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Description: 9 Facts, About Mother's Day.<br/>1. The date changes due to it <br/>being held annually on <br/>May's second Sunday.<br/>May 12th is the scheduled date <br/>for the holiday in 2024.<br/>2. Ancient Greece was one of the <br/>earliest civilizations to honor mothers.<br/>3. According to Reuters, Mother's Day <br/>sees the highest volume of phone calls <br/>than any other day of the year.<br/>4. In 2018, gift totals amounted <br/>to $23 billion according to the <br/>National Retail Federation.<br/>5. Greeting cards are the <br/>most common gift with <br/>152 million being <br/>delivered every year.<br/>6. The idea was started in 1868 by activist <br/>Ann Jarvis, who wanted to bring people together after the Civil War.<br/>7. 1908 was the first year <br/>Mother's Day was <br/>observed in the U.S.<br/>8. It became an official federal holiday <br/>less than a decade later in 1914.<br/>9. Mother's Day is celebrated worldwide <br/>at different times during the year
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