Even the founder of Mother's Day gave flowers
It wasn't Fleurop the first made the many young and old children realize that mothers deserve flowers, but Mother's Day founder Anna Marie Jarvis herself.
Carnations in memory of an extraordinary mother
The mother of Mother's Day founder Anna Marie Jarvis was a peace activist and dedicated her whole life to poor mothers.
She raised money to buy medicine for them. And during the American Civil War, she organized women to provide necessities to the wounded on both sides.
Finally, she began to plead for the introduction of a Mother's Day but without success until her death in 1905.
Two years later, her daughter had a service celebrated for her.
In memory of her great mother, she had 500 carnations distributed to the mothers present, as these had been her late mother's favorite flowers.
In the USA: an official holiday since 1914
Anna Marie Jarvis then did everything she could to make her mother's wish come true and introduce Mother's Day as a recognized holiday.
She sent a campaign of letters to the mayor of her hometown, but then also to governors, members of parliament and industrialists, and was successful.
In 1909, Mother's Day was celebrated in 45 states on the second Sunday in May, and in 1914 Congress even declared it an official holiday.
In the same year, it came to England and then to the European continent.
In Switzerland on the second Sunday in May but not everywhere
Mother's Day has existed in Switzerland since 1917 and is celebrated on the second Sunday in May, just like in the USA. However, this does not apply to the whole world.
Elsewhere, it is celebrated at the beginning of spring, on the birthday of a queen or simply on Women's Day.
Mother's Day has existed in Switzerland since 1917 and is celebrated on the second Sunday in May, just like in the USA. However, this does not apply to the whole world.
Elsewhere, it is celebrated at the beginning of spring, on the birthday of a queen or simply on Women's Day.
Learn more about Mother's Day
Even the founder of Mother's Day gave flowers
It wasn't Fleurop the first made the many young and old children realize that mothers deserve flowers, but Mother's Day founder Anna Marie Jarvis herself.
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