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Mothers Day Famous Quotes

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     Mother's Day is the most special day to celebrate the companionship of mother. It's the occasion to commemorate her presence in your life and to honor her with all the due respect. Mother always occupies a special place in the heart of her children. Often we don’t get the time to show our love and affection to her. So, mother's day offers the great opportunity to take out some time and adore her. While making cards, letters, or greetings; famous quotes can add meaning to your present. Thus, given below are some popular Mother's Day quotes to make her feel simply on top of the world.    Popular Mother Day Quotes "Mothers hold their children's hands for a short while, but their hearts forever." - Author Unknown "Men are what their mothers made them." - Ralph Waldo Emerson "Most mothers are instinctive philosophers." - Harriet Beecher Stowe "We never know the love of the parent until we become parents ourselves." - Hen...

A Magical Story and History Of Easter

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A Magical Story and History Of Easter The ancient Saxons celebrated the return of spring with an uproarious festival commemorating their goddess of offspring and of springtime, Eastre. When the second-century Christian missionaries encountered the tribes of the north with their pagan celebrations, they attempted to convert them to Christianity. They did so, however, in a clandestine manner. It would have been suicide for the very early Christian converts to celebrate their holy days with observances that did not coincide with celebrations that already existed. To save lives, the missionaries cleverly decided to spread their religious message slowly throughout the populations by allowing them to continue to celebrate pagan feasts, but to do so in a Christian manner. As it happened, the pagan festival of Eastre occurred at the same time of year as the Christian observance of the Resurrection of Christ. It made sense, therefore, to alter the festival itself, to make it a Christian cel...