10 Facts about Mother's Day

Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mothers of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on different days in many parts of the world, most commonly in the months of March or May. 

In the Dominican Republic, Mother's Day is a family celebration, where we recognize the love, service, and devotion of our mothers by giving them gifts, cards, flowers & bouquets, food, among others. Schools make special celebrations and sing along to our famous Mother's Day Anthem.

Here are 10 fun facts about Mother’s Day you might not really know:  

1. The Dominican Republic is the only country in Latin America that has dedicated an anthem to Mothers.

2- Mother’s day is remounted back to Ancient Greece.

3- Mother's day is the most popular day of the year for eating out.

4- The person who founded Mother’s Day in America was called Anna Jarvis.

5- In the UK thirty thousand cards are sent during Mother’s Day 

6- The first Mother’s Day in the whole world was celebrated in the ’70s.

7- The tradition that is more associated with Mothering Sunday is the Simnel Cake.

8- Carnations are the flowers that are typically associated with Mother's Day.

9- In the United Kingdom and Ireland the Mothering Sunday is celebrated on the fourth Sunday of Lent. In our country, it takes place on the last Sunday of May.

10- Mother’s Day is celebrated in 46 countries around the world.

Mothers are great and, in my opinion, they deserve more than just one special day because they protect us, even if we don’t know how to do it, and are always looking after us, making sure we have everything we need and that we do what we must ('boches' included).

Happy Mother's Day 2021!

Written by Carlos Graveley

5th Grader