“Flourishing Carnations”

Mothers around the world work hard, whether they cook, clean, and care, or outside of home, where they spend long hours providing for their family. People like them deserve to be honored and be appreciated for their hard work and what they’ve done for the family, related by blood or not. This is where Mother’s Day steps in, known to be a holiday dedicated to honoring those who’ve entered motherhood. But where did it come from? How did it come to be the holiday we all know and celebrate worldwide? This is where this blog enters the fray.


It all started when Anna Jarvis’ mother, Ann Reeves Jarvis, died on May 9, 1905. Before she passed, she had a wish for a day where mothers are commemorated for their matchless service and hard work. Eager to fulfill her mother’s wish, she started a writing campaign, writing letters to politicians, businessmen, and church leaders to support her movement on proposing the second Sunday as a day dedicated to mothers. The reason as to why is because the date is close to the day her mother died. Soon after, in 1908, the first Mother’s Day was held in the Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in her hometown, Grafton, and at Wanamaker’s retail stores in Philadelphia. Following the event, she insisted on turning this celebration into a national holiday after many writing campaigns and the help of her fellow mothers and women, in 1912, every state was celebrating this occasion. And on May 8, 1914, a legislation was introduced to the U.S. President during the time, Woodrow Wilson, and was soon signed into law in the same day.


In conclusion, Mother’s Day all started with Anna Jarvis. Because of her mother’s wish before she passed away, she dedicated her life in making Mother’s Day an official national holiday. And after her hard work and resolve, she was able to fulfill that wish, making the celebration we all know and love flourish, like carnations in a garden.

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