MOTHER'S DAY TRIVIA

Mother's Day can be traced back to ancient Greece, when the
Greeks held festivals honoring Rhea, the mother of the gods.

The ancient Egyptians celebrated the goddess Isis, who was
considered the mother of the pharoahs. Romans also honored
Isis by celebrating for three days.

Anna Jarvis is recognized as the founder of the Mother's
Day holiday in the United States of America. On May 12,
1907, two years after her mother's death, she held a
memorial to her mother and thereafter embarked upon a
campaign to make "Mother's Day" a recognized holiday. She
succeeded in making this nationally recognized in 1914.

President Woodrow Wilson helped celebrate the first
national Mother's Day in 1914. As the holiday became more
commercialized, Anna Jarvis filed a lawsuit in Pennsylvannia
to try to stop the commercialization. She failed.

The official flower for Mother's Day is the carnation. Red
carnations are for mothers still living, while white
carnations are to honor those that have passed away.

Mothering Sunday is held on the fourth Sunday of Lent, or
three weeks before Easter, in the UK and Ireland. In South
America, most countries celebrate Mother's Day on the
second Sunday of May as well. Argentina celebrates it in
October because it is in the southern hemisphere and spring
is in October.