i should note not only haven’t i seen this before; i attend a church which has been known as the church of the nativity of the mother of God, and the Protection of the Virgin Mary church. I’d figure f there were folks going overboard for mary it’d be here
Again, nothing wrong with gratitude and love for the Blessed Theotokos. Kissing her icons and thanking her for giving us her Son and our Savior, and thanking her for her prayers.
But, this is just an example how our narrow minds and limited sense distort God's Creation, and how easy it is to slip, good intentions and all, into grave error of idolatry.
The early Church Fathers were all too aware of it resisted it tooth and nail while avoiding Roman persecutions at that.
We must NEVER create God in our own image, inadvertantly as it may be. We must never give a human being higher praise and reverence than to God.