Mother's Day in the United States celebrates motherhood generally and the positive contributions of mothers to society. It falls on the second Sunday of each May. It is the result of a campaign by Anna Marie Jarvis (1864-1948), who, following the death of her mother on May 9, 1905, devoted her life to establishing Mother's Day as a national, and later an international, holiday. In 2008, Mother's Day occurs on May 11th.

 Mother carries the child in her womb for nine months and in her heart for the rest of her life. These few words sum up the meaning and significance of the word Mother. Mother is undoubtedly the most beautiful and lovable word in any language. This goes to show the importance of mother in our lives. Mother stands for millions of things she gives to her children; it also stands for sacrifices, pain, grief and sorrows which she has to undergo to keep her children happy and secure. No joy can match the joy of a mother looking at her child, those craving eyes-deeper than a whole ocean. The most important woman in an individual's life is her/his mother. Her presence affects us our entire life and she can't be replaced by anyone.

Mother's Day in India

Mother's Day Celebration in India is slowly catching! The concept of celebrating Mother’s Day on the second Sunday of May is very new in India. In a time span of less than a decade, Mother’s Day has been a great success. In the presence of umpteenth number of existing festivals, it is a remarkable achievement for a foreign festival to make its presence felt in the vast and culturally diverse country such as India.

Globalisation, to a great extent, has helped to make this Western, or mainly American festival to make its presence felt in India. Besides, interaction of Indians with the West is at an all time high. A lot of people have been in US or have their relatives staying there. Internet and satellite revolution has made information about other