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Mothers Day Information |
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When is it? Mothers Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May. |
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Who celebrates it and where? Anyone who has a Mom. |
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What is it? Mothers Day is the celebration of mothers and motherhood. |
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Why did it get started? Some date the celebration back to Greece. The first Mothers Day observance in the US was a church service held at Anna Jarvis request in West Virginia in 1908. Mothers Day was declared an official holiday in the US in 1914. |
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How do people celebrate it? People give their Mom's a call, send flowers, visit them or send them gifts. People also visit the graves of their departed mothers. |
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What are the symbols? There aren't any specific Mothers Day symbols, except giving gifts and your love and appreciation. |
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How can I celebrate it? You can give your mother (or any mom you know) flowers, a card or a gift, visit her, or even better do some chores for her. You could serve her a wonderful homemade brunch or take her out to dinner. If your mother has passed, you can visit her gravesite and leave flowers, then take another special mom out for dinner. |
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Where can I get further information? Home and Family Network internet site http://www.homeandfamilynetwork.com/holidays/mothers.html |
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