The History Of Mothers Day

The history of mothers day goes back to ancient Greece where the Mother of the Gods, Rhea was honored in celebrations and feasts. In 17th century England, one day a year – a Sunday - was set aside as Mothering Sunday where time was spent honoring ones mother.

As it historically does, this somehow evolved to be a day that was set aside to honor the church or as some referred to it the Mother church. As time passed, the day to honor ones mother and the church blended into one.

In the late 1800's Mothers Day became recognized as a special day and historical meetings were held in Boston each year but the holiday was an unofficial holiday. In the early 1900's Ana Jarvis set upon a quest to make Mothers day a national day to celebrate ones mother. In 1914, the historical declaration by Woodrow Wilson made Mothers Day a national holiday to be held on the second Sunday of May each year.

Mothers day isn't only celebrated in the US, there are many countries that set aside 1 day each year to honor their mother.

Many people think that Mothers Day history started when Hallmark wanted to sell more cards and other stores wanted to sell more candy, but as legend has it, it was actually started over 150 years ago as a day to raise awareness of poor health conditions in a small Appalachian town. Today, Mothers day sees full restaurants and humming phone lines as daughters, husbands and sons everywhere spend time honoring Mom.

Happy Mothers Day, Mom!