Mother's Day a few more weeks, what gifts would you give?

Polls in the T-V broadcast channel A-B-C shows that 38% of men buy gifts or gifts to mothers, wife, sisters or their daughters at the last minute, while 48% of women have been shopping a week earlier. The goods are usually gift on Mother's Day, fragrances, be it perfume, candles, flowers, jewelry and cosmetics and body beauty instrument. Books, telephone, and office equipment is equally in demand for gifts women working in the office.

Talking about the significance of Mother's Day, written in history that started from spring warning for people of ancient Greece in honor of Rhea, the mother of the gods. After that in the 16th century, the English nation commemorates the day that they called "Mothering Sunday", in honor of mothers.

At that time, many poor people in Britain to work as a maid and housekeeper for rich people. Most work far from home, so the waiters were staying at the home of her employer.

On the day of Mothering Sunday, the servants had been allowed to take a vacation and are encouraged to return to their homes and spend time with their mothers. A special cake, called the mothering cake is often served as a warning sign of appreciation for mothers.

And then, when Christianity spread across Europe, the commemoration day of the mother changes with respect Mother Church, which is considered as the source of life that protects them from tyranny. Thus, the festival at the church after it was mixed up with a warning Mothering Sunday, and since then the community respect their mother as well as the respect of the church.

Mother's Day in America was first proposed in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe, author of the lyrics of the song "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" devoted to peace. Each year, Howe took care of Mother's Day meetings in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1907, Ana Jarvis origin of Philadelphia, began to campaign for Mother's Day was officially recognized. Jarvis tried to persuade a mother at a church in West Virginia to commemorate two years of the death of her mother, in the second week of May. The following year, Mother's Day was also celebrated in Philadelphia on Sunday and the same month.

Jarvis and her supporters began to write letters to ministers, businessmen and politicians to ask for approval national Mother's Day. In 1911, efforts resulted, and since then, Mother's Day is celebrated in almost all states. Woodraw Wilson the President, in 1914 promulgated the Mother's Day as a national holiday which is celebrated every second week of May.

Many other countries also commemorate Mother's Day on different days, but countries such as Denmark, Finland, Belgium, Italy, Australia, and Turkey celebrate it on the same day as the United States.

On Mother's Day, many Americans took the mother and or their women have lunch or dinner together. Most restaurants filled by those who are reluctant to cook at home. For those who love to cook and stay home, they cook for mothers or their women that day. Pamper and respect for women in general and mothers in particular as a recompense those who work hard every day for the family, her husband and her children.