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Mother’s Day is about letting your mother know how much you appreciate her. Choosing a Mother’s Day gift can sometimes be difficult, especially when your mother tells you that there isn’t anything she needs. Every parent loves photographs of their children and grandchildren, and it isn’t possible to have too many pictures. That’s why picture frames are such a popular choice for this wonderful day to celebrate motherhood.

We have a great selection of candles and candleholder gifts. Browse our selection to find the candle or candle holder that is just right for your mom this Mother’s Day. You can choose from the acrylic votive candle holders, the ceramic flower candle holders and the uniquely carved mango wood candle holders to name just a few. Some of the acrylic candle holders have sparkle highlights, which makes them perfect for that romantic interlude or to enhance that Christmas feel. The effect of the candlelight’s reflection thru the coloring is absolutely gorgeous.  We are sure you will find the right candles or candle holders for your mom.

The history of Mother’s Day is centuries old and goes back to the times of ancient Greeks, who held festivities to honor Rhea, the mother of the gods. The early Christians celebrated the Mother’s festival on the fourth Sunday of Lent to honor Mary, the mother of Christ. Interestingly, later on a religious order stretched the holiday to include all mothers, and named it as the Mothering Sunday. The English colonists settled in America discontinued the tradition of Mothering Sunday because of lack of time. In 1872 Julia Ward Howe organized a day for mothers dedicated to peace. It is a landmark in the history of Mother’s Day.

In 1907, Anna M. Jarvis (1864-1948), a Philadelphia schoolteacher, began a movement to set up a national Mother’s Day in honor of her mother, Ann Maria Reeves Jarvis. She solicited the help of hundreds of legislators and prominent businessmen to create a special day to honor mothers. The first Mother’s Day observance was a church service honoring Anna’s mother. Anna handed out her mother’s favorite flowers, the white incarnations, on the occasion as they represent sweetness, purity, and patience. Anna’s hard work finally paid off in the year 1914, when President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the second Sunday in May as a national holiday in honor of mothers.

Slowly and gradually the Mother’s day became very popular and gift giving activity increased. All this commercialization of the Mother’s day infuriated Anna as she believed that the day’s sentiment was being sacrificed at the expense of greed and profit.

Regardless of Jarvis’s worries, Mother’s Day has flourished in the United States. Actually, the second Sunday of May has become the most popular day of the year. Although Anna may not be with us but the Mother’s day lives on and has spread to various countries of the world. Many countries throughout the world celebrate Mother’s Day at various times during the year, but some such as Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, and Belgium also celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday of May.

Mother’s Day is that time of year to show mom just how much you care and how much you appreciate everything she has done for you.

This beautiful blown glass vase needs a beautiful single stem flower to be complete and we hope you will be the one to fulfill that need… it is waiting for you. This unique hand blown art deco glass vase would be a great gift for Mother’s Day or just for that special someone in your life. At homedecorbylulu.com you can select your favorite color from a large variety of the solifleur art glass vases. It comes in eight different colors : red, burgundy, black, yellow, blue, green, pink, purple
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