Results: Interesting Mother's Day Facts
Mother's Day originated in the United States in the early 1900s. Although there are older traditions that celebrate similar holidays, they are not considered to be the origins of Mother's Day. Mother's Day is meant to honor mothers and their influence in society, maternal bonds and motherhood itself. In the United States and Canada it is celebrated on the second Sunday in May, but in other parts of the world it is sometimes celebrated in March, as well as in other months.
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What Mother's Day flower facts are you familiar with?
Mother's Day sees around one quarter of all flowers purchased throughout the year falling on this holiday.
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Carnations are very popular flowers for Mother's Day and are thought to be made from the tears of Jesus' mother (Mary) when she wept at his feet the day He was crucified.
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Pink and red carnations are given to mother's that are still alive, while white ones are for those that have passed away.
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Studies and research now show that giving a bouquet of flowers has many positive health and psychological benefits.
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N/A or I am unfamiliar with all of these facts.
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What fun Mother's Day facts are you familiar with?
Mother's Day became a recognized holiday in 1914 in the United States.
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In the vast majority of the world's languages, the word for "mother" begins with the letter M.
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Mother's Day is celebrated in close to 50 countries in different parts of the world.
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In the United States alone, around 122 million phone calls are made to moms on Mother's Day.
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Approximately $14 billion dollars is spent on Mother's Day.
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Common Mother's Day gifts include: cards, flowers, meals in restaurants, jewelry, gift cards, clothing, trips to a spa, books, CDs, housewares and even gardening tools.
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All of the above.
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N/A or I am unfamiliar with all of these facts.
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What strange but true Mother's Day facts are you familiar with?
In 1939 in Lima, Peru, the youngest mother on record delivered a baby boy by C-section. She was only 5 years-old and the baby was raised as her brother.
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On the flip-side, the oldest woman to deliver a baby was recorded on April 9, 2003. Her name is, Satyabhama Mahapatra, and is a 65-year-old retired schoolteacher in India. She gave birth to a baby boy, which was her first child after 50 years of marriage. However, the eggs were donated by her 26 year-old niece.
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Before Octomom (Nadya Suleman) Bobbie McCaughey had septuplets (four boys and three girls) on November 19, 1997. The babies were born via C-section after 31 weeks.
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The shortest span between two babies is by mom, Jayne Bleackley. She gave birth to her son on September 3, 1999. Then only 208 days later gave birth to her daughter (on March 30, 2000).
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Elizabeth Ann Buttle gives a whole new meaning to second family. She gave birth to her first child (a girl) May 19,1956. Then when she was 60 years-old, she gave birth to her son on November 20, 1997, making the babies 41 years 185 days apart.
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All of the above.
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N/A or I am unfamiliar with all of these facts.
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Happy Mother's Day to all Mom's! Will you buying that special person in your life a gift on Mother's Day (May 14th of 2017)?
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