Monday (22/12), Indonesia has celebrations honoring motherhood. Understanding Mother's Day is expressing love and gratitude to mothers. There are some of you prefer to relaxing during the day and together doing activities with moms while others are giving a gift and hold surprise parties and competitions, which include cooking and kebaya wearing. People also allow mothers a day off from domestic chores.

Apart from it; do you already know the history of why Mother's Day falls on 22 December each year?

Indonesian Mother's Day is celebrated nationally on 22 December. The date was made an official holiday by President Soekarno under Presidential Decree No. 316 in 1953, on the 25th anniversary of the 1928 Indonesian Women Congress. The day originally sought to celebrate the spirit of Indonesian women and to improve the condition of the nation.

The holiday is celebrated on the anniversary of the opening day of the first Indonesian Women Congress, which was held from 22 to 25 December 1928. The Congress took place in a building called Dalem Jayadipuran (Mandala Bhakti Wanitatama), which now serves as the office of the Center of History and Traditional Values Preservation in Brigjen Katamso Street, Yogyakarta. The Congress was attended by 30 feminist organizations from 12 cities in Java and Sumatera. In Indonesia, feminist organizations have existed since 1912, inspired by Indonesian heroines of the 19th century, e.g., Kartini, Martha Christina Tiahahu, Cut Nyak Meutia, Maria Walanda Maramis, Dewi Sartika, Nyai Ahmad Dahlan, Rasuna Said, etc. The Congress intended to improve women's rights in education and marriage

So, what do you have to gratitude and affection to your mother? Happy Mother's Day! (KPL / aia)