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Happy Mother's Day!--Understanding the Meaning Behind the Message
Wishing someone a "Happy Mother's Day" has a deeper meaning than to just have a joyous day. Sharing these three words with your mom, Grandma, stepmom or other person is a way to say, "thank you", "I honor you", "I respect you", and "I love you." It is about putting a mom's happiness first for the day.
In the United States we have been honoring mothers for over ninety years on the second Sunday in May. Credit for the holiday is attributed to Anna Jarvis, who spend much of her lifetime promoting this special day to honor her own mother, Ann Jarvis. She was inspired by her mother's dedication to her eleven children. On the second anniversary of her mother's death which fell on the second Sunday in May, Anna Jarvis worked with her Mother's church in West Virginia to create a celebration for all mothers. She decorated the church with her mother's favorite flowers, white carnations which were symbolic of her mother's love; full of sweetness, purity and endurance. Carnations still are used today in Mother's Day celebrations. Red carnations are symbolic of mom's who are living and the white flowers memorialize the ones who have passed away.
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