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Mother’s Day is celebrated in the United States on the second Sunday in May.
Anna Jarvis originated Mother’s Day when, on May 12, 1907, she held a memorial service at her late mother’s church in Grafton, West Virginia. Her mother had organized women’s groups to promote friendship and health. Within five years virtually every state was observing the day, and in 1914 U.S. President Woodrow Wilson made it a national holiday.
Jarvis, who died in 1948, spent the last years of her life trying to abolish the holiday, as a protest against its commercialization.
Mother’s Day , holiday in honour of mothers that is celebrated in countries throughout the world. In its modern form the holiday originated in the United States , where it is observed on the second Sunday in May. Many other countries also celebrate the holiday on this date, while some mark the observance at other times of the year. During the Middle Ages the custom developed of allowing those who had moved away to visit their home parishes and their mothers on Laetare Sunday , the fourth Sunday of Lent . This became Mothering Sunday in Britain , where it continued into modern times, although it has largely been replaced by Mother’s Day.
Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia , whose mother had organized women’s groups to promote friendship and health, originated Mother’s Day. On May 12, 1907, she held a memorial service at her late mother’s church in Grafton , West Virginia . Within five years virtually every state was observing the day, and in 1914 U.S. Pres. Woodrow Wilson made it a national holiday. Although Jarvis had promoted the wearing of a white carnation as a tribute to one’s mother, the custom developed of wearing a red or pink carnation to represent a living mother or a white carnation for a mother who was deceased. Over time the day was expanded to include others, such as grandmothers and aunts, who played mothering roles. What had originally been primarily a day of honour became associated with the sending of cards and the giving of gifts, however, and, in protest against its commercialization, Jarvis spent the last years of her life trying to abolish the holiday she had brought into being.
Festivals honouring mothers and mother goddesses date to ancient times. The Phrygians held a festival for Cybele, the Great Mother of the Gods , as did the Greeks for the goddess Rhea . Likewise, the Romans adapted the practice to their own pantheon . Some countries have continued to observe ancient festivals; for example, Durga-puja, honouring the goddess Durga , remains an important festival in India .

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Mother's Day in the United States is annually held on the second Sunday of May. It celebrates motherhood and it is a time to appreciate mothers and mother figures.
Mother and daughter cooking a special meal for Mother's Day.
Many people give gifts, cards, flowers, candy, a meal in a restaurant or other treats to their mother and mother figures, including grandmothers, great-grandmothers, stepmothers, and foster mothers.
Mother's Day is not a federal holiday. Organizations, businesses and stores are open or closed, just as they are on any other Sunday in the year. Public transit systems run to their normal Sunday schedules. Restaurants may be busier than usual, as some people take their mothers out for a treat.
Legally, Mother's Day is a state holiday in Arizona. However, because it always falls on a Sunday, most state government offices and employees observe their Sunday schedule on the day.
Many people send cards or gifts to their mother or mother figure or make a special effort to visit her. Common Mother's Day gifts are flowers, chocolate, candy, clothing, jewelry and treats, such as a beauty treatment or trip to a spa. Some families organize an outing for all of their members or hold a special meal at home or in a restaurant. In the days and weeks before Mother's Day, many schools help their pupils to prepare a handmade card or small gift for their mothers.
The origins of Mother's Day are attributed to different people. Many believe that two women, Julia Ward Howe and Anna Jarvis were important in establishing the tradition of Mother's Day in the United States. Other sources say that Juliet Calhoun Blakely initiated Mother’s Day in Albion, Michigan, in the late 1800s. Her sons paid tribute to her each year and urged others to honor their mothers.
Around 1870, Julia Ward Howe called for Mother's Day to be celebrated each year to encourage pacifism and disarmament amongst women. It continued to be held in Boston for about ten years under her sponsorship, but died out after that.
In 1907, Anna Jarvis held a private Mother's Day celebration in memory of her mother, Ann Jarvis, in Grafton, West Virginia. Ann Jarvis had organized "Mother's Day Work Clubs" to improve health and cleanliness in the area where she lived. Anna Jarvis launched a quest for Mother's Day to be more widely recognized. Her campaign was later financially supported by John Wanamaker, a clothing merchant from Philadelphia.
In 1908, she was instrumental in arranging a service in the Andrew's Methodist Episcopal Church in Grafton, West Virginia, which was attended by 407 children and their mothers. The church has now become the International Mother's Day Shrine. It is a tribute to all mothers and has been designated as a National Historic Landmark.
Mother's Day has become a day that focuses on generally recognizing mothers' and mother figures' roles. Mother's Day has also become an increasingly important event for businesses in recent years. This is particularly true of restaurants and businesses manufacturing and selling cards and gift items.
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When is Mother's Day 2022? Everything to know about the holiday
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Moms really do it all. While, yes, you can — and should — express your thanks on a daily basis, Mother's Day is the time to let your mom know just how much you appreciate her. How exactly? Send a gift basket straight to her door, whip up a delicious dinner for the whole family or simply spend the day by her side.
That said, it's important to make sure you know when nail down the correct date before you start making plans with your mom, stepmom, grandma or other mother figure . Sure, we all know it's in May, but when exactly is Mother's Day in 2022? And can we expect to celebrate on the same date next year?
We've rounded up everything you need to know about this special Sunday, including how the first Mother's Day came to be way back when.
This year, Mother’s Day is on Sunday, May 8, 2022 . The card- and flower-filled holiday is on a different date each year but always takes place on the second Sunday in May.
It all dates back to Ann Maria Reeves Jarvis , a social activist and community organizer, during the Civil War era. Before the Civil War, Jarvis, of West Virginia, created the Mother’s Day Work Club, with the goal of teaching local ladies how to care for their children. These clubs unified women. In 1868, Jarvis came up with something called Mothers’ Friendship Day, which had moms of Confederate and Union soldiers come together to promote harmony.
In 1870, suffragette Julia Ward Howe wrote what’s called the Mother’s Day Proclamation, to promote world peace and pushed for a Mother’s Peace Day to be celebrated in June.
Meanwhile, in the 1900s, Anna Jarvis , daughter of Ann, came up with a fairly genius idea that was ahead of its time: a day to honor mothers and the sacrifices they make for their kids. Thus, Mother’s Day was born.
Ironically, Jarvis was unmarried and childless. But she pushed to have her holiday added to the calendar by kicking off a letter-writing campaign. In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson signed a measure that officially made the second Sunday in May Mother’s Day.
But here’s where things get interesting. All those cards, carnations and candy you buy for mom today? Jarvis was having none of it. She wanted moms celebrated, not commercialized. And in the 1920s, she slammed the modern incarnation of the holiday as a materialistic free for all. She might be a party pooper. Then, again, she might have a point.
Quite. A. Lot. Just ponder this: In 2021, the National Retail Federation estimated that Americans will spend a mind-boggling $28.1 billion on Mother’s Day alone. That includes cards, flowers, and dinner outings. In fact, 68 percent of moms can expect to get bouquets on May 8.
“It’s the official day on the calendar to honor moms’ contributions to their families and to society and to acknowledge the hard work and sacrifices they’ve made to raise their kids. Moms are even more deserving of celebration after multiple years of the pandemic and all the stress it’s placed on moms of school-age kids,” said Kristin McGrath, shopping expert at RetailMeNot.
And here’s a fun fact, according to the Society of American Florists : Some of the most popular Mother’s Day flowers aren’t red roses, but in fact, callas, freesias and gerbera daisies.
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