Lots of people think that MotherÔÇÖs Day was made up by card shops to make money by selling teddy bears and chocolates that spell out ÔÇÿMumÔÇÖ but thatÔÇÖs not the case at all.
MotherÔÇÖs Day isnÔÇÖt a new holiday at all. The earliest MotherÔÇÖs Day celebrations can be traced back to the Ancient Egyptians who held an annual festival to honour Isis, who represented the ideal mother and wife.
In Europe, there were Spring time celebrations in Ancient Greece in honour of Rhea, the mother of the gods. People would make offerings of honey-cakes, fine drinks, and flowers at dawn.
The Romans also had a mother of all gods, Magna Mater, or Great Mother. A temple was built in Rome for her. In March of each year, there was a celebration in her honour called the Festival of Hilaria when gifts would be brought to temples to please the mother-goddess.
Here ÔÇ£Mothering SundayÔÇØ can be traced right back to the 1600ÔÇÖs ÔÇô celebrated on the fourth Sunday of Lent as a way to honour the mothers of England. On Mothering Sunday right up to more modern times, servants were given the day off to return home and spend the day with their mothers. A special cake, called the ÔÇ£mothering cake,ÔÇØ was often baked to add to the festivities.
Today we celebrate our mothers with special cards and gifts and other acts of thoughtfulness. At Deliciously Gorgeous, we say thank you and we love you with food. A celebration without food is no celebration at all ÔÇô and our treats were made to be shared! Why not book a table at EastbourneÔÇÖs best caf├® and spoil Mum in style!
