{"id":141,"date":"2012-05-09T16:09:22","date_gmt":"2012-05-09T22:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.loscabosguide.com\/blog\/?p=141"},"modified":"2012-05-16T16:52:27","modified_gmt":"2012-05-16T22:52:27","slug":"feliz-dia-de-las-madres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.loscabosguide.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/feliz-dia-de-las-madres\/","title":{"rendered":"Feliz Dia de las Madres"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Did you get Mom something nice for Dia de las Madres? Flowers are always a good idea. Photo by Ed Kociela<\/p><\/div>\n

By Ed Kociela<\/em><\/p>\n

Mother\u2019s Day is probably the most celebrated non-religious holiday around the globe. A lot of dinero is spent here on cards, flowers, dinners, gifts, you name it, as Mexico celebrates Dia de las Madres, Mother\u2019s Day, which is always on May 10.<\/p>\n

Although things are changing a bit, Mexican culture usually views the father as the ruler of the family, the mother as its heart. Now, more often than not, my wife assumes both places in our household, but that\u2019s only because she has more common sense and wisdom.<\/p>\n

Dia de las Madres is a big deal.<\/p>\n

They love their fathers here, don\u2019t get me wrong, but moms? They are venerated.<\/p>\n

One of the things I\u2019ve noticed since moving here is the importance of family. We\u2019ve gone to many fiestas in the plaza and seen entire families gathered for the festivities. If one of the children participates in the celebration, the whole bunch shows up to lend support. Truthfully? I don\u2019t think babysitters make a lot of money here. Kids are a part of everything.<\/p>\n

Dia de las Madres is a Yankee import. It began here in 1922 when newspaperman Rafael Alduc\u00edn wrote an article advocating the celebration of Mother’s Day in all of Mexico.<\/p>\n

Moms had already been given an elevated status in Mexican culture, this simply ensured their place with a holiday dedicated specifically to them.<\/p>\n

Because Mother\u2019s Day is a fixed date it most frequently lands on a weekday. That doesn\u2019t dampen the celebration, however. Schools will often offer skits or plays and invite the local moms to attend. Many employers will buy breakfast or lunch for moms who have to work that day. In the early 1940s, shopkeepers who were members of the Party of the Mexican Revolution opened their doors to women from the lower economic strata, who were allowed to come into their stores on Mother\u2019s Day and take home a gift for free. In the early 1940s, moms were allowed to go to the pawn shops and reclaim their prized sewing machines at no cost.<\/p>\n

Traditionally, sons and daughters return to the family home on the night before Mother\u2019s Day. The next morning, children will stand outside the home and serenade their moms with the song \u201cLas Ma\u00f1anitas,\u201d<\/a> which includes the words:<\/p>\n

\u201cAwaken, my dear, awaken
\nand see that the day has dawned
\nnow the little birds are singing
\nand the moon has set\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Expatriate moms, like my wife?<\/p>\n

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Expatriate moms like my wife, Cara, get to celebrate Mother's Day twice. Photo by Ed Kociela<\/p><\/div>\n

Well, they get to celebrate Mother’s Day twice\u2014once on May 10, then again the second Sunday in May, the traditional celebration in the United States.<\/p>\n

And, why not?<\/p>\n

I know how much work it takes to be a mom, I see how much love they give to their families, I see how they are our heart, soul, moral compass.<\/p>\n

You know? Somehow even two days isn\u2019t enough to celebrate all that moms do for us.<\/p>\n

Happy Mother\u2019s Day to Cara, Mom, and the rest of you fabulous women. We\u2019d be lost without you.<\/p>\n

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Ed Kociela is a writer for Los Cabos Magazine. You can reach him by email at <\/em>edkociela.mx@gmail.com<\/a>. Follow him on Twitter at www.Twitter.com\/EdKociela.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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