There is a day celebrated every year called Grandparents Day. It is an annual observance that honors grandparents and other seniors, seeking to strengthen relationships between the generations. I don't have any living Grandparents anymore but I will try and honor them by remembering them and the heritage they left. They have a lot to offer us and we can learn from them. Below is the history about Grandparents Day and ways to honor them:
When is Grandparents Day?
Grandparents Day is celebrated each year on the first Sunday after Labor Day, although the specific day changes from year to year. This year it is on September 7th, 2008.
How did Grandparents Day begin?
It began in 1970 by Marian Lucille Herndon McQuade, a mother of 15 children as a way to honor her Grandparents. After much campaigning and attracting the support of businesses, churches and political leaders, National Grandparents Day was created by then President Jimmy Carter in 1978, after passing Congress.
Why was Grandparents Day created?
According to an excerpt from the National Grandparents Day Proclamation:
"As we seek to strengthen the enduring values of the family, it is appropriate that we honor our grandparents. They are our continuing tie to the near, the past, to the events and beliefs and experiences that so strongly affect our lives and the world around us...our senior generation also provides our society a link to our national heritage and traditions."
What is the purpose of Grandparents Day?
- To honor our grandparents
- To give grandparents an opportunity to show love for their children's children.
- To help children become aware of the strength, information, and guidance elderly people can offer.
What ways can you honor your Grandparents?
You can show them your love by visiting them wherever they may be. In nursing homes, their own homes, putting flowers on their grave site, reading their journals, reading family histories, just spending time talking to them, writing them a special note or letter, or buying them a special gift. Also family reunions are a great way to remember our Grandparents. Our family will be doing this not on Grandparents Day but in November when most of us can be together at one time. There is a website I've found for buying special gifts. It is at personalizationmall.com . We all need to remember where we came from and honor our Grandparents in our own special way.
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