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What is there about Mother's
Day that brings out the warm and fuzzy in most of us? Of
course, we love our Moms but then there is the whole history,
the family , the marketing.
Here are some facts and
figures and "who knew that" from Hallmark, the people who help
us send out love.
Mother's Day
 Mother’s
Day is always the second Sunday in May.
Mother’s Day is the third-largest card-sending holiday in the
United States, with 155 million cards exchanged annually.
This is the largest card-sending holiday for the Hispanic
community. Depending on the country, Mother's Day is celebrated
on many different days throughout the year. In Mexico, it is
always celebrated May 10.
Mother’s Day is the second most popular holiday for
gift-giving, following Christmas
Mother’s Day is observed across a wide range of
relationships. In addition to mothers, grandmothers and wives,
the celebration extends to daughters, sisters, aunts, mothers of
loved ones, friends, and any others who play a mother-like role.
Holiday History
 Anna
M. Jarvis, born in 1864 in Webster, Va., is credited as the
force behind Mother's Day. When Jarvis was 41 years old, her
mother died. On the second anniversary of her mother's death
(the second Sunday in May 1908), Jarvis made public her plans to
establish a day to honor mothers.
Other sources report "mother's day" church services on May
10, 1908, in Grafton, W. Va., and a celebration of mothers at
the Wannamaker Auditorium in Philadelphia, Pa., on the same day.
The observance became official in 1914.
All
materials courtesy of
Hallmark
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