Congress fixes Mother’s Day and Father’s Day as national holidays
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Updated · The Saturday Evening Post · May 8
Congress fixes Mother’s Day and Father’s Day as national holidays
8 articles · Updated · The Saturday Evening Post · May 8
Mother’s Day began in the US in 1908 through Anna Jarvis, while Sonora Smart Dodd launched Father’s Day in 1910 after a Spokane church service.
Congress set Mother’s Day on the second Sunday in May in 1914 and Father’s Day on the third Sunday in June in 1966.
Jarvis linked white carnations to Mother’s Day but later denounced its commercialisation, while Father’s Day gained support from men’s wear retailers as both observances spread nationally.
Before it was about flowers, Mother's Day was a call for peace. What happened to its original anti-war message?
How did the founder of Mother's Day end up fighting the $38 billion industry she created?
What surprising gift trend for fathers has quietly grown into a multi-billion dollar market?