Mother, Father's Day

Mother's Day, second Sunday of May

History of Mother's Day

The modern American holiday of Mother's Day was first celebrated in 1908, when Anna Jarvis held a memorial for her mother in Grafton, West Virginia. Her campaign to make "Mother's Day" a recognized holiday in the United States began in 1905

Activities

• Give a flower
• Letter

Symbol of Mother's Day

History of Father's Day

After the success obtained by Anna Jarvis with the promotion of Mother's Day in Grafton, West Virginia, the first observance of Father's Day was held on July 5, 1908, in Fairmont, West Virginia, in the Williams Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church South, now known as Central United Methodist Church

Activities

• Gift
• Give a flower
• Letter

Symbol of Father's Day

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