8. Mother’s Day(মা দিবস)

8. Mother’s Day(মা দিবস)

 (a) What is Mother’s day 

 (b) Where was the first Mother’s day announced as a formal

holiday?

 (c) How is the day observed?

 (d) When is the day observed? 

 (e) What is the significance of the day?

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 or May.

The celebration of Mother’s Day began in the United States in the early 20th century. In most countries, Mother’s Day is a new concept copied from western civilization.

Bangladeshi’s are celebrating mother’s day for the last few years. In Bangladesh, Mother s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of May. People with his/her mother on that day. They also give his/her mom shares cakes, flowers greeting cards, mobile phones, sweets, ice-creams, and gift mugs, etc. as “Mother’ s Day gifts.

They try to remain very close to their mothers. In observance of the day, discussion programs are organized by government and non-governmental organizations.Reception programs, cultural programs are organized to mark the day in the Capital city.

Television channels air special programs and newspapers publish special features and columns mark the day. Greeting cards, flowers, and gifts featuring the mother’s specialty to the child- are in high demand at the shops and markets.We should all be grateful to our mothers for their contribution.

We should all be grateful to our mothers for their contribution.Mothers only need respect and care, and that is the real meaning of Mother’s Day celebration.