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mercoledì 9 maggio 2012
What is Mother's Day?
Mother's Day is a celebration honoring
mothers and celebrating motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence
of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts
of the world, yet most commonly in March, April, or May. It
complements Father's Day, the celebration honoring fathers.
Celebrations of mothers and motherhood occur throughout the world;
many of these can be traced back to ancient festivals, like the Greek
cult to Cybele or the Roman festival of Hilaria. The modern US
holiday is not directly related to these. One of the early calls to
celebrate a Mother's Day in the United States was the "Mother's
Day Proclamation" by Julia Ward Howe. Written in 1870, it was a
pacifist reaction to the carnage of the American Civil War and the
Franco-Prussian War. The Proclamation was tied to Howe's feminist
belief that women had a responsibility to shape their societies at
the political level.
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The text is lovely, sweet and so on, but the sense in a bit ambiguous :-) due to the fact that the mother is closed in the bathroom. I'm joking!
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