(Photo Credit: Thinkstock) For most moms, the second Sunday in
May is all about breakfast in bed, handmade gifts and fresh
flowers. But Mother’s Day has its roots in ancient Egyptian and
Roman pagan celebrations. It got its start in the US nearly a
century and a half ago as a day that brought mothers together in
peace against war. Only later did it become the holiday we know
and love today. Egyptian Goddess Isis (Photo Credit: Thinkstock)
Celebrating mothers goes all the way back to the Ancient
Egyptians, who celebrated Isis, the mother of all pharaohs, in
an annual festival. According to the legend, Isis became a
mother when she impregnated herself by reassembling her dead
husband’s body and implanting it within her womb. The Ancient
Romans celebrated Cyblele, a.k.a. Magna Mater (Great Mother)
with parades and races, on April 10th. Extreme worshipers of
Cybele took part in a special ceremony known as the taurobolium,
which involved being drenched in the blood of a sacrificed bull.
England celebrates Motherin