Can you believe we are almost into May, wow… Soon will be
Mum’s Day, Dad’s Day and Graduations.
With that being said I have one high school graduation and two college
graduations to attend in two days in June… Busy, busy, busy, but our families
are the most important things in our lives.
Hold them close and if they are far, send them light and love
often. With that being said, we are
more than a little bit behind on our website re-model. We are giving the old celtic attic a
facelift and a brand new shopping cart.
You are gonna love it. We will
keep the old pages in place for a few months with links to the new website so
you can update your bookmarks and Google can re-index us.
Below are some interesting Mother’s & Father’s Day
Traditions. As always shop with us or
browse our website for Celtic Information, it is packed with content.
Mother’s
Day, Father’s Day and Graduation are just around the corner. Wedding Season is fast approaching as
well. We are offering ½ off on shipping
now. Plus get a FREE Gift with each and
every order. If you order $75.00 or more, we will also give you $5.00 off
your order. We will issue that to you
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Mother's and Father's Day Traditions
Mother's Day is a celebration honoring mothers
and motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is
celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, most commonly in March,
April or May. It complements Father's Day, a celebration honoring fathers.
Mother's Day is an American invention, and it is not
directly descended from the many celebrations of mothers and motherhood that
have occurred throughout the world over thousands of years, such as the Greek
cult to Cybele,
the Roman festival of Hilaria, or the Christian Mothering Sunday celebration.
Despite this, in some countries Mother's Day has become synonymous with
these older traditions.
The modern holiday of Mother's Day was first celebrated in
1908, when Anna Jarvis held a memorial for her mother in America. She then
began a campaign to make "Mother's Day" a recognized holiday in the
United States. Although she was successful in 1914, she was already
disappointed with its commercialization by the 1920s. Jarvis' holiday was
adopted by other countries and it is now celebrated all over the world. In this
tradition, each person offers a gift, card, or remembrance toward their mothers,
grandmothers, and/ or maternal figure on mother's day.
Various observances honouring
mothers existed in America during the 1870s and the 1880s, but these never had
resonance beyond the local level. Jarvis never mentioned Julia Ward Howe's attempts in the 1870s to
establish a "Mother's Day for Peace", nor any connection to the
Protestant school celebrations that included "Children's Day" amongst
others. Neither did she mention the traditional festival of Mothering Sunday,
but always said that the creation was hers alone.
Father's Day is a celebration honoring fathers
and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in
society. Many countries celebrate it on the third Sunday of June, but it is
also celebrated widely on other days. Father's Day complements Mother's Day, a
celebration that honors mothers and motherhood.
Father's Day is a celebration of fathers inaugurated in the
United States in the early 20th century to complement Mother's Day in
celebrating fatherhood and male parenting.
After the success obtained by Anna Jarvis with the promotion
of Mother's Day in the US, some wanted to create similar holidays for other
family members, and Father's Day was the choice most likely to succeed. There
were other persons in the US who independently thought of "Father's
Day", but the credit for the modern holiday is often given to
Sonora Dodd, who was the driving force behind its establishment.
Father's Day was founded in Spokane, Washington at the YMCA
in 1910 by Sonora Smart Dodd, who was born in Arkansas. Its first celebration was in the Spokane YMCA
on June 19, 1910. Her father, the Civil War veteran William Jackson
Smart, was a single parent who raised his six children there. After
hearing a sermon about Jarvis' Mother's Day in 1909, she told her pastor that
fathers should have a similar holiday honoring them. Although she
initially suggested June 5, her father's birthday, the pastors did not have
enough time to prepare their sermons, and the celebration was deferred to the
third Sunday of June.
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As Always, Peace
Kristin and the staff at the Celtic Attic
2916 NW Bucklin Hill Rd #133
Silverdale, WA 98383
360-813-1113
As Always, Peace
Kristin and the staff at the Celtic Attic
2916 NW Bucklin Hill Rd #133
Silverdale, WA 98383
360-813-1113
