematic tasks in advance. For example: feed her porridge, check her diary, braid her hair, set the thermometer. Children in pairs with their mothers must choose a card and demonstrate the intended action. However, in this task, participants switch roles. The child must demonstrate a formidable parent, and the mother must transform into a capricious baby.
- In the USA and Australia, the symbol of Mother's Day is the carnation. This flower is pinned to clothing. The color of the carnation has a symbolic meaning. Those who want to honor the memory of their deceased mother wear a white flower.
- In Russia, Mother's Day ranks fourth of the year in terms of flower sales.
- Around $14 billion is spent on Mother's Day gifts around the world each year.
- In Canada, on Mother's Day, children bring their mothers breakfast in bed, and in the UK they prepare fruit salad.
- In the history of mankind, the most numerous mother of many children was a Russian peasant woman. Over 27 years, she gave birth to 69 children.
About mom
In the life of every person, mother plays a key role. This is a person who gives life, accompanies you in childhood and throughout growing up. She is an example of femininity, self-sacrifice, tenderness, selflessness, kindness and care. Giving birth and raising a child brings happiness to women and places a burden of responsibility on their shoulders. The love and support of a mother gives the child protection and a sense of self-confidence. Even when they become adults, daughters and sons share their innermost secrets, sorrows and joys with them, and come for advice in difficult times. Throughout life, the parental home remains the most beloved, warm and cozy place on earth, where mother’s affectionate eyes are always greeted, and the smells of hot baked goods are heard from the kitchen. This holiday is a wonderful occasion to once again say about your love, to express gratitude and tenderness to the person who gave life.
This holiday in other countries
Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of May in Ukraine, the USA, Canada, Japan, China, Estonia, Malta, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Austria, Italy, Turkey, Belgium, Brazil.
In the UK, Mother's Day falls on the first Sunday in March. In Spain, Portugal and Lithuania - on the first Sunday in May. In Kazakhstan - on the third Sunday of September. In Kyrgyzstan - on the third Sunday of May.
In some countries, Mother's Day has a fixed date:
- Egypt - March 21.
- Belarus - October 14.
- Georgia - March 3.
- Armenia - April 7.
- Greece - May 9.
- Philippines - May 10.
- Poland - May 26.
This is the "date of three twenties" March 20, 2020- a number that contains three digits "20" and in which day is equal to night, and astronomical winter gives way to astronomical spring (the event is called Happy spring equinox).
The technology for making wishes on the Day of the Vernal Equinox, March 20, 2020, is extremely simple.
You should cross your fingers(thus joining the intersection of the celestial equator with the ecliptic that occurs on this day) and mentally say your wish.
There are two moments in time at which you can make wishes. The first point is as close as possible to the exact time of the vernal equinox, which occurs on March 20, 2020 at 6:50 "Moscow time". And the second point - at 20 hours 20 minutes 20 seconds local time.
That is, how and at what time to make a wish on the “date of three twenties” 03/20/2020:
...cross your fingers and say a wish...
1. As close as possible to the exact moment of the vernal equinox (06:50 Moscow time).
2. At 20 hours 20 minutes 20 seconds (local time).
On March 18, 2020, a message appeared on the official website of the Eurovision Song Contest about the cancellation of the event this year.
We tell you why the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 was canceled - the reasons why the event was not moved to a later time, was not held without spectators or remotely.
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Why Eurovision 2020 was cancelled:
The reason for the cancellation of the popular music event was the uncertainty caused by distribution in Europe viral infection entitled COVID-19 (coronavirus).Why the date of Eurovision 2020 was not postponed to a later time:
The organizers posted a statement on the official website of the competition, in which they said that they were considering various alternative options for holding the competition. This includes the option of holding the competition without spectators, or moving the date to a later time, after the spread of the infection has subsided.However, the transfer was complicated by the fact that The epidemiological situation in Europe is extremely uncertain, and it is unclear when everything will return to normal. If it is possible to hold a competition, for example, at the end of 2020, the winner will have very little time to prepare for the organization of the next event(which is scheduled to take place in May 2021).
Previously, the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 was planned to be held in the second full week of May: from 15 to 16 May 2020.
Why Eurovision 2020 was not held without spectators or remotely:
Currently restrictions in the Netherlands the number of people who can simultaneously attend public events does not allow Eurovision to be held even in the “without spectators” format.As for the “remote” format, in this case the organizers will not be able to provide all participants with the same opportunities to demonstrate their talent, which is contrary to the values and traditions of the organization.
Where will Eurovision 2021 be held, in what composition:
Likely to host next year's Popular Song Contest Rotterdam (the second largest city in the Netherlands) will remain after the capital Amsterdam).The decision will be made by the competition organizers and the leadership of the Netherlands later.
It has also not yet been decided whether the selected participants will be able to perform the submitted songs next year, or whether they will have to compose new compositions. Let us remind you that this year she was supposed to represent Russia at Eurovision 2020 group "Little Big" with the composition "UNO".
What is the essence of the Earth Hour 2020 campaign:
Annually on the last Saturday of March environmental action is being carried out all over the world" Earth Hour", organized by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).The meaning of the action is in voluntary refusal to consume electrical energy for one hour. Thus, society realizes the importance of taking measures to reduce negative impact human activity on the environment.
This great idea was first implemented in Sydney, Australia in 2007. Then about two million residents of the metropolis took part in the action, and energy savings amounted to about 10%.
Inspired by the example, more and more cities began to join the Earth Hour campaign every year. It is expected that in 2020, residents of more than 7 thousand settlements on our planet (more than 2 billion people) will take part in a voluntary power outage for 1 hour. Of course, among the countries participating in the action is Russia.
What date and time does the Earth Hour 2020 campaign take place:
As we wrote above, the event is held annually on the last Saturday of March, with the exception of those years when the last Saturday in March precedes Easter.This year's Earth Hour is scheduled for Saturday. March 28, 2020. The promotion will begin at 20:30 local time and will last for an hour, until 21:30.
That is, the Earth Hour 2020 campaign - what date is it held and at what time:
*Date: March 28, 2020
* from 20:30 to 21:30 local time.
The first word we speak. The person we call when we feel bad and when we feel good. The person with whom we first share all our secrets. The person who will forever remain our first and main love. Mom, Mommy, Mommy. A woman who protects us from adversity every minute. A woman who, even leaving for another world, like a guardian angel, invisibly watching us from Heaven, blesses and guides us on the true path...
Without a doubt, International Mother's Day is a holiday for every person on Earth. After all, each of us has a Mommy, Mommy, Mom, to whom we owe our lives.
Cult of the Mother in Ancient Greece and Rus'
International Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of May. The month of May was not chosen by chance. IN Ancient Greece reigned the cult of worship of the Great Mother of all Gods, Rhea, in whose honor every year at the beginning of May mysteries were held, including many complex rituals and ceremonies. A little later, celebrations began to be held in Greece in honor of other goddesses who were considered the mothers of the Earth and all humanity - Demeter and Persephone.
Solemn ceremonies dedicated to the cult of the Mother were carried out in Rus' back in the days of paganism. The image of the Most Holy Mother of God in Christianity is also a tribute to the great role played by women in the centuries-old history of mankind.
history of the holiday
The history of International Mother's Day dates back to the 19th century. In 1872, in the United States, the famous pacifist and women's rights activist Julia Howe took the initiative to hold International Day unity of all mothers of the planet. Unfortunately, at that time this great idea did not find worthy support. Until the beginning of the 20th century, the holiday was celebrated unofficially only in the United States.
In 1907, another American, Anna Jarvis, introduced a proposal to the legislature to establish National Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May. This time the initiative was supported at the highest state level. In 1914, the holiday finally received official status.
Since many other countries joined the American celebrations literally within a few years, May 2 very quickly acquired an international dimension. Today, International Mother's Day is officially celebrated in more than 23 countries around the world.
Holiday traditions
In the USA and many European countries, there is a tradition of attaching a red carnation flower to clothes if the mother is alive, and a white one if she has already left this world. In America, also on this day, they always visit their parents, no matter how far away they live. And mothers prepare various delicacies for their already adult children, pampering them no less than in distant childhood.
Everything on this day is for our dear mothers. Flowers, gifts, congratulations, words of gratitude and admiration. However, our mothers deserve all this not only on holiday. Appreciate your mother, confess your love to her every day, give gifts and flowers for no reason, simply because she IS. And may International Mother's Day continue 365 days a year!