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Date When Celebrated: Always May 1st
May Day, the first of May is celebrated around the world. It has a number of meanings. In many other countries it is a celebration of spring and the coming of summer. It is celebrated with many spring flowers, many of them blooming right in your own backyard. To communist and socialist countries, it is a celebration for the workers.
In many countries it is celebrated as part of a one to three day holiday. Of particular note, it is not a national holiday in the United States, except in Hawaii where it is known as "Lei Day".
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Date When Celebrated: Always on May 1st
Mother Goose Day was created only recently, as a day to appreciate nursery rhymes and stories. They are a favorite of children and their parents.
The term "Mother Goose" dates back to the 1650's. It refered to stories like Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood and Sleeping Beauty. It does not appear to represent a particular person, as many of "Mother Goose" stories were written both before and after this term was first used. And, the stories were written by numerous authors.
Enjoy "Mother Goose Day" by reading Mother Goose stories and rhymes to your children or grandchildren.
Origin of Mother Goose Day:
According to the Mother Goose Society: "Mother Goose Day was founded in 1987 by Gloria T. Delamar in tandem with the publication of her book, Mother Goose; From Nursery to Literature.
[My Note: Who still reads Mother Goose Rhymes to their children? It seems that the more children I ask about the rhymes, very few seem to have heard of them. Don't mothers read to with their children any more?
I guess we can thank Disney for keeping Fairy Tales alive. I've always thought they were separate from Mother Goose.]
May Day, the first of May is celebrated around the world. It has a number of meanings. In many other countries it is a celebration of spring and the coming of summer. It is celebrated with many spring flowers, many of them blooming right in your own backyard. To communist and socialist countries, it is a celebration for the workers.
In many countries it is celebrated as part of a one to three day holiday. Of particular note, it is not a national holiday in the United States, except in Hawaii where it is known as "Lei Day".
🌷
Date When Celebrated: Always on May 1st
Mother Goose Day was created only recently, as a day to appreciate nursery rhymes and stories. They are a favorite of children and their parents.
The term "Mother Goose" dates back to the 1650's. It refered to stories like Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood and Sleeping Beauty. It does not appear to represent a particular person, as many of "Mother Goose" stories were written both before and after this term was first used. And, the stories were written by numerous authors.
Enjoy "Mother Goose Day" by reading Mother Goose stories and rhymes to your children or grandchildren.
Origin of Mother Goose Day:
According to the Mother Goose Society: "Mother Goose Day was founded in 1987 by Gloria T. Delamar in tandem with the publication of her book, Mother Goose; From Nursery to Literature.
[My Note: Who still reads Mother Goose Rhymes to their children? It seems that the more children I ask about the rhymes, very few seem to have heard of them. Don't mothers read to with their children any more?
I guess we can thank Disney for keeping Fairy Tales alive. I've always thought they were separate from Mother Goose.]
