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A Mother's Day history: From goddesses to gift cards
Many people believe that the foundations of Mother's Day — which is tomorrow — can be found in the celebrations of ancient civilizations. Egyptian, Greek and Roman festivals paid tribute to mother goddesses like Isis and Rhea. The festivals were celebrated at approximately the same time in the spring as Mother's Day is today.
The celebration was adapted to Christian beliefs as it spread through Europe during the first millennium. It evolved from a recognition of individual "Mother Churches" to become a broader celebration of all mothers, known as Mothering Day, in 17th-century England.
Europeans migrating to the New World, however, did not bring the tradition with them, and Mother's Day in America was not even a concept until 1870 when Julia Ward Howe thought of reintroducing the
holiday as a way for mothers to promote peace during the aftermath of the Civil War. In 1908, the first Mother's Day celebration took place in Grafton, W.V., at Andrews Methodist Church, which has now become an international Mother's Day shrine.
In 1914,President Woodrow Wilson dedicated the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day. Today, Mother's Day is celebrated in at least 100 countries worldwide on dates that range from February to December.
In the United States, Mother's Day is one of the most commercially successful holidays of all time. This Mother's Day, the National Retail Foundation predicts the holiday will become a $14 billion industry. Retailers report that it is second only to Christmas in the amount of gifts given and restaurants claim it's their busiest day of the year. Florists report
their highest sales during the month of May and there is a peak in long-distance telephone calls around Mother's Day.
Source: www.
mothersdaycentral.com
I HAD SEX WITH THE GUY I'VE BEEN
SEEING FOR A Few WEEKS FOR THE
FIRST TIME LAST WEEKEND. BUT HE
SAID HE WANTED ME TO PRETEND I WAS
A LION AND "ROAR" AND DO STRANGE
LION THINGS DURING SEX. DO I HAVE
GOOD REASON TO BE FREAKED OUT, OR
AM I OVERREACTING?
NICOLE, JUNIOR
Nicole, if you really really loved him, this wouldn't even be a question. How much do you like this guy? If you're head over heels, then go buy yourself a lion costume and start roaring. If you don't like him, then get the hell away from this beast. It could signify some sort of problem, but not necessarily a sexual one...it's the fact that the first time, and after knowing you for only a few weeks, he would propose this Lion King sequel. Maybe he's just being the bold and brave lion...or maybe he's just socially inept. It's up to you what you do here.
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