Who has a mother, has a treasure. It is one of the phrases of the best known and extensive in our society. And what a great truth! And, at the risk of falling into topics and sinning with the phrases made … Mother, there is only one. And, of course, if there is a day to resort to sentences and celebrate love for a mother, that day is May 4th, Mother’s Day.
The origin of Mother’s Day in Spain
THE Celebration of Mother’s Day in Spain It already has some history. All He began in 1926And not in May. It was October 4th when young children began to give flowers to give them to their mothers.
It was not an official party as it is today, but it was the first step in aware of children to respect mothers (third -party mothers). So, gradually this celebration was gaining popularity until City Council of Breña Baja, in the Canary Islands, formalized for Mother’s Day On the third Sunday of May.
If Anna Jarvis was in the United States, In Spain the initiative started by an official of the post office, Julio Menéndez García. He was a poet from Valentce and tried to implement Mother’s Day in Spain and in Spanish dispersion countries. His proposal was published in the newspaper La Libertad of Madrid in 1925 and from there other Spanish media echoed.
Finally, He was celebrated on October 4, 1926, which is considered the mother’s first day in Spain. However, a year later, an article in the New World proposes to follow the celebration of Mother’s Day, as they do in the United States (the second Sunday of May). The proposal was gradually found, but it was not something official. In fact, e After finishing the civil war in SpainTHE Mother’s Day throughout Spain on December 8th.
It is inside 1965 When the celebration of the Mother’s Day in Spain, the first Sunday of May.
Why is Mother’s Day celebrated on different dates in other countries of the world?
Him Mother’s Day was an idea of an American. Anna Jarvis He fought to honor his mother for the effort and effort he had to reconcile the two parts of the United States civil war. In the end, that homage to his mother and all the mothers, He materialized in an official recognition in 1914 when he was declared by President Woodrow Wilson. Since then, the second Sunday of May has been declared a national party in the United States. Little for a short time other countries were adopting the same American date, including some European states and countries that were Hispanic.
Curiosity about Mother’s Day
- Despite all existing languages and their differences, The word “mom” is one of the most similar all over the world.
- In countries like the United Kingdom, Mother’s Day, it is one of the days when there is a greater volume of calls Telephone
- Favorite flowers to give Mother’s Day are The roses.
- Already in the seventeenth century, in England, a similar date was celebrated. It was the “Mothers Sunday”And the children went to Mass. On his return home, they wore gifts for their mothers.
- Other countries that celebrate Mother’s Day on the first Sunday of May are: Portugal, South Africa, Hungary, Andorra and Lithuania.
