In history books the earliest Mother’s Day celebrations were reported in Ancient Greece in honor of the Goddess Rhea, who was the Mother of all God’s. Mother’s Day celebrations were related with the spring season, which was perceived to be the season for re-birth of nature and fertility. During the 1600s in England the 4th Sunday of lent was dedicated to celebrate all mothers or “Mothering Sunday”. As Christianity spread throughout Europe the “Mothering Day Celebration” changed to the Mother Church celebration, and over the centuries this celebration was infused with the “Mothering Sunday”. In the USA, the first advocate of an official Mother’s Day celebration was Julia Ward Howe. Julia in 1870 wrote the famous Civil War Song “Battle Hymn of the Republic” and “Mothers Day Proclamation”. She was married to Samuel Gridley Howe, a Director of the Perkins Institute for the Blind in Boston, Massachusetts, who very remarkably had fought in the Greek War of Independence. At the beginning of the 20th century Anna Jarvis from Philadelphia and her supporters began campaigning to establish an official, annual Mother’s Day celebration. President Woodrow Wilson recognized this day in 1914. Today, in Greece, the USA, Australia and Canada we celebrate motherhood on the second Sunday of May. There are many ways to celebrate Mother’s Day. Some popular choices are; breakfast in bed beautifully arranged on tray with a vase of flower; a dinner in mom’s favorite restaurant; a family picture collage or spending time together over a picnic. In England the tradition is to make a rich almond cake on Mother’s Day, called Mothering Cake. In Australia people are wearing a colored carnation which signifies a person’s Mother is living, while a white flower is used to honor a deceased Mother. This special day in Australia, grandmothers or other women who love and care for children receive special attention too. But, the best choice of all is to give your mom “a day off” from her daily routine especially in the kitchen…