Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day

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Modern Mother’s Day is a day to celebrate and honor mothers and motherhood. It is celebrated on various days spread across mostly in May, March, or April through out many parts of the world. Most people honor there mothers on this day with gifts, candy, and even taking there mother out to dinner. Mother’s Day [...]

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Mother’s Day Fun Facts

Mother’s day is always the second Sunday in May Over 90% of Americans will take place in a mother’s day festivity Mother’s day is the third most popular holiday after Christmas and Easter Two-thirds of women of childbearing ages in Kentucky are mothers, the highest in the United States The average number of children a [...]

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Mother’s Day Jewelry

Jewelry has long been a popular gift for Mothers Day. Over 28,000 jewelry stores across the United States will have a wide array of items on sale for the occasion. The most popular item is earrings, followed by necklaces, rings, and bracelets. Items with heart and floral designs have remained consistently popular over the years, [...]

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Mother’s Day Flowers

Giving flowers on Mothers Day is another popular tradition. In the United States over 420 million dollars is spent on purchasing domestic flowers (2/3 of which come from California, and over 400 million on imported flowers from Columbia. The official flower of Mother’s Day is a red carnation, although roses, and lilies are also very [...]

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Mother’s Day Cards

Mother’s Day is the third most popular holiday for giving cards (Christmas is first followed by Valentines day). Over 150 million cards will be sent to over 80 million mothers across the United States.While many children give handmade cards the majority of the cards are bought in greeting card stores. There are over 120 different [...]

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Mother’s Day Gifts

Mothers Day gifts came in all shapes sizes and price points depending on who is doing the giving. For small children the most popular gift is usually a hand made craft, picture or card. Older children often give flowers, CD’s movies or DVD movies. Adult children will often take their Mothers to Brunch or Dinner [...]

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Mother’s Day Origins

The origins of Mothers Day begin with the days of the ancient Greeks. Rhea was the mother of Zeus, the father of the Greek pantheons, and the ancient Greeks paid tribute to her every spring. Ancient Rome celebrated a festival to Cybele the mother goddess. In the 17th century in England they celebrated ‘mothering Sunday’ [...]

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Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is that one special holiday when we all remember the one person who helped us love us, nurtured and supported us when we were growing up, Mom. To learn more about Mother’s day visit any of out articles listed below.

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