Happy Mother's Day, ♥

 

Mother's Day

On Mother's Day

Art by Stephen Mckey.

Happy Mother's Day

 William Merrit Chase ( 1849-1916)  Afternoon by the Sea

travel time 24 days

distance travelled 1,480 km

sent by Elena in Kursk, Russia

Mother's  Day  1960s

Flea market finds

On Mother's Day.  Art by Martta Wendelin, Finland 

Ä is for äiti

äiti - mother, mom, mum, mommy, mummy, momma

Mommy by Daria Gerasimova, Russia

 A happy day by Kikka Nyren, Naive artist, Finland

Dinner. Self-portrait With Children by Polina Luchanova, Russia

Happy Mother's Day

 

Mother’s Day is a day for many people to show their appreciation towards mothers and mother figures worldwide. It is an annual event but is held at different dates in the calendar, depending on the country.

This holiday was created in U.S. by Anna Jarvis in 1908. Six years later, it became an official U.S. holiday. Today Mother’s Day is celebrated throughout the world, and traditions vary depending on the country. Remarkably, Jarvis criticized later the holiday’s commercialization and spent the latter part of her life trying to remove it from the calendar.

This is a post for Beth's  Postcard Friendship Friday.

Hyvää Äitienpäivää - Happy Mother's Day

Today mums can expect a bunch of flowers, a self-designed card or even breakfast in bed.

Flags fly across the country today in honour of Mother's Day, which has been celebrated in Finland since 1918.  Since 1946 "The Order Of The White Rose" first class medals have been distributed to distinguished mothers in Finland.



Ä is for Äiti - Mother

The main peculiarities in the Finnish alphabet are the two extra vowel letters ä and ö.

A with two dots above sounds like A in HAT.



For Mother

 For Mother and Grandmother

Our Best Wishes on Mother's Day

 Picture of May from Martha Wendelin's calendar

At the end of the 1920's, Mothers Day was set to the second Sunday of May in Finland, and in 1947 became an official flag raising day. In Finland mothers traditionally receive flowers and home-made cards from their children, and usually breakfast, home made cake and coffee are served in bed.