Why did Anna Marie Jarvis help to create modern Mother's Day?
Her mother always prayed for a memorial day for all mothers for all the hard work that they do.
What flowers were traditionally given on Mother's Day?
Sunflowers
Carnations
Daisies
Hibiscus
In medieval Britain , servants could travel on the 4th Sunday of Lent. What did they call this day?
Mothering Sunday
When is Mother's Day every year?
The second Sunday in May.
Who created modern Mother's Day?
Anna Marie Jarvis
Children used to go to church and write long letters to their mothers on Mother's Day..
False
True
True or False? Anna spent the rest of her life and all her money trying to stop the holiday.
True
False
In what year did the second Sunday in May become the official date of National Mothers' Day?
1914
What is the date of Mother's Day this year?
May 12th
Why did Anna Jarvis get angry and try to abolish Mother's Day?
She believed that cards should be hand made by children and that the card companies were making Mother's day too commercialized.
In 1910, which US State became the first to observe Mother's Day?
West Virginia
Who were among the first to pay tribute to Mom?
The Ancient Greeks
The Ancient Egyptians