Friday, 7 May 2021
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Treat your “Mum” on mother’s Day! Many Australians celebrate Mother’s Day by showing their appreciation for the achievements and efforts of mothers and mother gures. It is annually observed in Australia on the second Sunday of May which this year is Sunday May 9th, 2021. On Sunday many Australians will spend the day celebrating their mums and other special women in their lives. Some mums may be given cards, owers and gifts, while others may enjoy breakfast in bed or a lunch out.
woman Janet Heyden started the tradition after becoming concerned for the lonely, forgotten aged mothers at Newington State Hospital where she regularly visited a friend.
Mother’s Day has long been a part of the Australian calendar, and always held on the 2nd Sunday in May – but where did the idea to dedicate a day to honouring motherhood come from?
She successfully campaigned for local schools and businesses to donate gifts to the ladies, many of whom had lost their husbands and sons in World War I or had never been wives or mothers because of the war.
In 1870, American writer and women's rights activist Julia Ward Howe rst appealed to women to unite and bring peace throughout the world (later known as the Mother's Day Proclamation). She proposed that a mother's day for peace be commemorated every year. It was not until 1924, following the losses of World War I, that Mother's Day was rst of cially held in Australia. Sydney
reunions, becoming a day when families can get together. It’s predicted that the wonderful eating establishments across the Range will be very busy on Sunday, and thanks to Maleny Commerce, you can also give your mum a lovely surprise by giving her a Maleny Gift Card.
Happy Mother’s Day everyone!
There are more than six million mothers in Australia caring for children and other people every day of the year. Hopefully they feel appreciated every day, and over the year, Mother's Day has become an occasion for family
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