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One day each
spring in ancient
Greece, people held
celebrations in honor
of Rhea, whom they
called the Mother
of the Gods.
In 1909,
Mother's Day
services were held
in all 46 states
plus Canada
and Mexico.
In 1907, Anna Jarvis
passed out carnations at
her mother's church in
Grafton, West Virginia
—one for each mother in
the congregation. She did
this in memory of her
own mother.
In 1908,
St. Andrew's
Methodist Church
in Grafton, West
Virginia held a Sunday
service honoring
mothers.
Julia Ward Howe, who was the first North American to suggest
Mother's Day, made another important contribution to U.S.
history. Unscramble the letters to find out what she wrote.
Read about how Mother's Day started. Number the flowers
to show the correct order of the story.
Circle the flower that continues the pattern in each row.
During the 1600s,
people in England
celebrated a day called
"Mothering Sunday."
On that day, servants
were released from
work to spend the
day with their
mothers.
In 1914,
President
Woodrow Wilson
signed a resolution
establishing
Mother's Day.
In the U.S.,
the idea of
Mother's Day was
first suggested by
Julia Ward Howe
in 1872 as a day
dedicated to
peace.
In 1912,
West Virginia
became the
first state to
adopt an official
Mother's Day.
Standards Link: Math/Probability: Identify and extend simple patterns.
