Mothers' Day Gift Selection

Mothers' Day Gift Selection -- more info

Mother's Day in the United States is annually held on the second Sunday of May.

 

Mother's Day is just around the corner, and it's time to show your appreciation for the most important woman in your life. Finding the perfect gift for your mom can be challenging, but it doesn't have to be. "The Best 4 You" has got you covered with a wide range of unique and quality gifts that your mom will love.

As Mother's Day approaches, the search for the perfect gift begins. You want to give your mom something special and unique that she'll cherish forever. That's where "The Best 4 You" comes in. Our collection of high-quality jewelry and other fine gifts are carefully selected to make sure that we have something for every mom.

If you're looking for a classic and elegant gift, our jewelry collection is the perfect place to start. From dainty necklaces to statement bracelets, our collection has a variety of styles to choose from. Whether your mom likes gold, silver, or rose gold, we have something to suit her taste.

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At "The Best 4 You", we understand that every mom is unique, which is why we offer a range of products to cater to different tastes and preferences. Whether your mom loves classic and timeless pieces or bold and trendy ones, we have something for everyone.

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In conclusion, celebrating Mother's Day with unique and quality gifts is a perfect way to show your appreciation for your mom. "The Best 4 You" offers a variety of items to cater to different tastes and preferences. Our commitment to quality and excellent customer service sets us apart from other gift shops. Shop now and make your mom's day extra special.

 

 

The American version of Mother's Day has been criticized for having become too commercialized. Jarvis herself, who began the celebration as a liturgical observance, regretted this commercialism and expressed that this was never her intention. In response, Constance Adelaide Smith successfully advocated for Mothering Sunday as a commemoration of a broader definition of motherhood in many other parts of the English-speaking world.

The modern holiday was first celebrated in 1907, when Anna Jarvis held the first Mother's Day service of worship at Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in Grafton, West Virginia. Andrew's Methodist Church now holds the International Mother's Day Shrine. Her campaign to make Mother's Day a recognized holiday in the United States began in 1905, the year her mother, Ann Reeves Jarvis, died. Ann Jarvis had been a peace activist who cared for wounded soldiers on both sides of the American Civil War, and created Mother's Day Work Clubs to address public health issues. She and another peace activist and suffragette Julia Ward Howe had been urging for the creation of a "Mother's Day For Peace" where mothers would ask that their husbands and sons were no longer killed in wars. 40 years before it became an official holiday, Ward Howe had made her Mother's Day Proclamation in 1870, which called upon mothers of all nationalities to band together to promote the "amicable settlement of international questions, the great and general interests of peace." Anna Jarvis wanted to honor this and to set aside a day to honor all mothers because she believed a mother is "the person who has done more for you than anyone in the world".

In 1908, the U.S. Congress rejected a proposal to make Mother's Day an official holiday, joking that they would also have to proclaim a "Mother-in-law's Day". However, owing to the efforts of Anna Jarvis, by 1911 all U.S. states observed the holiday, with some of them officially recognizing Mother's Day as a local holiday (the first being West Virginia, Jarvis' home state, in 1910). In 1914, Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating Mother's Day, held on the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor mothers.

Although Jarvis, who started Mother's Day as a liturgical service, was successful in founding the celebration, she became resentful of the commercialization of the holiday. By the early 1920s, Hallmark Cards and other companies had started selling Mother's Day cards. Jarvis believed that the companies had misinterpreted and exploited the idea of Mother's Day and that the emphasis of the holiday was on sentiment, not profit. As a result, she organized boycotts of Mother's Day, and threatened to issue lawsuits against the companies involved. Jarvis argued that people should appreciate and honor their mothers through handwritten letters expressing their love and gratitude, instead of buying gifts and pre-made cards. Jarvis protested at a candy makers' convention in Philadelphia in 1923, and at a meeting of American War Mothers in 1925. By this time, carnations had become associated with Mother's Day, and the selling of carnations by the American War Mothers to raise money angered Jarvis, who was arrested for disturbing the peace.

In Britain, Constance Adelaide Smith was inspired to advocate for Mothering Sunday, an already-existing Christian ecclesiastical celebration in which the faithful visit the church in which they received the sacrament of baptism, as an equivalent celebration. She referred to medieval traditions of celebrating Mother Church, 'mothers of earthly homes', Mary, mother of Jesus, and Mother Nature.