Mother’s Day is a holiday that honors the mother of a family or an individual, as well as maternity, maternal relationships, and mothers’ influence in society.

It is observed on various days throughout the world, most notably in the months of March and May. It complements other family-oriented holidays such as Father’s Day, Siblings Day, and Grandparents’ Day.

Why do we celebrate Mother’s Day?

Anna Jarvis, Ann Marie Jarvis’s daughter, established Mother’s Day in the United States. Anna Jarvis wanted the day to honor how much women give up for their children. After her mother died in 1905, she worked hard to establish the Mother’s Day custom.

When is Mother’s Day 2023 in South Africa?

This year, Mother’s Day falls on Sunday, May 14, 2023, and most businesses in South Africa keep regular Sunday hours. Mothers receive flowers and other presents on Mother’s Day.

While some countries have celebrated mothers for centuries, the modern American version of the holiday began in the early twentieth century at the initiative of Anna Jarvis, who organized the first Mother’s Day service of worship and celebration at Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in Grafton, West Virginia, which now serves as the International Mother’s Day Shrine.

It has nothing to do with the many traditional celebrations of mothers and motherhood that have existed for thousands of years throughout the world, such as the Greek cult to Cybele, the mother deity Rhea, the Roman festival of Hilaria, or the other Christian ecclesiastical Mothering Sunday celebration (associated with the image of Mother Church).

In other nations, however, Mother’s Day is still associated with these older rituals.