Mother’s Day, holiday in honour of mothers that is celebrated in countries throughout the world. In its modern form the holiday originated in the United States, where it is observed on the second Sunday in May. Many other countries also celebrate the holiday on this date, while some mark the observance at other times of the year. During the Middle Ages the custom developed of allowing those who had moved away to visit their home parishes and their mothers on Laetare Sunday, the fourth Sunday of Lent. This became Mothering Sunday in Britain, where it continued into modern times, although it has largely been replaced by Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day is celebrated on Sunday, May 8, 2022.
Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia, whose mother had organized women’s groups to promote friendship and health, originated Mother’s Day. On May 12, 1907, she held a memorial service at her late mother’s church in Grafton, West Virginia. Within five years virtually every state was observing the day, and in 1914 U.S. Pres. Woodrow Wilson made it a national holiday. Although Jarvis had promoted the wearing of a white carnation as a tribute to one’s mother, the custom developed of wearing a red or pink carnation to represent a living mother or a white carnation for a mother who was deceased. Over time the day was expanded to include others, such as grandmothers and aunts, who played mothering roles. What had originally been primarily a day of honour became associated with the sending of cards and the giving of gifts, however, and, in protest against its commercialization, Jarvis spent the last years of her life trying to abolish the holiday she had brought into being.
Festivals honouring mothers and mother goddesses date to ancient times. The Phrygians held a festival for Cybele, the Great Mother of the Gods, as did the Greeks for the goddess Rhea. Likewise, the Romans adapted the practice to their own pantheon. Some countries have continued to observe ancient festivals; for example, Durga-puja, honouring the goddess Durga, remains an important festival in India.
on (place) …….. There is a book on the table. on (time) ………. We shall meet on Monday. in (place) ……… The pen is in my bag. in (time) ……….. He was born in 1981. His birthday is in May. at (place) ……… I met him at the station. at (time) ……….. I get up at 8 o’clock. down (place) …………… He ran down the street. up (place)……………….. The cat climbed up the tree. out of (place)………….. They went out of the room. into (place)……………… He went into the house. above (place)………….. There is a bookshelf above my table. under (place) ………….. The cat is under the table. with (place)…………….. I shall go there with my friend. without (place) ……….. We can’t eat soup without spoons. for (place)………………. This book is for my brother. of ………………… The name of the dog is Jack. before(time) …………. I shall do my homework before supper. after(time) …………….. They will play football after school. in front of(place) ……. There is a small garden in front of my house. behind(place) ………… The blackboard is behind the teacher’s table. beside(place) ………… He came into the room and sat beside Mary. between(place) ……… There is a picture between the windows. about(time) ………….. I shall tell you about my best friend. around(place) ………… They gathered around the table. by(place) ……………….. He sat by the fire. through(place) ………. He went through the field.
near(place) ……………. There is a shop near the house. far from(place) ……….. Jack lives far from our house. to(time) ………………… He goes to school every day. from(time) …………….. He has dinner when he comes home from school.
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