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    "id": 1151159,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.37(1) to make a Statement on a matter of general topical concern namely Mother’s Day. Celebrations of mothers can be traced back to the ancient Greeks and Romans who held festivals in honour of the mother goddess Rhea and Cybele. However, the origins of Mother’s day as we now know, it dates back to the 19th Century. It can be traced back to 1907 when Anna Jarvis wanted to mark the death of her mother Anne Reeves Jarvis, an artiste who cared for injured soldiers from both sides during the American Civil War. Following her mother’s death in 1905, Anne Jarvis conceived of Mother’s Day as a way of honouring the sacrifices mothers made for their children. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the first official Mother’s Day Celebration was held in Grafton, West Virginia in May 1908. After initial success at the local level, Jarvis set her sights on making the day a national affair. She argued that American holidays were too biased towards male achievement and initiated a region campaign to push for the cause to celebrating mothers. By 1912, Mother’s Day was recognized in towns and states across America. In 1914, it was officially established as a federal holiday when President Woodrow Wilson signed an Executive Order that declared the second Sunday of May be a national holiday in the United States of America (USA). Since then, this holiday has been celebrated in many countries around the globe. The day is thus celebrated by honouring the mother or matriarch of the family and individuals that are mother figures in society. It is also a celebration of the special role of motherhood as well as maternal bonds and the influence of mothers in society. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the importance of motherhood cannot be overstated and disrespected even in religion. In certain traditional branches of Christianity, the holiday is strongly associated with revering the virgin Mary. In many Eastern Catholic and Orthodox churches, a special prayer service is held in honour of the Virgin Mary."
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