Muslim Beggars Dont Have Time To Celebrate Mothers Day, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.
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Mother's Day is a celebration honouring mothers and celebrating motherhood, maternal bonds and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, yet most commonly in March, April, or May. It complements Father's Day, the celebration honoring fathers.
Celebrations of mothers and motherhood occur throughout the world; many of these can be traced back to ancient festivals, like the Greek cult to Cybele, the Roman festival of Hilaria or the Christian Mothering Sunday celebration
In the US, Mother's Day is not connected with any older celebrations of Motherhood. However, in some other countries and cultures, other celebrations of Motherhood have become known as Mother's Day (for example, in the UK flowers and gifts were traditionally brought to mothers on Mothering Sunday[1], and this date is now called Mother's Day in the UK) or the date of Mother's Day has been chosen to coincide with an existing festival (in Greece, the Orthodox celebration of the presentation of Jesus Christ to the temple on 2 February is Mother's Day). In some countries it was changed to dates that were significant to the majority religion, like the Virgin Mary day in Catholic countries.Other countries changed it to historical dates, like Bolivia using the date of a certain battle where women participated.[2] See the "International history and traditions" section for the complete list.
Note: Countries that celebrate the International Women's Day instead of Mother's Day are marked with a dagger '†'.
muslim beggars
mothers with children
hidden in the folds
of the hijab
quenching
a thirst
the bubble burst
motherhood
a name accursed
as she sits
begging for alms
tears turning to dust
her withered body
corroded rust
beg she must
