Ideas for
Mothers Day Chocolate Gifts
2nd March 2008 - UK
11th May 2008 - USA, Canada & Australia
Finding some really unique suggestions for Mothers Day Chocolate gifts on the internet is easy......there are simply thousands of sites supplying virtually every corner of the world between them! 
The tricky part however is choosing a supplier who is both reputable and reliable. So here I want to share with you my own selection of companies who I have personally had dealings with and can confidently recommend.
So go on, spoil your mom this year by preparing a delicious, home-cooked and surprise her with a wickedly delicious chocolate gift!
All of these gourmet chocolatiers satisfy the following important criteria:
- A world-class selection of Mothers Day chocolate gifts of the very finest quality
- Innovative and luxurious packaging and design
- Exemplary customer service
- Easy to navigate and use website
- Reliable, international shipping to most parts of the world
- Excellent value for money
Not only do all of my selected sites feature beautiful Mothers Day Chocolate Gifts, but they also offer other regularly changing seasonal gifts for most special occasions such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day and Easter.
Recommended Suppliers for Mothers Day Chocolate Gifts:
- Dean & Deluca
An astonishing collection of beautifully crafted chocolates with seasonal specialties. Do check out their wonderful exclusive range of signature chocolates created by Christopher Norman. Delivery is within the USA only. More information.......
 Definitely Chocolate
The range and quality of these exquisite chocolates is very impressive and bring together the flavors and textures of both Europe and Australia. Delivered anywhere within Australia.
- Godiva Chocolatier
A unique collection of chocolates with extraordinary richness and design, passion and purity. It's not surprising that Godiva Chocolatier, one of the creators of the world's most elegant, hand-crafted chocolates, originated in Brussels, Belgium.....the true home of the finest chocolate. Godiva Boutiques are now available in 80 countries worldwide. Shipping in the USA & Canada only.
- Hotel Chocolat
In the UK and USA marketplaces, Hotel Chocolat stands out from the rest with stylish packaging, innovative designs and excellent value for money. Look out for their wonderful seasonal additions as well as their magnificent Mothers Day Chocolate Gifts. Although UK based, this company has recently expanded operations into the USA and offers worldwide delivery. More information.....
- Neuhaus
For the first time Neuhaus chocolates bring you the finest Belgian chocolates and Belgian chocolate bars throughout the UK and Channel Islands. Available for worldwide delivery.
- Nirvana Chocolates
For exquisite, hand-crafted, fresh Belgian chocolate gift ideas. Praised by The New York Times, Time and Chocolatier magazines, you are able to individually pick and choose the chocolates that you desire for your gift. This corporation represents the finest that the USA has to offer. Shipping to USA and Canada only.
- The NEW YORK FIRST Company
 For refreshingly unique Mothers Day chocolate gifts, this online supplier is the perfect choice. Worthy of note is the Li-Lac Chocolate Shop which has lightened the hearts and thickened the waists of New Yorkers since 1923! Quirky and slightly retro, this online store is an absolute delight to visit and browse. International delivery.
- zChocolat.com
Hand made artisan chocolates created by award winning chocolatiers in France. The beautifully crafted, hand-made mahogany gift boxes are indicative of the exceptional quality of its confections. International shipping. More information.....
A very brief history of Mother's Day....
The United Kingdom
Mothering Sunday, commonly called "Mother's Day" in the United Kingdom and Ireland, has no direct connection to the American practice. It falls on the 4th Sunday of Lent (exactly three weeks before Easter Sunday). It is believed to have originated from the 16th century Christian practice of visiting one's mother church annually, which meant that most mothers would be reunited with their children on this day. Most historians believe that young apprentices and young women in servitude were released by their masters that weekend in order to visit their families. Nowadays, it is principally used to celebrate and give thanks for mothers, although it is still recognized in the historical sense by some churches, with attention paid to Mary the mother of Jesus as well as the traditional concept "Mother Church". Mothers Day chocolate gifts are particularly popular in this part of the world.
The United States of America
The United States celebrate Mother's Day on the 2nd Sunday in May. In the USA, Mother's Day was loosely inspired by the British day and was imported by social activist Julia Ward Howe after the American Civil War. However, it was intended as a call to unite women against war. In 1870, she wrote the Mother's Day Proclamation as a call for peace and disarmament. Howe failed in her attempt to get formal recognition of a Mother's Day for Peace. Her idea was influenced by Ann Jarvis, a young Appalachian homemaker who, starting in 1858, had attempted to improve sanitation through what she called Mothers' Work Days. She organized women throughout the Civil War to work for better sanitary conditions for both sides, and in 1868 she began work to reconcile Union and Confederate neighbors. In parts of the United States it is customary to plant tomatoes outdoors after Mother's Day (and not before).
When Jarvis died in 1907, her daughter, named Anna Jarvis, started the crusade to found a memorial day for women. The first such Mother's Day was celebrated in Grafton, West Virginia, on 10 May, 1908, in the church where the elder Ann Jarvis had taught Sunday School. Grafton is the home to the International Mother's Day Shrine. From there, the custom caught on - spreading eventually to 45 states. The holiday was declared officially by some states beginning in 1912. In 1914 President Woodrow Wilson declared the first national Mother's Day, as a day for American citizens to show the flag in honor of those mothers whose sons had died in war (with specific reference to The Great War).
Nine years after the first official Mother's Day, commercialization of the U.S. holiday became so rampant that Anna Jarvis herself became a major opponent of what the holiday had become. Mother's Day continues to this day to be one of the most commercially successful U.S. occasions. According to the National Restaurant Association, Mother's Day is now the most popular day of the year to dine out at a restaurant in the United States. Mothers Day chocolate gifts are also extremely popular.
Other Parts of the World
In most other countries, Mother's Day is a new concept copied from western civilization. In many African countries, the idea of one Mother's Day has its origins in copying the British concept, although there are many festivals and events celebrating mothers within the many diverse cultures on the African continent that have been there centuries before the colonials arrived. In most of East Asia, Mother's Day is a heavily marketed and commercialized concept copied straight from Mother's Day in the USA.
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