Mother's Day (United States)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Mother's_Day_(United_States)
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:public_holiday
gptkbp:Anna_Jarvis's_view fought against commercial exploitation
opposed commercialization
gptkbp:category Spring holidays
May observances
Parenting holidays
Unofficial observances
gptkbp:celebratedIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:color white
pink
gptkbp:commercialized yes
gptkbp:controversy commercialization
original intent lost
gptkbp:customs family gatherings
giving flowers
special meals
giving cards
gptkbp:economicImportance billions of dollars annually
gptkbp:firstObserved 1908
gptkbp:flowerColor gptkb:Azalea
gptkb:plant_species
gptkbp:frequency annual
gptkbp:hashtag #MothersDay
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mother's Day (United States)
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Mother's_Day_Work_Clubs
gptkb:Julia_Ward_Howe's_Mother's_Day_Proclamation
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Anna_Jarvis
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive
gptkbp:notableEvent first celebration in Grafton, West Virginia
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Anna_Jarvis
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:church
children
families
schools
second Sunday in May
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Father's_Day_(United_States)
gptkbp:popularGift gptkb:jewelry
breakfast in bed
flowers
greeting cards
chocolates
gptkbp:purpose celebrate motherhood
honor mothers
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:President_Woodrow_Wilson
gptkb:U.S._Congress
1914
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Mother's_Day_(international)
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:plant_species
gptkbp:type secular holiday
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:American_Mother's_Day
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6