Why do we celebrate Mother's Day and how it started? The emotional story behind global celebration and why its founder wanted the holiday cancelled

Happy Mother's Day 2026: Mother's Day, celebrated on the second Sunday of May, originated from Ann Jarvis's efforts to support mothers and her daughter Anna's campaign for a national holiday. Anna Jarvis envisioned a day to honor mothers personally, but later regretted its commercialization, fighting against businesses profiting from the occasion.