Mother's Day
PluralMother's Days
- 1A holiday honoring one's mother, observed in the United States and Canada on the second Sunday of May.
Florists report their busiest week of the year leading into Mother's Day.
She drove three hours home to surprise her mom on Mother's Day.
- 2Any of the various holidays in different countries set aside to honor mothers or one's own mother.
In Mexico, families gather for a large meal on Mother's Day every May tenth.
Many countries celebrate Mother's Day at different times throughout the year.
- 3In British usage, a day honoring mothers held on the fourth Sunday of Lent, three weeks before Easter, the same occasion as Mothering Sunday.
Across the United Kingdom, Mother's Day falls on the fourth Sunday of Lent rather than in May.
Many British churches hold special services on Mother's Day, handing posies to the mothers in the congregation.
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Origin
The name comes from Anna Jarvis's campaign in the early 20th century. She insisted on the singular spelling, "Mother's," so that the day would be linked to each observer's own particular mother rather than mothers in general.