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History of Mother′s Day

In the U.S. Mothers' Day is a holiday celebrated on second Sunday in May.

It is a day when children honor their mothers with cards, gifts, and flowers.

First observance in Philadelphia, Pa. in 1907, it is based on suggestions by

Julia Ward Howe in 1872 and by Anna Jarvis in 1907.

Although it wasn't celebrated in the U.S. until 1907, there were days

honoring mothers even in the days of ancient Greece. In those days, however, it

was Rhea, the Mother of the gods that was given honor.

Later, in the 1600's, in England there was an annual observance called

"Mothering Sunday." It was celebrated during June, on the fourth Sunday. On

Mothering Sunday, the servants, who generally lived with their employers, were

encouraged to return home and honor their mothers. It was traditional for them

to bring a special cake along to celebrate the occasion.

In the U.S., in 1907 Ana Jarvis, from Philadelphia, began a campaign to

establish a national Mother's Day. Jarvis persuaded her mother's church in

Grafton, West Virginia to celebrate Mother's Day on the second anniversary of

her mother's death, the 2nd Sunday of May. The next year Mother's Day was also

celebrated in Philadelphia.

Jarvis and others began a letter-writing campaign to ministers,

businessmen, and politicians in their quest to establish a national Mother's

Day. They were successful. President Woodrow Wilson, in 1914, made the official

announcement proclaiming Mother's Day a national observance that was to be held

each year on the 2nd Sunday of May.

Many other countries of the world celebrate their own Mother's Day at

different times throughout the year. Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia,

and Belgium celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May, as in the

U.S.