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It is an annual event but is held at different dates in the calendar, depending on the country.
We didn't know that the first year we were in the US. Fortunately, "La Fête des Mères" in France comes after Mother's Day in US. So for Mother's Day my husband and I called our mothers to wish them a Happy "Fête des Mères". It is when they told us: "It is not today!" that we understood that something was going on and after some research online we found that Mother's Day is not celebrated the same day worldwide. How strange is that?
For example, in 2013 Mother's Day is celebrated May 4 and "La Fête des Mères" is celebrated May 26.
Many people give gifts, cards, flowers, candy, a meal in a restaurant or other treats to their mother and mother figures.
Many people give gifts, cards, flowers, candy, a meal in a restaurant or other treats to their mother and mother figures.
In the days and weeks before Mother's Day, many schools help their pupils to prepare a handmade card or small gift for their mothers. Finally, they are the most important and beautiful gifts a mother ever received!!
Do you know that Mother's Day is an American invention?
In the United States, Mother's Day did not become an official holiday until 1915. Its establishment was due largely to the perseverance and love of one daughter, Anna Jarvis.
Anna's mother had provided strength and support as the family made their home in West Virginia and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where her father served as a minister.
When Mrs. Jarvis died on May 5, 1905, Anna was determined to honor her. She asked the minister at her church in West Virginia to give a sermon in her mother's memory. On the same Sunday in Philadelphia, their minister honored Mrs. Jarvis and all mothers with a special Mother's Day service.
Anna Jarvis began writing to congressmen, asking them to set aside a day to honor mothers. In 1910, the governor of West Virginia proclaimed the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day and a year later every state celebrated it.
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