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The History and Commercialization of Mother's Day
TLDR Mother's Day, recognized as a holiday in 1914, has ancient roots and was created by determined women and greeting card companies. Anna Jarvis, the founder of Mother's Day, became obsessed with getting credit for it but eventually denounced it due to its commercialization.
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Mother's Day is celebrated in 96 countries on the 2nd Sunday in May, but it wasn't always a holiday and was created by determined women and greeting card companies.
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The history of Mother's Day dates back to ancient times, with the Phrygian goddess Sibili and later celebrations in medieval Europe.
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The modern version of Mother's Day is an American holiday that can be attributed to Ann Jarvis and her establishment of Mother's Day Work Clubs and Mother's Friendship Day.
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The Modern Mother's Day was finally created in 1905 by Anna Jarvis in honor of her mother, Ann Jarvis.
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Mother's Day was officially recognized as a holiday in 1914 by President Woodrow Wilson to honor mothers who had sons who died in the war.
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Mother's Day became a big business and Anna Jarvis, the daughter of the holiday's founder, became obsessed with getting credit for it, but eventually denounced it due to its commercialization.
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Mother's Day is still a lucrative holiday, with an estimated $28 billion being spent on it in 2021, but its founder, Anna Jarvis, died penniless after the florists and greeting card companies who profited from her creation covered her costs in a sanitarium.
