Upcoming Mother’s Day is on Sunday, the 12th of May 2013
M-O-T-H-E-R “M” is for the million things she gave me,
“O” means only that she’s growing old,
“T” is for the tears she shed to save me,
“H” is for her heart of purest gold;
“E” is for her eyes, with love-light shining,
“R” means right, and right she’ll always be,
Put them all together, they spell “MOTHER,”
A word that means the world to me.
–Howard Johnson (c. 1915)
Mother's Day is a celebration honoring mothers and motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, most commonly in March or May. It complements Father's day a similar celebration honoring fathers.
The celebration of Mother's Day began in the United States in the early 20th century; it is not related to the many celebrations of mothers and motherhood that have occurred throughout the world over thousands of years, such as the Greek cult to Cybele, the Roman festival of Hilaria, or the Christian Mothering Sunday celebration.[Despite this, in some countries Mother's Day has become synonymous with these older traditions. (Quoted from Wikipedia)
Most of the countries celebrate Mother's day in their own culture and back grounds. But the meaningful of Mother's day is the same every where, is to honor mothers. Our Mother always looks after and takes care of us, gives us a shelter, protection, caring, and comfort etc. Without questions our mother has gone through tears, blood, and sweat to raise us.
My mother lives so far away from me, on the other side of the world. I always honor her when I miss her every day. Happy Mother's day Mama, and to all mothers!
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Summer and summer!
Summer is here, it's time to enjoy warm weather and make some changes around the house, and the way you look.
We have variety of Terracotta candles and Decorative candle holders collections. If you think about to do some home decor around your house, you can view our Candle collections, they're beautiful for indoor and outdoor decor.
We also have variety of jewelry collections, from Wood, shell, and sterling silver. They are perfect to wear for casual and/or formal events.
Check out our candles and jewelry collections, they are imported from Bali, Indonesia, and they're very affordable.
Currently we have summer sale and free shipping for jewelry, we would like you to enjoy the festive of summer with our products. Visit us at www.islandcandlesnthings.com or email us at customerservice@islandcandlesnthings.com if you have questions about our products.
We have variety of Terracotta candles and Decorative candle holders collections. If you think about to do some home decor around your house, you can view our Candle collections, they're beautiful for indoor and outdoor decor.
We also have variety of jewelry collections, from Wood, shell, and sterling silver. They are perfect to wear for casual and/or formal events.
Check out our candles and jewelry collections, they are imported from Bali, Indonesia, and they're very affordable.
Currently we have summer sale and free shipping for jewelry, we would like you to enjoy the festive of summer with our products. Visit us at www.islandcandlesnthings.com or email us at customerservice@islandcandlesnthings.com if you have questions about our products.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Mother's Day History
Mother's Day is an annual holiday that recognizes mothers, motherhood and maternal bonds in general, as well the positive contributions that they make to society. In the United States it is celebrated on the second Sunday in May.
The first attempts to establish a "Mother's Day" in the U.S. were mostly marked by women's peace groups. A common early activity was the meeting of groups of mothers whose sons had fought or died on opposite sides of the American Civil War. There were several limited observances in the 1870s and the 1880s but none achieved resonance beyond the local level.
In 1868 Ann Jarvis created a committee to establish a "Mother's Friendship Day" whose purpose was "to reunite families that had been divided during the Civil War", and she wanted to expand it into an annual memorial for mothers, but she died in 1905 before the celebration became popular. Her daughter Anna Jarvis would continue her mother's efforts.
In New York City, Julia Ward Howe led a "Mother's Day" anti-war observance on June 2, 1872, which was accompanied by a Mother's Day Proclamation. The observance continued in Boston for about 10 years under Howe's personal sponsorship, then died out.
Several years later a Mother's Day observance on May 13, 1877 was held in Albion, Michigan over a dispute related to the temperance movement. According to local legend, Albion pioneer Juliet Calhoun Blakeley stepped up to complete the sermon of the Rev. Myron Daughterty who was distraught because an anti-temperance group had forced his son and two other temperance advocates to spend the night in a saloon and become publicly drunk. From the pulpit Blakeley called on other mothers to join her. Blakeley's two sons, both traveling salesmen, were so moved that they vowed to return each year to pay tribute to her and embarked on a campaign to urge their business contacts to do likewise. At their urging, in the early 1880s, the Methodist Episcopal Church in Albion set aside the second Sunday in May to recognize the special contributions of mothers.
The first attempts to establish a "Mother's Day" in the U.S. were mostly marked by women's peace groups. A common early activity was the meeting of groups of mothers whose sons had fought or died on opposite sides of the American Civil War. There were several limited observances in the 1870s and the 1880s but none achieved resonance beyond the local level.
In 1868 Ann Jarvis created a committee to establish a "Mother's Friendship Day" whose purpose was "to reunite families that had been divided during the Civil War", and she wanted to expand it into an annual memorial for mothers, but she died in 1905 before the celebration became popular. Her daughter Anna Jarvis would continue her mother's efforts.
In New York City, Julia Ward Howe led a "Mother's Day" anti-war observance on June 2, 1872, which was accompanied by a Mother's Day Proclamation. The observance continued in Boston for about 10 years under Howe's personal sponsorship, then died out.
Several years later a Mother's Day observance on May 13, 1877 was held in Albion, Michigan over a dispute related to the temperance movement. According to local legend, Albion pioneer Juliet Calhoun Blakeley stepped up to complete the sermon of the Rev. Myron Daughterty who was distraught because an anti-temperance group had forced his son and two other temperance advocates to spend the night in a saloon and become publicly drunk. From the pulpit Blakeley called on other mothers to join her. Blakeley's two sons, both traveling salesmen, were so moved that they vowed to return each year to pay tribute to her and embarked on a campaign to urge their business contacts to do likewise. At their urging, in the early 1880s, the Methodist Episcopal Church in Albion set aside the second Sunday in May to recognize the special contributions of mothers.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
SPRING INTO SAVINGS!
Spring is one of the four temperate seasons, the transition period between winter and summer. Spring and "springtime" refer to the season, and broadly to ideas of rebirth, renewal and regrowth. The specific definition of the exact timing of "spring" varies according to local climate, cultures and customs. At the spring equinox, days are close to 12 hours long with day length increasing as the season progresses.
With the new season, Island Candles N Things, introduce you with our "SPRING INTO SAVING!" Sale.
It's a perfect time to find home décor ideas with our Bali candles and Decorative candle holder collections,
Or look fashionable with our Bali jewelry collection, from Wooden to Sterling silver jewelry.
With the new season, Island Candles N Things, introduce you with our "SPRING INTO SAVING!" Sale.
It's a perfect time to find home décor ideas with our Bali candles and Decorative candle holder collections,
Or look fashionable with our Bali jewelry collection, from Wooden to Sterling silver jewelry.
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