Mother’s Day is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world. Manycountries and cultures choose to celebrate Mother’s Day in March, April or May.Though the Mother’s Day many people know today dates back a little more than a century, historians note that ancient Romans kept a festival to Cybele, a great mother of the Gods. In addition, Europe has several traditions aimed at honoring mothers that date back quite a while.

One of the traditions associated with the current Mother’s Day is to give Mom a gift.Some people only give their own mothers and wives gifts, while others extend their generosity to sisters with children, moth -ers-in-law and even grandmothers.Chances are, over the years Mom’s gifts have run the gamut, from a homemade treasure kids made in elementary school to jewelry from hubby to breakfast in bed.For those who want to add a literary tilt to their Mother’s Day gift this year, consider including any of the following motherlyquotes when preparing a gift Mom won’t soon forget.

• “Of all the rights of women, the great -est is to be a mother.” - Lin Yutang, Chinese writer

• “I remember my mother’s prayers and

Famous Quotesfor Mother’s Day

they have always followed me. They haveclung to me all my life.” - Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States of America

• “Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall; A mother’s secret hope outlives them all.” - Oliver Wendell Holmes, American author

• “A man loves his sweetheart the most,his wife the best, but his mother the long -est.” - Irish proverb

• “All women become like their moth -ers. That is their tragedy. No man does.That’s his.” - Oscar Wilde, Irish poet

• “If I was damned of body and soul, I know whose prayers would make me whole, Mother o’ mine, O mother o’ mine.” - Rudyard Kipling, in his poem “Mother O’ Mine”

• “The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.” - Honore de Balzac, French playwright

• “The future destiny of a child is always the work of the mother.” - Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France

• “The God to whom little boys say their prayers has a face very like their mothers’.” - James Matthew Barrie, Scottish author.

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Mother’s Day is a day devoted to cele -brating mothers and expressing love for the special women in our lives. Mother’s Day can also be a time to share some trivia and tidbits with those special women who mean so much.

• Americans owe Mother’s Day to West Virginia native Anna Jarvis, who held a memorial for her mother two years after the latter’s death in 1905. After the memo -rial, Jarvis devoted her efforts to a cam -paign to make Mother’s Day a nationally recognized holiday. The hard work paid off in 1914 when the day was nationally rec - ognized.

• Anna Jarvis and her sister, Ellsinore,eventually grew to detest what they felt Mother’s Day had become. The sisters felt the day had grown too commercialized,and spent their family inheritance cam -paigning against Mother’s Day.

• Ironically, Anna Jarvis never married and had no children.

• Rajo Devi Lohan of India is believed to be the world’s oldest new mother. Lohan gave birth to a baby girl at age 70 after receiving IVF treatment. Within two years of the child’s birth, reports indicated Lohan’s health was deteriorating.

• Lina Medina is considered to be the youngest to ever give birth. Medina deliv-

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ered a 61/2-pound baby boy in Peru at the age of 5 years and 7 months. Medina was believed to have a rare condition called known as precocious puberty, which enabled her to conceive at such a young age.

• Ancient Egyptians had their own form of Mother’s Day by honoring the goddess Isis, who was known as the mother of pharaohs.

• The wife of Russian peasant Feodor Vassilyev is considered to be the recordholder for birthing the most children. Mrs.Vassilyev is believed to have delivered 69 children between 1725 and 1765. These children were delivered in a total of 27 births, including 16 pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets and four sets of quad -ruplets. Though little is known about the births or Mrs. Vassilyev, 67 of the 69 chil -dren were said to have survived infancy.

• The bond between mother and child is not exclusive to the human race. Mother chimpanzees, for instance, are said to develop lifelong relationships with their children.

• Carnations are the flowers most asso -ciated with Mother’s Day. White car -nations are worn in the memory of deceased mothers, while red and pink car -nations are worn for those mothers who are still alive.

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their mothers on Mother’s Day.

It has evolved from a day to honor mothers to one that recognizes all special women. Therefore, if there is a woman in one’s life who isn’t a biological mother – but special nonetheless – Mother’s Day can be a time to tell her how much she is appreciated.

There are many reasons a person may want to honor a woman that is not his or her mother. Perhaps the person’s own mother has passed away or is not promi -nent in this individual’s life. Maybe there is a grandmother or aunt with whom one is especially close. There may be a teacher or mentor that has touched the life of a person in a special way.

Although Mother’s Day is built around giving thanks to Mom, it’s certainlyacceptable to thank women in addition to dear old Mom. Furthermore, one needn’t wait until a specific day in May to honor a notable woman. This can be done all year long with certain gestures and sen - timents.

For those who are celebrating all women on Mother’s Day, here are some ways to set the day apart.

• Create a handmade card with per -sonalized sentiments that reflect the unique relationship with this special woman. This can mean more than a pre -purchased card that may not offer the right words.

• Find out her interests and spend a day doing entirely what she wants to do.It doesn’t necessarily have to take place on Mother’s Day. A trip to a museum or a day at the park – whatever it may be –

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can be a nice outing.

• Treat her to a special dinner. Askabout favorite foods and create a meal athome. If dining out is a must, choose a day other than Mother’s Day to avoid thecrowds and have intimate moments withjust the two of you, especially if you are also honoring your own mother on Mother’s Day.

• Find something you both enjoy andthen go and do that. Maybe you met updue to a hobby or interest. Remember the first day you met and reminisce byheading to that place for a celebration.

• Have an extended family fiesta. Host a Mother’s Day party at home and singleout all the special women in attendance.Serve cocktails and enjoy the time spent together.

Mother’s Day is a special time of theyear to honor not only a person’s mombut also any other notable woman in his or her life.The holiday can be customizedany way a person sees fit.

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