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Origin of Mother's Day

You may not know, Mother's Day initiative originated in the United States, West Virginia Kathryn Burton, a city of sunday school. In 1876, the U.S. Civil War was still mourning the dead. Anna Chavez, his wife (Anna Jarvis) in the United States, Remembrance Day church teaching curriculum, talked about the heroic stories of those who died in battle, her prayers, said: "I hope somewhere, sometime, someone will create a Mother's Day to commemorate and praise the mother of the United States and around the world. " Mrs. Chavez for her church for over 25 years, 72 years old when she died, 41 Year-old daughter Anna, determined to create a Mother's Day, to realize the wish of his mother years ago prayed. Anna has written to many prestigious people, asking them to support the establishment of Mother's Day, to promote filial piety, poor response at first, but she was not discouraged, to continue to appeal to all parties. May 12, 1907, Andrea Anna Methodist Church should be invited to hold a prayer ceremony for the mothers. The following year, this ceremony was held in Philadelphia, response, finally got the governor to support Victoria and in 1910 announced the establishment of Mother's Day in the state. Then, many U.S. states and Canada, Mexico, and has given recognition on Mother's Day, to celebrate the ceremony. To 1914, President Wilson called on Congress to pass the resolution, the Mother's Day as a holiday throughout the United States, and urged people to "openly express our beloved mother." Around the world follow suit, became "International Mother's Day." Anna originally proposed to her mother's death on May 10 as the date of Mother's Day, but to facilitate people to the table of spend with the family after they selected in the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day .......

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