Mother's Day
On a specific Sunday in May, everyone goes to their places of worship. But instead of bringing money to put in their collection plates, they bring in a flower. It doesn’t matter if it’s a rose, or a daisy, a tulip or a dandelion, but as people enter these so-called sacred buildings, they walk down a space between the seating toward where a speaker stands in quiet reverence. As they approach this area of the building, the entire crowd is hushed except for the low hum of organ or piano music, maybe a choir is singing some sweet tune about Mother Earth or Mother Nature. The individuals solemnly place their floral pieces into vases of consecrated water, and then the individuals go and find a seat. The speakers at the front of the building then speak words over the flowers and the people. They tell stories of motherhood and reiterate how people should treat each other. There is generally more music, and then near the end of the gathering, people are invited to take a...