Mother's Day 2023: Gift Ideas, How to Celebrate, Date and History

GUWAHATI: Mother’s Day usually observed on the second Sunday is dedicated to celebrating and honouring mothers. An American activist Anna Jarvis first started Mother’s Day which was a holiday to honour motherhood. Mother’s Day will be celebrated on 14th May this year to celebrate motherhood that brings a child into the world.

She consoles and supports her children, constantly putting their needs ahead of her own. As she guides her children through life's ups and downs, a mother's love is unconditional and knows no limitations.

Ann Reeves Jarvis, a Civil War-era peace campaigner who cared for wounded troops. The holiday became popular in the United States and was later adopted by many other countries.

Mother’s Day 2023: Significance

It is a special day to recognize the efforts and contributions of mothers to families, a day of gratitude to celebrate and express through gifts, cards and special activities.

Famous quotes on Mother’s Day:

“God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers." - Rudyard Kipling

“A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path." - Agatha Christie

“All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother." - Abraham Lincoln

“The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness." - Honoré de Balzac

“Motherhood: All love begins and ends there." - Robert Browning

How to celebrate Mother's Day:

Take your mother for a special dinner or picnic or spa day.

Cook her favorite dish

Gift her a personalized photo album, pendent, or card.

Help her do the chores

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