Mother\u2019s Day (\u0639\u064a\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0645) is celebrated all around the world on different days of the year to honour mothers and to express gratitude to them. It is believed that Mother\u2019s Day originated from a Greek Festival that celebrates the mother of Greek gods.<\/p>\n
Mother\u2019s Day in the Arab world started with an idea proposed by 2 famous Egyptian journalists “\u0645\u0635\u0637\u0641\u0649 \u0623\u0645\u064a\u0646 \u0648\u0639\u0644\u064a \u0623\u0645\u064a\u0646” in response to letters from mothers complaining that their children do not look after them in their old age. Mostafa Amin and Ali Amin wrote in their daily column (\u0641\u0643\u0631\u0629) to propose that people celebrate Mother\u2019s Day on the first day of spring, i.e. the 21st<\/sup> of March every year. Readers welcomed the idea, and the first Mother\u2019s Day was celebrated in Egypt in 1956. Since then, the tradition spread to other Arab countries, and now all Arab countries celebrate Mother\u2019s Day on the same day. Some people prefer to call the day (\u0639\u064a\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0633\u0631\u0629) \u201cFamily\u2019s Day\u201d, so as to use the occasion to celebrate both parents not only the mother.<\/p>\n On Mother\u2019s Day, mothers receive greeting cards (\u0628\u0637\u0627\u0642\u0627\u062a), flowers (\u0632\u0647\u0648\u0631) and presents (\u0647\u062f\u0627\u064a\u0627). Nowadays, lots of websites sell greeting text messages and e-cards for the occasion. It is interesting that in the Arab world Mother\u2019s Day is used to celebrate many other female figures in society, not only mother\u2019s. Female teachers usually receive presents from many pupils. Grandmothers and mothers-in-law must get presents as well.<\/p>\n There are lots of songs that are dedicated for mothers; the best in my opinion is the oldest one that I know and it is called (\u0633\u062a \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0628\u0627\u064a\u0628).<\/p>\n