{"id":4068,"date":"2024-05-12T15:45:34","date_gmt":"2024-05-12T10:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.barusahib.org\/?p=4068"},"modified":"2024-05-24T16:10:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T10:40:04","slug":"celebrating-international-mothers-day-may-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/celebrating-international-mothers-day-may-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating International Mothers Day, May 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The history of Mother&#8217;s Day is quite sweet!<br \/>\nBut to meet the &#8220;mother&#8221; of Mother&#8217;s Day, you&#8217;re\u00a0going to have to travel all the way back in time to 1864 \u2014 the year when Anna Jarvis was born<br \/>\nAnna was a determined activist, and to this day, she&#8217;s credited with &#8220;inventing&#8221; Mother&#8217;s Day in an attempt to honor her own mother, Ann Jarvis. Ann\u2014that&#8217;s Anna&#8217;s mother\u2014had spent much of her life raising awareness about the infant mortality rate.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cFrom her, kings are born. From women, women are born; without women,<br \/>\nthere would be no one at all.\u201d<br \/>\n\u2013 Guru Nanak<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Throughout history, Sikh women have been a source of inspiration. Their lives showed us how to be devoted, passionate, generous, kind, fearless, tolerant, humble, and so much more.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/celebrating-international-mothers-day-may-2024\/#Five_incredible_Sikh_women_from_Sikh_History\" >Five incredible Sikh women from Sikh History<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/celebrating-international-mothers-day-may-2024\/#Mata_Khivi_Ji\" >Mata Khivi Ji<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/celebrating-international-mothers-day-may-2024\/#Mata_Gujri_Ji\" >Mata Gujri Ji<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/celebrating-international-mothers-day-may-2024\/#Mata_Sundri_Ji\" >Mata Sundri Ji<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/celebrating-international-mothers-day-may-2024\/#Mata_Bhag_Kaur_Ji_Mai_Bhago_Ji\" >Mata Bhag Kaur Ji (Mai Bhago Ji)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/celebrating-international-mothers-day-may-2024\/#Rani_Sada_Kaur_Ji\" >Rani Sada Kaur Ji<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Five_incredible_Sikh_women_from_Sikh_History\"><\/span>Five incredible Sikh women from Sikh History<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As we celebrate mothers this Mother&#8217;s Day weekend, we remember the lives of 5 incredible\u00a0 Sikh women. Each of them played an important role in being a guide and raising the morale of\u00a0the Sikhs and in shaping how we live out our faith today.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mata_Khivi_Ji\"><\/span>Mata Khivi Ji<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Mata Khivi Ji was the wife of the Second Guru, Guru Angad Dev Ji. After Guru Nanak Dev Ji instituted the practice of Langar, Mata Khivi made it a mission to continue the tradition while expanding Sikhi amongst women.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mata_Gujri_Ji\"><\/span>Mata Gujri Ji<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Mata Gujri Ji was the wife of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji and the mother of Guru Gobind Singh Ji. Her role in the development of the Sikh faith is critical as she was a pillar of strength of the young Guru Gobind Singh Ji and char sahebzades, a crucial leader in battles against the Mughal Empire.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mata_Sundri_Ji\"><\/span>Mata Sundri Ji<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>(Sunder Kaur) was the wife of Guru Gobind Singh Ji and a remarkable personality remembered for her role as a confident leader of the Sikh community. After the martyrdom of Guru Gobind Singh Ji, She played a critical to up lift the moral of the Sikh Panth<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mata_Bhag_Kaur_Ji_Mai_Bhago_Ji\"><\/span>Mata Bhag Kaur Ji (Mai Bhago Ji)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Mai Bhago was the first woman to fight on the battlefield in Punjab. After learning gatka, a traditional martial arts form, she participated in multiple battles and ultimately became one of Guru Gobind Singh Ji&amp;#39;s bodyguards.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rani_Sada_Kaur_Ji\"><\/span>Rani Sada Kaur Ji<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Rani Sada Kaur became a woman-warrior after the passing of her husband in a battle against the Mughal Empire. She fought countless battles and closely advised her son-in-law as he became the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, Maharaja Ranjit Singh.<\/p>\n<p>There are many more mentionable names in glorious sikh history of women like: Mata Bhani Ji, Mata Saheb Kaur Ji, and Bebe Nanaki Ji.<br \/>\nApart from this there are around 100 names of brave sikh women who sacrificed their life for the panth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The history of Mother&#8217;s Day is quite sweet! 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