Early Mother's Day celebrations can be dated back to the spring celebrations to honor Rhea, the Mother of the Gods, in ancient Greek civilization.; Later, Mothering Sunday in the United Kingdom was traditionally a day for people to visit the church where they were baptized, now celebrated as Mother's Day.; The modern-day origins of Mother's Day can be attributed to two women Julia Ward Howe and Anna Jarvis, who established the tradition in United States.;
Early Mother's Day celebrations can be dated back to the spring celebrations to honor Rhea, the Mother of the Gods, in ancient Greek civilization.
Later, Mothering Sunday in the United Kingdom was traditionally a day for people to visit the church where they were baptized, now celebrated as Mother's Day.
The modern-day origins of Mother's Day can be attributed to two women Julia Ward Howe and Anna Jarvis, who established the tradition in United States.
Around 1870, Julia Ward Howe called for Mother's Day to be celebrated each year.
It continued to be held in Boston for about 10 years under her sponsorship, but died out after that.
Other sources say that Juliet Calhoun Blakely initiated Mother’s Day in Albion, Michigan, in the late 1800s.
In 1907, Anna Jarvis held a private Mother's Day celebration in memory of her mother, Ann Jarvis, in Grafton, West Virginia.
In 1908, she played a key role in arranging a church service that attracted 407 children and their mothers.
A Mother’s Day International Association was founded in 1912 to promote the holiday in other countries.