52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks
Week 19
Prompt – Mother's Day
Mother's Day is a relatively new
holiday coming into existence in the early 20th century.
As I understand it its mainly celebrated in United States and Canada.
The thing I remember about mother's day
in my childhood is the gifts we would make as a surprise for our
mothers. We made these gifts in art class. When I was in grade 2 or
3 we spent weeks making our mother a special spring hat. It was made
from red construction paper and pink tissue. It was circular in shape
and the tissues were small squares twisted to mimic a flower and
glued onto the brim. Lots of tissue and glue were used. I remember
being especially proud of this hat. I brought it home and hid it until
mother's day. I couldn't wait for mom to see it. More importantly,
I couldn't wait to see her wear it. Amazingly, she did wear for a
part of the day but said she had to put it away in a special place so
it didn't get dirty or ruined. The funny thing is that in my high
school years I found the hat up in her closet in a box. Who knew she
really kept it. Of course it has been disposed of since.
The tradition of school children making
mother's day gifts in the school is still practiced to this day. I
have to admit that I don't specifically remember making her any other
special gifts, but I'm sure we did. Worse is that I don't remember
too many of the homemade gifts my girls made me. I know they did.
But I think like my mother I put them in that special place to
preserve them. When we downsized I think many of these things went
away. Too bad.
My children and granddaughters
celebrated just like i did for my mother – homemade gifts and cards
made in school that made a special day even more special.
Wendy
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