The Origins Of Mother's Day

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The first Mother's Day on May 10, 1908 in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, in the festival, to be selected Carnation flower dedicated to his mother, and thus handed down.
In 1913, the U.S. Congress passed a bill, each year the second Sunday in May Mother's Day as a statutory. Since then spread to Mother's Day!
Mother's Day in England
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... Seventeenth century England, to express their respect for the British mother, is the fourth set on Sunday of Lent as "Mothering Sunday", people go home to visit parents in this day and salute to pay tribute.
At that time, there are many poor people must be living in the wealthy home to help, and forced to leave their boarding house in the master, in the Mothering Sunday this day, owners would let them leave, and encourage them to return home with my mother. To increase the festive atmosphere, but also developed a special cake called-mothering cake.
With the proliferation of Christian God in Europe, the festival turned to the "Mother Church" of reverence: the expression of people giving their lives to protect them from harm's spiritual power thanks. Since then, the church ceremony, they and the celebration of Mother's Day combined to simultaneously convey the people's gratitude for his mother and the church.
Mother's Day in the U.S.
In the United States, the earliest records on Mother's Day in 1872 by Julia (Julia Ward Howe is The Battle Hymn of the Republic of the author) raised, she recommended that this day dedicated to "peace", and in Boston, etc. Mother's Day gathering held.
In 1914, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson solemnly declared that every year the second Sunday in May, as Mother's Day. The U.S. government also provides that Mother's Day, every house should fly the national flag to show respect for the mother. As Ms. Jarvis lifetime love carnation flower, this flower will become a symbol of Mother's Day.
Mother's Day is a holiday full of human warmth, this day, the male members of the family should all pack it all the household chores, children who each have to do something to make her mother happy things, to filial. Even children living far away, but also called her mother to congratulate her. On this day, the American people have to wear the flower in the chest. Mother alive, wearing a colored flower, that joy; mother's death, wearing a white and express grief.
Mother's Day around the world
After the creation of Mother's Day, also received the support of people around the world. Jarvis was alive, the establishment of Mother's Day in the country has reached 43. Today, celebrate this festival even more of the country. Mother's Day, has become a truly international festival. As usual, "International Mother's Day" is set each year, held on May 11. Although some countries are at different times throughout the year celebrate their own Mother's Day. However, most countries such as Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia and Belgium, are the second Sunday in May to celebrate Mother's Day.