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A mother is still a mother, even after death.

Visits to the panteon (cemetery) are also common. Families often gather for a traditional meal in honor of the matriarch. Mothers are treated to bouquets of flowers and chocolates from their children. The church outdoes itself with a special morning mass for all mothers, sometimes accompanied with atole and tamales. Just as is done with the ultimate Mexican mother, La Virgen de Guadalupe, it is very common to hear mariachi serenading mamas with Las Mananitas at dawn. En 1922, Rafael Alducin, editor del periódico Excelsior, de la Ciudad de México, escribió una convocatoria para homenajear a las madres mexicanas todos los años. Se cree que el Día de las Madres en México dio inicio a todas las demás tradiciones del Día de las Madres en América Latina. La Virgen de Guadalupe, Mother of the Americas Todo comenzó con un artículo periodístico. After all, Mexico recognizes La Virgen de Guadalupe as the mother of Mexico (See La Virgen de Guadalupe) and what could be more honorable for a Mexican woman than to follow her example? As a result, the Archbishop of Mexico gave his official blessing to the holiday. The Catholic Church took up the call as a way to discourage family planning and reduce the threat of feminism. In his article, Alducin stressed the sanctity of motherhood as one of Mexico’s traditional and fundamental values. In Mexico, May 10 th was chosen way back in 1911 but didn’t get much attention until 1922, after Rafael Alducin wrote an article in the journal El Hogar supporting the idea of celebrating Mother’s Day. It’s a fixed holiday, so the day it falls on is the day it is observed as opposed to the Sunday jumping that occurs in the U.S.

Esta celebración tiene una larga historia en nuestro país, desde la época prehispánica en la que se veneraba a la diosa Coatlicue, hasta la llegada de. It’s not an official day off, although all kindergartens and elementary schools, both private and public, have class suspensions for some sort of civic event, whether singing, theater or art, to show appreciation for mom. El 10 de mayo se celebra el Día de la Madre en México, una fecha muy significativa en la que se honra a todas las madres y se reconoce su importante papel en la familia y en la sociedad. This little guy makes me the proud mother of a Mexican!