Month: May 2015

Still thinking what to get her for Mother’s Day this year? Spend time together having fun at Bella Diva Dance

With Mother’s Day just around the corner, we want to share with you some of the history behind the day when the most phone calls are made. Did you know on Mother’s Day each year phone traffic can spike up to 37%? How about your do more than just call her this year. Spend some unforgettable, fun time together by bringing her to a Dance Class at Bella Diva in Denver. You’ll laugh, look silly, have fun, get some physical activity and build a great new moment together.

Modern Mother’s Day Celebration

The celebration of Mother’s Day takes place in different months of the year, such as March, May, August, all around the world. Some of these dates are related to ancient celebrations that later on turned into what we know as modern Mother’s Day. One of this celebrations was Mothering Sunday, held in England, back in the 1600s. This was a Catholic celebration that took place on the 4th Sunday of Lent, to pay honors to Virgin Mary. Over the years, this day became a more secular day in which children would bring flowers, cakes and other tokens of their appreciation to their mothers. Some other celebrations can be traced back as early as the Greek civilization, where they would held festivals in honor of mother goddesses Rhea and Cybele.

Mother’s Day in America

Modern American Mother’s Day has its roots on some female characters from the 19th Century, Civil War Era. Before the Civil War, Ann Reeve Jarvis, in West Virginia, started “Mother’s Day Work Clubs” in which they would teach mothers how to properly take care of their children. These clubs were later on places where mothers of former Confederate and Union soldiers would reunite to promote reconciliation. The works of Julia Ward Howe, an abolitionist and suffragette, have also been considered as precursors for Mother’s Day. In 1870, she wrote the “Mother’s Day Proclamation” asking mothers to unite in promoting peace. Three years later, she campaigned for Mother’s Peace Day to be celebrated on June 2.

It was Ann Reeve Jarvis’ daughter, Anna Jarvis, who after her mother had passed away, decided to fight to have a national Mother’s Day added to the calendar as she argued that holidays were biased toward male achievements. In May 1908, after obtaining some financial backing, organised the first official Mother’s Day celebration in a Methodist Church in West Virginia. It was until 1914, that president Woodrow Wilson, agreed to establish the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day. Jarvis’ idea of celebrating this day was visiting one’s mother, wearing a white carnation as a badge or attending Church’s services. Later on, the celebration was so commercialised that even Jarvis disowned the holiday and fought for people to stop buying things instead of honouring its original purpose.

Celebrate your Mother with an exciting dance class!

On this day, our Mothers are what matter the most. Give her something unique that could mean a lot to her. Give your mother some of your time, as that is what they cherish the most. If your mom enjoys some physical activity, bring her to a Bella Diva Dance class and spend time together having fun in a Belly Dance class, Yoga class, Bollywood class or any of our other classes! We guarantee it will bring a smile to her face!

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Bella Diva Dance’s new studio is located in the Glendale Center on E. Mississippi Ave and Birch St, near Colorado Blvd. We offer you: Belly Dance, Samba, Yoga, Bollywood, Hot Hula Fitness, Afro-Caribe and Kids’ World Dance. Contact Caitlin for more information about classes: 303.359.9414 or email us at [email protected].