Best Way To Celebrate Your Mother On Mother’s Day

Who sat and watched my infant head,

When sleeping on my cradle bed, 

And tears of sweet affection shed? 

My Mother. 

When thou art feeble, old and grey, 

My healthy arm shall be thy stay, 

And I will soothe thy pains away, 

My Mother.

A Mother is a jewel of inestimable value; they have a very special place in the heart of their kids, I mean why not, they truly deserve it. 

The Mother’s Day celebration originated in the United States, over there, It is celebrated every second (2nd) Sunday in May. Some countries also celebrate theirs’s on this day while some do on other days, It was first celebrated as an American holiday in 1872. 

Julia Ward Howe suggested It was named Mother’s Day for peace.

Later in 1907, Anna Jarvis started a Mother’s Day national campaign, she held a church service in Philadelphia to celebrate the anniversary of her Mother’s death. Sometime in 1915, President Woodrow Wilson recognized Anna Jarvis Mother’s day campaign and declared every second Sunday in May Mother’s Day in the United States.

In Nigeria, Mother’s Day is celebrated more than once yearly. Starting from March, various Mother’s Day celebration pops up. This got the men questioning the objective behind celebrating the women several times yearly while they only get celebrated once.

Ways to celebrate your Mother on Mother’s Day

Oftentimes, people tend to rack their head on how to celebrate their mother and make her feel unique better than they did the previous year.

Take a seat and relax, I am here to put you through.

There are several ways to make a wonderful mother feel special, some of which I’ll be mentioning below;

1. Get her a lovely gift, a gift you know she needs

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2. Make her breakfast in bed

This a very lovely gesture that one’s mom should be a partaker of. Waking up and finding breakfast by her bedside is surely going to wow her and make her happy. Just in case you don’t know what you can prepare quickly, click here to see breakfast ideas you can count on.

3. Take her on a vacation

Asides for fun and enjoyment, vacation sure have a way of putting one in the right frame of mind. You get to see the world from another point of view. Check out for beautiful cities you can take your Mother to on a vacation. For those on a tight budget, you can check out lovely recreational center in your vicinity, maybe go on a beach picnic, Lagos has so many pocket-friendly beaches that can be visited, click here to see some.

4. Take her on a spa treatment

This particular trick could be one of the best, asides from gifting her material things, It would also be lovely to take her on a spa spree, including massage, facials, manicure, pedicure, e.t.c. Also, you can take her to a dental clinic for some dental treatment like scaling and polishing, teeth whitening, e.t.c.

On Mother’s Day, Mothers are celebrated, recognized and appreciated enormously. This celebration is extended to grandmothers, great grandmothers, stepmothers and people recognized as mother figures in the society.

Let us all celebrate and honour the women who raised us.

Happy Mother’s Day!

Originally posted on March 9, 2021 @ 11:41 am