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The history of Mother's Day is centuries old such as during the 1600s, the Christians in England celebrated a day to honor Mary ( the mother of Christ), Greek cult to Cybele, the Roman festival of Hilaria. Though this is all are not related to the modern day Mother's Day that began in the United States, all the initiatives of Anna Jarvis in the early 20th century.
The American version of Mother's Day was created by Anna Jarvis in 1908, and became an official US holiday in 1914. Before the civil war, her mother Ann Reeves Jarvis founded a " Mother's International Association " , to teach local women childcare skills. The association became a unifying force and in 1868. She organized " Mother's Friendship Day ", where mothers gathered to promote reconciliation. After death of Ann Reeves Jarvis, Anna Jarvis wanted to honor her mother by continuing the work she started and to set aside a day to honor all mothers because she believed a mother is " the person who has done more for you than anyone in the world".
In 1908, the US congress rejected the proposal to make Mother's Day an official holiday, mocking that they would also have to proclaim a " Mother-in-law's- Day ". However, owing to the efforts of Anna Jarvis all American States observed the holiday, with some of them officially recognizing Mother's Day as local holiday. President Woodrow Wilson issues a presidential proclamation that officially establishes the first national Mother's Day holiday to celebrate America's mothers on 10th May 1914.
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