Mother's Day falls on 10 May in 2026

13 articles · Updated · The Providence Journal · May 7

The annual US holiday honouring mothers, grandmothers, stepmothers, guardians and mother figures is observed on the second Sunday of May.
The modern holiday began in 1908 through Anna Jarvis's campaign and was made an official US national holiday by President Woodrow Wilson in 1914.
Its roots also draw on ancient Greek and Roman celebrations and Britain's Mothering Sunday, which later blended with the US observance.

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