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Mother`s Day 2026: 5 unique facts you need to know

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Lifestyle
By Nascimento Pinto
Published Apr 28, 2026

Mother`s Day

Every year, Mother`s Day is observed on the second Sunday of May, mostly May 10, to honour mothers and maternal bonds in people`s lives

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Founder of the day

While the day has been celebrated by many countries around the world, Anna Jarvis of the US is known as the founder of the day

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Who is Anna Jarvis?

Anna Jarvis was a social activist, and observed May 10 as Mother`s Day because it was the day she decided to honour her mother in 1908

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Uniqueness

Marking the day at Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church, it is today not only the International Mother`s Day Shrine, but also a National Historical Landmark

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