Mothers Day Gifts
In my lifetime, before twenty-four hour supermarkets and Sunday opening hours, Sunday was a family day…a day of rest as it always traditionally was. As I got older, the retail world did the greedy thing of beginning to open a few hours on a Sunday and then the hours went up and up until people were still nearly working a whole normal working day. Mother’s Day should not suffer because of this whether your poor mum has to work or quality family time is sacrificed in order to spend the day mooching around the shops.
When we were young, Mother’s Day was a family day out. My mum loves us spending time as a family and so we’d got out somewhere different for the day and maybe go for a meal after seeing my grandmas. Other mothers use the day as a day off, where just for one day she can be waited on hand and foot…for at least five minutes until she can’t resist pitching in herself instead of watching domestic carnage unfold at the hands of her darling family.
For new mums, their first mother’s day with a baby boy or girl must be one of the milestone ones. It’s certainly a new and quite amazing experience. For mums whose children have flown the nest, it’s a nice excuse to hear from them or spend some quality time with them in amongst the hustle and bustle of your busy lives. It should be a sacred time to enjoy being together and appreciated more than most days. I often wonder what celebrity mums get bought for Mother’s Day? And how they spend their time? I’d like to think they do the same as everyone else and that they get more pampered and fussed by their family than they do by any number of hair and make-up assistants.
Historically, the tradition is centuries old and has always been a day to honour mothers and motherhood. Nobody is exactly sure how Mothering Sunday came about but it is suggested that it originated from a Roman Spring festival which celebrated their Mother Goddess. This later developed through the Christian faith where it became customary to visit your ‘Mother Church’ at this time. People working as servants and maids were allowed one day off a year to visit their mother and were sometimes permitted to take flowers or eggs as a token gift. Quite often, they were allowed to bake a cake to take home as a gift too.
Mothering Sunday changes year to year, but it is always the fourth Sunday of Lent. Whatever you do on mother’s day, it’s not about the amount of money or how many presents you give, a lovely little token gift and a card will be appreciated but putting time aside for her in your busy life is the most important thing of all. Make the most of her while you’re still lucky enough to have her.
I hope you’ve enjoyed my little insight into Mothers Day. Visit our main site for our full range of Mothers Day gifts to help mum celebrate her special day.
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