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Mother's Day Proclamation of 1870 Mother's Peace Day
The first person to fight for an official Mother's Day celebration in the United States was Julia Ward Howe. You may be more familiar with her name as the writer who wrote the words to the Civil War song, The Battle Hymn of the Republic:
"Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord; He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword; His truth is marching on. Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! His truth is marching on.
Howe was born in New York City on May 27, 1819. Her family was well respected and wealthy. She was a published poet and abolitionist. She and her husband, Samuel Gridley Howe, co-published the anti-slavery newspaper The Commonwealth. She was active in the peace movement and the women's suffrage movement. In 1870 she penned the Mother's Day Proclamation. In 1872 the Mothers' Peace Day Observance on the second Sunday in June was held and the meetings continued for several years. Her idea was widely accepted, but she was never able to get the day recognized as an official holiday. The Mothers' Peace Day was the beginning of the Mothers' Day holiday in the United States now celebrated in May.
The modern commercialized celebration of gifts, flowers and candy bears little resemblance to Howe's original idea. Here is the Proclamation that explains, in her own powerful words, the goals of the original Mother's Day in the United States...
Arise then...women of this day! Arise, all women who have hearts! Whether your baptism be of water or of tears! Say firmly: "We will not have questions answered by irrelevant agencies, Our husbands will not come to us, reeking with carnage, For caresses and applause. Our sons shall not be taken from us to unlearn All that we have been able to teach them of charity, mercy and patience. We, the women of one country, Will be too tender of those of another country To allow our sons to be trained to injure theirs."
From the bosum of a devastated Earth a voice goes up with Our own. It says: "Disarm! Disarm! The sword of murder is not the balance of justice." Blood does not wipe our dishonor, Nor violence indicate possession. As men have often forsaken the plough and the anvil at the summons of war, Let women now leave all that may be left of home For a great and earnest day of counsel. Let them meet first, as women, to bewail and commemorate the dead. Let them solemnly take counsel with each other as to the means Whereby the great human family can live in peace... Each bearing after his own time the sacred impress, not of Caesar, But of God - In the name of womanhood and humanity, I earnestly ask That a general congress of women without limit of nationality, May be appointed and held at someplace deemed most convenient And the earliest period consistent with its objects, To promote the alliance of the different nationalities, The amicable settlement of international questions, The great and general interests of peace.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if on some distant Mother's Day, the wishes of Julia Ward Howe could be fulfilled and the human race could celebrate a day when, all over the world, no mother would have to mourn the death of her child lost in war or terrorist attacks...
To all of the mothers whose children are fighting in wars - and to mothers whose children are growing up with wars raging around them or with terrorism threatening their safety... Wishes of strength, peace and hope for this Mother's Day...
A wonderful floral shot to all mother's!Especially all these mother's on here at UF:)Great details,colors and lighting! Even when you don't have children,I think that you are the Mom of a child or more with 4 legs...LOL!!The same as me..Enjoy this special day as well! Big hugs to you, Nicki 7/7
Rashed, I don't know which photo you are referring to, but I am flattered you like it so much you wish to display it in your studio. Feel free to print any photo I have in my portfolio for your personal use. Thank you! :-)
Thank you so much for your visit and for your nice comments, Rashed. I'm pleased you like this image and noticed the lighting. I love shooting flowers when the skies are overcast, brings out all the lovely textures and colors of the flowers. Have a wonderful day! :-)
Hi Riny, thank you for your visit and kind comments. I took this picture 2 days ago from my backyard. My mother lives out of the state so this year I decided to take pictures of my flower, herb and vegetable gardens for her and send to her in an email. This was one of the pictures I sent to her and thought I'd share it with everyone here and wish all the Mother's (or Dad's who take on the Mother's role in raising their children) a Happy Mother's Day. Funny, but the "about"... I just did some searching online and found the origin of Mother's Day. I was so surprised to see a different meaning behind this day than I was used to. I am glad, however, that we do use this day to celebrate all that our Mother's do for us and all that the represent. I love your suggestion for how Mother's should celebrate this special day. Now if only I could train my kids (doggies) to do all my work for me and give me the day off! LOL... ok, I am not complaining, they are sweet to me every day so I am a happy doggy mom! :-)
One the best way to celebrate Mother's Day is to give your mom the day off, Let her take it easy and relax while the rest of the family does the work...;) Thanks for your about,riny
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