| Mother's Day |
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Examples of handmade Mother's Day gifts
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| Observed by | USA |
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| Type | Cultural, commercial |
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| Observances | Church services, distribution of carnations, breakfasts in bed and family dinners[1] |
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| Date | Second Sunday in May |
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| 2014 date | May 11 (2014-05-11) |
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| 2015 date | May 10 (2015-05-10) |
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| 2016 date | May 8 (2016-05-08) |
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| 2017 date | May 14 (2017-05-14) |
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| Frequency | annual |
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| Related to | Father's Day, Parents' Day |
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Mother's Day in the United States is an annual
holiday celebrated on the second Sunday in May. Mother's Day recognizes
mothers, motherhood and
maternal bonds in general, as well as the positive contributions that they make to society. Although many
Mother's Day celebrations world-wide have quite different origins and traditions, most have now been influenced by the more recent American tradition established by
Anna Jarvis, who campaigned for the holiday. Organized by Jarvis, the first official Mother's Day was celebrated at St Andrew's Methodist Church in
Grafton, West Virginia, which now holds the
International Mother's Day Shrine.
[2] Previous attempts at establishing Mother's Day in the United States sought to promote peace by means of honoring mothers who had lost or were at risk of losing their sons to war.
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