He Mother's Day is a celebration very important throughout the world and USA is no exception. Despite the relevance of the event, many do not know when it is celebrated for an important reason: the date changes in different places around the world. For this reason, it is essential to note when it falls this year in the North American country.
In the USA, the Mother's Day is celebrated every yessecond sunday of may. That is, this 2024 the celebration will be May 12. According to the site American Englishthis holiday has become a celebration and recognition of the work that mothers do every day from their different trenches.
During the Mother's Day celebration in the United States, their children usually prepare breakfast, invite them to eat, buy them flowers and spoil them with surprises and gifts. In fact, each year Americans send more than 133,000,000 cards to their mothers just for Mother's Day, indicates the school portal.
The origin of Mother's Day in the United States
In accordance with BBC, The promoter of this celebration was Anna Jarvis, a woman who was never a mother, but wanted to honor hers. In 1905, she began a campaign for what she called Mother's Daywhen his mother, Ann Reeves Jarvis, died.
Jarvis' motivation came from a prayer his mother showed him one day: “I hope and pray that someone, one day, recognize a day in memory of mothers, to celebrate the incomparable service they provide to humanity in all areas of life.
Jarvis looked for a way to get a special day for mothers and he took on the task of sending letters every year to congressmen, governors, celebrities and influential people. However, he didn't get good answers until years later.
It was in 1911 when he managed to make all the states of the United States recognized the day as a holiday and three years later the day was officially promulgated. second Sunday in May as a day in honor of mothers.
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