mAnother day in the United States will allow Americans to continue celebrating the long traditions of mothers and caregivers.

Every year, people prepare cards, flowers, gifts and brunch to honor a mother on a holiday with a long history. Here are some surprising facts as Mother's Day approaches.

The first Mother's Day was organized on May 10, 1908 in West Virginia and Pennsylvania

The so-called "mother" on Mother's Day is West Virginia contributor Anna Jarvis. Anna was born during the Civil War when her mother Ann worked hard to organize her mother’s work club to care for soldiers on both sides of the war and to bridge the division between mothers from the north and the south.

Jarvis began organizing Mother's Day to honor his mother's work and peaceful efforts. In 1907, she held a small group of friends to do it, announcing her idea of ​​a national holiday that she paid tribute to her mother at this party.

In 1908, the first official Mother's Day celebration was observed on the second Sunday in May (the anniversary of Jarvis's mother's death) in Grafton, West Virginia and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Although Jarvis celebrated in Philadelphia, she sent 500 white carnations to her West Virginia hometown of Andrews Methodist Bishop Church in her late mother Ann.

Following these initial celebrations, Jarvis has launched a nationwide writing campaign to promote a formal holiday dedicated to celebrating American mothers.

Mother's Day becomes the official holiday of 1914

Jarvis' efforts paid off formally in 1914. On May 8, 1914, Congress passed a law declaring the second Sunday of May as Mother's Day, the next day announced Woodrow Wilson to announce the official holiday and declared it a holiday to commemorate the mother whose son died in the war. Therefore, the first official Mother's Day took place on May 10, 1914, although the holiday was widely recognized before the official announcement.

Carnations are the official flower for Mother's Day

Jarvis's 500 white carnations are designed to honor her late mother, starting a long tradition of these specific flowers in honor of Mother's Day.

Traditionally, even before the official holiday was announced, suppliers sold carnations for church carnations, dying for those whose mothers were alive and white for those whose mothers died.

The American Florist Association reports that Mother's Day is the third highest selling holiday for florists - only in Valentine's Day and Christmas/Hannuka.

Anna Jarvis spends his late life fighting Mother's Day

Despite Jarvis' efforts to make Mother's Day a formal holiday, historians argued that she later opposed the commercialization and popularity of the holiday, which she said was trapped by the initial intention.

According to Washington, “They are commercializing my mother’s day.” postal. "What steps will you do to route the Charats, bandits, pirates, rackets, kidnappers and other termites that will undermine their greed is one of the best, most noble and most authentic and most authentic actions and celebrations?"

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Jarvis fought first lady Eleanor Roosevelt for raising money for using Mother’s Day as a charity event for a day and was even arrested for disturbing the Philadelphia Convention of the American War Mother, who celebrated Mother’s Day and used a white carnation badge.

Consumers are expected to spend $33.5 billion on Mother's Day

According to the National Retail Federation, which conducts an annual survey of consumers, 84% of adults in the U.S. are expected to celebrate the holiday in 2025, with a total estimated spending $33.5 billion, including gifts, flowers, cards and meals.

The biggest spenders are expected to be between the ages of 35 and 44, with their average budget of $345.75, the NRF said. The most popular gifts are flowers and greeting cards, with 74% of respondents saying they intend to buy them. Online is the most popular shopping destination for those who buy Mother's Day gifts.