We thought we would let you know a little bit about the history of Mother's Day which is centuries old and the earliest Mother's Day celebrations can be traced back to the spring celebrations of Rhea, the Mother of the Gods.
In the 1600's, the Christians in England celebrated a day to honour Mary, the mother of Christ.
By a religious order, the holiday was later expanded to include all mothers, and named as the Mothering Sunday.
Celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent (the 40 day period before Easter), 'Mothering Sunday' honoured all the mothers of England. During this period many of the England's poor worked as servants for the wealthy.
As most jobs were located far from their homes, the servants lived at the houses of their employers. On Mothering Sunday, the servants would have the day off and returned home to spend the day with their mothers.
They brought along a special cake ('mothering cake') to give a festive touch to the event. As Christianity spread throughout Europe the celebration changed to honour the 'Mother Church' (the town’s main church).
Over time the church festival blended with the Mothering Sunday celebration. People began honouring their mothers as well as the church.
As time passed by, this tradition slowly faded as the English discontinued it due to the lack of time.
Mother's Day as we know it today was influenced by Ann Marie Reeves Jarvis, a young homemaker who starting in 1858, had tried to improve sanitation through what she called 'Mothers Friendship Day'.
Our clients are celebrating Mother's day this weekend with some fantastic offers! -
The Mere are holding a Mother's Day Lunch Event, see more details here: http://www.themereresort.co.uk/packages/mothers-day-lunch-events-at-the-mere-march-30th
Carden Park Mother's Day offers: http://www.cardenpark.co.uk/414/479/mothers-day.html
Ruthin Castle also have a 'Treat Mum like a Queen' offer and 'Mothering Sunday Afternoon Tea for Two': http://www.ruthincastle.co.uk/offers/#offer-751
Or why not put your Mum centre stage at Blake's restaurant at Hard Days Night Hotel: http://www.harddaysnighthotel.com/put-your-mum-centre-stage-this-mothers-day-at-blakes-restaurant.html
For more offers on Mother's Day make sure you follow us on twitter where we will try and tweet as many Mother's Day events as we can! @gblackmktg
Let us know what your up to in the comments below!
Happy Mother's Day to all the Mums out there x
In the 1600's, the Christians in England celebrated a day to honour Mary, the mother of Christ.
By a religious order, the holiday was later expanded to include all mothers, and named as the Mothering Sunday.
Celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent (the 40 day period before Easter), 'Mothering Sunday' honoured all the mothers of England. During this period many of the England's poor worked as servants for the wealthy.
As most jobs were located far from their homes, the servants lived at the houses of their employers. On Mothering Sunday, the servants would have the day off and returned home to spend the day with their mothers.
They brought along a special cake ('mothering cake') to give a festive touch to the event. As Christianity spread throughout Europe the celebration changed to honour the 'Mother Church' (the town’s main church).
Over time the church festival blended with the Mothering Sunday celebration. People began honouring their mothers as well as the church.
As time passed by, this tradition slowly faded as the English discontinued it due to the lack of time.
Mother's Day as we know it today was influenced by Ann Marie Reeves Jarvis, a young homemaker who starting in 1858, had tried to improve sanitation through what she called 'Mothers Friendship Day'.
Our clients are celebrating Mother's day this weekend with some fantastic offers! -
The Mere are holding a Mother's Day Lunch Event, see more details here: http://www.themereresort.co.uk/packages/mothers-day-lunch-events-at-the-mere-march-30th
Carden Park Mother's Day offers: http://www.cardenpark.co.uk/414/479/mothers-day.html
Ruthin Castle also have a 'Treat Mum like a Queen' offer and 'Mothering Sunday Afternoon Tea for Two': http://www.ruthincastle.co.uk/offers/#offer-751
Or why not put your Mum centre stage at Blake's restaurant at Hard Days Night Hotel: http://www.harddaysnighthotel.com/put-your-mum-centre-stage-this-mothers-day-at-blakes-restaurant.html
For more offers on Mother's Day make sure you follow us on twitter where we will try and tweet as many Mother's Day events as we can! @gblackmktg
Let us know what your up to in the comments below!
Happy Mother's Day to all the Mums out there x