In USA Mothers Day is a national holiday and is celebrated with a lot of enthusiasm and gaiety During this day the people reflect on the importance of mothers in his life and they are grateful to them for his unconditional love and support. The mothers and the children in EE. UU seems advanced to celebrate the day one with other. Also, in the United States the national flag is raised in every house and important buildings owing to the Day of the Mother to honor the maternity and the mothers of the country.
History of Mother's Day in USA
History of Mothers Day in USA is not even hundred years old. It is due to the hard work and protracted struggle of a loving daughter Ms Anna Jarvis that Mothers Day was declared a national holiday by the then President of USA, President Woodrow Wilson. President Wilson designating the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day by signing a Joint Resolution on May 8, 1914. Founder of Mothers Day, Anna Jarvis is also known as the Mother of Mothers Day. However, it may be noted that the idea of official celebration of Mothers Day was first given by a writer - poet, Julia Ward Howe in 1872. Julia is also noted for writing words of the famous Civil War song, "Battle Hymn of the Republic" and Mothers Day Proclamation, written in Boston in 1870.
Mothers Day Celebration in USA
Mothers Day is celebrated in USA in a big way and has been commercialized to a great extent. It is considered as the next big day after Christmas and Valentines Day. Phone lines record a heavy traffic and card sales reaches its peak. Restaurants are filled to their maximum capacity as children don't want their mothers to cook on their special day.
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