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The Origin of Mother’s Day

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The Origin of Mother’s Day

From gifting flowers, cards, breakfast in bed, and candy, Mother’s Day is deeply rooted in common traditions that pay tribute to moms around the world, ultimately thanking them for providing life. But how did we get here? In the United States, the holiday can be traced back to one determined woman—Anna Jarvis. The official Mother’s Day holiday came to be in the 1900s as a result of the Anna Jarvis’s efforts. Following her mother’s death in 1905, Jarvis developed the notion of Mother’s Day as a way of honoring the upmost sacrifices that mothers make for their children. Upon gaining...

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