Social media has changed celebrations a lot. It is because of social media that we know about the birthdays of significant people, anniversaries and dates of important events. Among other things, it is a conduit for emotions, through which messages, often positive, are disseminated. Commemorative dates are popular for this.

Mother’s Day — which turns 100 this year — is one of these dates. Granted that Mother’s Day is marked on different dates in various parts of the world, but its biggest celebration is on the second Sunday in May, officially set in stone by US President Woodrow Wilson in 1914.