Mother’s Day is always the second Sunday in May.
History of Mother’s Day (U.S):
Julia Ward Howe is credited with suggesting the holiday (1872) and Anna M. Jarvis (1864-1948) played a very significant role in getting the day officially declared as a holiday. She held the first Mother’s Day in the U.S. was a church service held on May 10, 1908, at Anna’s request to honor her mother.
Congress officially declared Mother’s Day as the second Sunday on May 8, 1914. Almost all countries have some sort of Mother’s Day Celebrations. Many countries celebrate on the same day as the United States. Mother’s Day can be traced to ancient times.
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