Mother's Day History

The first ones to pay tribute to mom were the ______ , who honored Rhea, mother of all gods.

• Greeks

• Romans

• Spring Festival

• Mothering Sunday

In Medieval Britain, servants were given the fourth Sunday of Lent to spend the day with their mothers. This was called _______.

• Mother Earth

• Mothering Sunday

• Sunday Mother's Day

• Lent Sunday

Mother's Day was created by _______.

• Anna Marie Tanner

• Anna Martha Jarvis

• Anna Marie Jarvis

• Marie Jarvis

What was Anna's mom's prayer?

• Someday mothers would receive lots of gifts.

• Someday there would be a day to honor mothers.

• Someday Anna would become a mother.

• That Anna would be like her.

Why did Anna plan to make this holiday happen?

• She admired her mother very much.

• She wanted to make her mom's prayer a reality.

• She wanted to let the world know who her mother was.

• She wanted to honor all mothers.

Why did Anna give out white carnations on her mom's memorial?

• Those were her mom's favorite flower.

• To attract people to the memorial.

• Those were her favorite flowers.

• She wanted to remember her mom.

Which was the first state to observe the second Sunday of May as Mother's Day?

• Virginia

• West Virginia

• Philadelphia

• New York

Which president did sign the bill that officially made Mother's Day the holiday we know today?

The original place to spend Mother's Day was in _____.

Which of these are true for the original Mother's Day celebration? (3 answers)

• Red carnations were worn to honor living mothers.

• White carnations were worn to honor dead mothers.

• Pink carnations were worn to honor dead mothers.

• Sons and daughters would write loving letters to their mothers.

• White carnations were given to all mothers.