Mother's Day became an official holiday in the United States at the start of the 20th century.
The celebration is on the second Sunday in May as a way to honor mothers whose sons had died in war.
People give mothers gifts like flowers, cards, and jewelry to thank them for all their hard work. A popular symbol of the holiday is the carnation（康乃馨）.This is because when the holiday first began in the U.S. people were encouraged to wear a red carnation if their mother was alive or a white carnation if their mother was dead. In fact, Mother's Day is the most popular, date in the U.S. for people to go out and eat and it is estimated that people spend billions on meals and gifts. Mother's Day is also the most popular day to make long distance calls in the U.S. It is the second most popular gift—giving day after Christmas.
Like Father's Day, it indeed is a holiday that has changed in such a way that it makes money or profits.
In fact, the founder of the U.S. holiday, Anna Jarvis, began arguing against the holiday and was even arrested for disturbing the peace for demonstrating. Jarvis's own mother started the campaign to establish a mother's holiday during the American Civil War.
Mothers are not the only people celebrated on this day. All mother figures including grandmothers, great grandmothers, stepmothers, and foster mothers are honored on the holiday. In schools many students make special gifts, including handmade cards. While widely recognized, Mother's Day is not an American holiday.
A. It celebrates and honors mothers.
B. The story of Mother's Day is a long one.
C. But the holiday has long been blamed for it.
D. The holiday is celebrated in a number of ways.
E. Many other countries have their own Mother's Day.
F. Many people take their mothers out for a special meal.
G. And Australia celebrates Mother's Day with beautiful flowers.
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