Name: Mothers Day History
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Mother's Day The beautiful bond of love shared between kids and mothers is honored and celebrated on Mother's Day.

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While versions of Mother's Day are celebrated worldwide, traditions vary depending on the country.

In Thailand, for example, Mother's Day is always celebrated in August, on the birthday of the current queen.

Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of May each year in the U.S.

In the U.K., Mother's Day is always celebrated three weeks before Easter.

Celebrations go back to ancient times, when Greeks and Romans held festivals in honor of the mother goddesses.

However, the origins of the modern Mother's Day, as celebrated in the United States, date back to the 19th century.

A woman named Anna Reeves Jarvis helped start Mother's Day work clubs to teach local women how to properly care for their children.

In 1868, Jarvis organized Mother's Friendship Day, at which mothers got together and promoted peace.

The official Mother's Day holiday started in the 1900s as a result of the efforts of Anna Jarvis, the daughter of Anne Reeves Jarvis.

Following the death of her mother, Anna Jarvis conceived of Mother's Day as a way of honoring the sacrifices mothers made for their children.

She organized the first official Mother's Day celebration in 1908, after getting financial backing from a Philadelphia department store owner.

Thousands of people came out to attend a Mother's Day event at one of the retail stores in Philadelphia.

Following the success of her first Mother's Day, Jarvis was determined to see her holiday added to the national calendar.

She argued that American holidays were biased toward male achievements.

As a result, she started a massive letter-writing campaign to newspapers and prominent politicians, urging for a special day honoring motherhood.

By 1912, many states, towns, and churches had adopted Mother's Day as an annual holiday.

Her persistence paid off in 1914, when President Woodrow Wilson officially established the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day.

Anna Jarvis had originally conceived of Mother's Day as a day of personal celebration between mothers and families.

Her version of the day involved wearing a white carnation as a badge and visiting one's  But once Mother's Day became a national holiday, it was not long before florists, card companies, and other merchants capitalized on its popularity.

By 1920, she had become disgusted with how the holiday had been commercialized.

By the time of her death in 1948, Jarvis had disowned the holiday altogether, and even actively lobbied the government to see it removed from the American calendar.

Another alternate observance of Mother's Day can be found in Ethiopia.

Families gather each fall to sing songs and eat a large feast as part of a multi-day celebration honoring motherhood.

In the United States, Mother's Day continues to be celebrated by presenting mothers and other women with gifts and flowers.

It has become one of the biggest holidays for consumer spending.

Families also celebrate by giving mothers a day off from activities like cooking or other household chores.

What do you think is the best way to celebrate Mother's Day?