Mother's Day 2024 is May 12, 2024. Mother's Day is the second Sunday in May every year. It is a global holiday. A back thumping, tea offering and hug on Mother's Day are full of children's deep gratitude for their mothers.
2024 Mother's Day is specific to the month, day and week
Mother's Day 2024 is Sunday, May 12.
This festival first appeared in ancient Greece; The modern Mother's Day, originated in the United States, is the second Sunday in May every year. Modern Mother's Day is usually celebrated on the second Sunday of May every year. On this day, people send flowers to their mothers to express their love and gratitude for their mothers. Mothers usually receive gifts on this day. Carnations are regarded as flowers dedicated to their mothers, while the mother flower in China is hemerocallis fulva, also known as carefree herb. Mother's Day originated in Greece. The ancient Greeks paid homage to Hera, the mother of the gods in Greek mythology.
Origin of Mother's Day
Mother's Day originated in the United States. The initiator of this festival is Anna Jarvis, a Philadelphia native. This woman has never married and has no children. On May 9, 1906, Anna Jarvis's mother died tragically. She was very sad. On the anniversary of his mother's death the following year, Jarvis organized a memorial activity for his mother and encouraged others to express their gratitude to their mothers in a similar way.
Jarvis wrote to Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in Grafton, West Virginia, asking for a special memorial service for her mother. Her mother served the Sunday school of this church for more than 20 years. In 1908, the church declared Jarvis's mother's death the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day. Jarvis also organized a Mother's Day Committee to start large-scale publicity, calling for Mother's Day to be designated as a legal holiday.
Her appeal received a warm response. On May 10, 1913, the United States Senate and the House of Representatives passed a resolution, which was signed by President Wilson, deciding that the second Sunday in May of each year was Mother's Day. This move has caused countries around the world to follow suit. By 1948, when Jarvis Xie Shih, 43 countries had set up Mother's Day.
