8 facts about Mother's Day:
1) American activist Anna Jarvis is credited with founding Mother's Day in the United States and she is responsible for the modern-day Mother's Day celebrations as we know it. Though she never had children of her own, Ms Jarvis reportedly wanted to ensure her own mother's wish for a day just for moms. She campaigned for years to help make the day a reality.
2) The first Mother's Day is believed to have been celebrated in 1908 in the American states of West Virginia and Philadelphia.
3) On May 9, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson signed a law designating the second Sunday each May as Mother's Day in the United States.
4) Though Mother's Day is celebrated in the United States, India and a number of countries on the second Sunday of May each year, the United Kingdom celebrates Mother's Day on March 6.
5) In the UK and some parts of Europe, the fourth Sunday of Lent is often celebrated as Mothering Day. In France, mothers are celebrated on the last Sunday of May.
6) Mother's Day is one of the most profitable holidays in the United States. This year, people are expected to spend a near-record of $23.1 billion, according to the National Retail Federation on greeting cards, flowers, dinners, clothing or jewelry.
