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- 2. INTRODUCTION • Celebrated honoring mother of the family or individual • Motherhood, maternal bonds and influence of mothers in society • Celebrated on different dates in various parts of the world
- 3. SPELLING • Second Sunday of may • Anna Jarvis founder and created Mothers day international association • Should be a singular possessive for each family to honour its own mother • Commemorating all mothers in the world
- 4. HISTORY AND TRADITION • Promoted by companies who saw making it popular beneficial • Some countries had already been celebrating it previously • Extent of celebration varies greatly • Little known festival celebrated mainly by immigrants
- 5. RELIGION • Holiday strongly associated with revering theVirgin Mary • Families have special shrine on their home altar • Special prayer service held in honor ofTheotokos • Paradise is beneath mother’s feet
- 6. COUNTRY WISE • On March 8th in Albania • On 21st march in arab world • In Argentina on third Sunday of October • On 8th march in Armenia • On second Sunday of may in Australia