Is something missing this Mother's Day?

[Sunny]

From the choir loft this morning, while the orchestra was playing the prelude, I amused myself by counting the number of women wearing corsages. My mother's always worn one on Mother's Day, and I've grown to expect them. To my surprise, I saw a grand total of THREE, not counting the two in the orchestra and choir, and including my own mother. After the service, we watched from the balcony and brought the observations up to nine total.

The sanctuary was quite full and seats about 1500.

It was the traditional service in a large Bible church. The dress code tends to be pretty high, at least in comparison to other evangelical churches I've visited. But corsages? Apparently not.

Keep in mind that I could not see the ones in the back and top of the balcony very well, both from the light and distance. I'm sure there were many more than nine. But the vast majority of those I could see, women and mothers that I personally knew, were not wearing corsages. Are corsages not the thing for Mother's Day any more? Or have I just assumed that because my father's gotten one for my mother all these years, it was a tradition for everyone? (This is quite possible!)

On the bright side, there were two ladies wearing hats. Both older ladies, both wide-brimmed, and both very classy. :eusa_clap

 

[Miss_Bella_Hell]

I have never heard of that tradition! [huh]

 

[panamag8or]

At my childhhod church, they made a big production of handing out roses to the moms on mother's day, but I don't remember corsages. That was more of an Easter thing.

 

[CanadaDoll]

I've never heard of that either, but it sounds like a sweet way to recognise all the wonderful, cookie baking, hard working mothers we have.

 

[Viola]

I've never heard of corsages for Mother's Day, and my mom prefers her flowers alive and plantable. We'd joked that this year she was getting diamonds instead of plants and she said, "what, have I been bad?" lol

This year she got two rose bushes, a mountain laurel shrub she's been wanting, a fancy geranium that was pleading to be scooped into a shopping cart, and some purple calla lilies.

She was so happy she almost cried. My mom's a cutie.

-Viola

 

[Elaina]

I never heard of it either, but then I was a single mom for so long this was really the first year my son was able to get me something (I got a homemade planter and oregano and basil herb plants he saved up for and paid with his own money, and only because they were the biggest ones there).

All I did was make my mom a cell phone bag with fringe. Something useless she'll never use.

 

[Small Town Girl]

I have never heard of tha tradition either.We always had the young men at our church hand out roses.

 

[woodyinnyc]

I remember my mother and grandmother wearing corsages not only on Mother's Day, but also on Easter. I can't remember when they stopped wearing them, but it was proabaly when people stopped dressing for church. What a shame that another sweet tradition was done in by "casual".

 

[Joie DeVive]

I know of this tradition. I even saw some giant orchid corsages when I was at the grocery store last night. Alas my mom is far away, so she'll have to settle for the pretties I sent off to her earlier this week..

 

[undertaker]

Roses??

I noticed several ladies at my church this morning that were wearing flowers. May be a southern thing. I have been familiar with this practice as long as I can remember. Unless I am mistaken you wear a red rose if your mother is living and a white one if she is deceased. I even know some men who wear a rose on their lapel on Mother's Day also either red or white according to their situation.

Regards,
J.S.

 

[Sunny]

It seems this isn't another universal tradition that's fallen by the wayside. *whew* I know my family has no plans to stop at any point!

Every church I've been to has handed out flowers after the service - but carnations, not roses. Roses are expensive!

My mother took her mother to breakfast on Saturday, and brought her a corsage to wear. That was neat. :eusa_clap

Aww, Viola, that's so sweet! My mom got paving stones. lol Not really, but sorta. The parents are putting in a garden train, and they keep getting materials to to the terracing. She came home yesterday with some groundcover and spent a couple hours online doing research. Growing things down here is very tricky.

I noticed several ladies at my church this morning that were wearing flowers. May be a southern thing. I have been familiar with this practice as long as I can remember. Unless I am mistaken you wear a red rose if your mother is living and a white one if she is deceased. I even know some men who wear a rose on their lapel on Mother's Day also either red or white according to their situation.

Regards,
J.S.

Ah, I hadn't heard of the red/white rose one. I like that.

 

[Big Man]

Growing up, just about everyone wore a red or white rose (depending on the situation) on Mother's Day. I don't remember when that tradition stopped, but it must have been sometime in the mid 1970's.

 

[LaMedicine]

I thought it was carnations for Mother's Day, either red or white depending on.
At least, that is what it is, here, and we're taught the caranation tradition started in the US.
Here, when you buy gifts for Mother's Day, the stores often attach a single stem of artificial red carnations to the gift wrapping.
Also, kindergarten children often make paper carnations in class to give to their mothers on Mother's day.

Took a peek in Wikepedia, and interesting, it isn't necessarily the second Monday in May.lol