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2021 Skilled Nursing Mother’s Day History Mother’s Day began as a spring festival to celebrate “Mother Earth”. Then, it became a celebration of “Mother Church”. Finally, it became a day to celebrate all mothers. As Christianity 1306 Pelham Rd • Greenville, SC 29615 • (864) 286-6600 spread throughout , the celebration became linked to . Many churches celebrated “Mothering Sunday” on the fourth Sunday of Lent, the forty days leading up to Easter. It was History a celebration of Mary, Mother of God. It became customary to Gables on Pelham offer small gifts or cakes to mothers on this day. The fifth of May is when Directors In the 1600s in England, “Mothering Day” was celebrated. This Americans celebrate an was a day when wealthy families gave their servants a day off to important battle in Mexican Sue Kennedy history with so much food and return to their homes to visit their mothers. Today, Mother’s Day is a celebration of all mothers. Campus Executive Director This idea began with two women—Julia Ward Howe and Anna Jarvis. Howe, a social reformer and music and fun that the real poet, wanted a day when mothers could celebrate peace, and she proposed calling it “Mother’s story behind the holiday is Olishia Gaffney Day for Peace” and wrote the first Mother’s Day Proclamation. often overlooked. While Cinco Director of Nursing de Mayo is often thought of as a In 1907, Anna Jarvis, who lived in , persuaded her mother’s church in Grafton, West Becky Hutto Virginia, to celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday in May, which coincided with the celebration of Mexican Business Office Manager anniversary of her mother’s death. Jarvis then proceeded to write to ministers, politicians, and independence, it is not. ’s National Flag businessmen to establish a national Mother’s Day. Ironically, she was never a mother herself. In Mexican independence, also Tyler Long 1914, President Woodrow Wilson made the official announcement, proclaiming Mother’s Day as a called the , is celebrated on 16 and Admissions Director - SNF national holiday to be celebrated on the second Sunday in May. Today, many countries around the occurred about 50 years before the Battle of . Sonia Beltman world celebrate Mother’s Day. After the Mexican-American War (1846–1848) and the Mexican Director of Rehabilitation History Famous May Birthdays (1858–1861), the Mexican government was almost Deborah Wilson bankrupt. In 1861, Mexican President Benito Juárez issued a two- Dining Services Director The first of May—May Day—has been Dwayne Johnson (actor) – May 2, 1972 year moratorium on payment of foreign debt. Mexico’s largest celebrated by cultures around the world since James Brown (singer) – May 3, 1933 creditors—, England, and —sent ships to the port of Diane Long ancient times for reasons spiritual, Audrey Hepburn (actress) – May 4, 1929 to demand payment. Mexico negotiated with England Asst. Dining Services Director agricultural, and political. By May 1, the cold Tammy Wynette (singer) – , 1942 and Spain, and their ships went home. Hannah Cutting and dark of winter has disappeared, and it is Orson Welles (filmmaker) – May 6, 1915 springtime in the northern hemisphere. That Don Rickles (comedian) – May 8, 1926 However, French Emperor Napoleon III decided to leverage this Social Services Director means flowers in bloom and spring planting in Rosario Dawson (actress) – May 9, 1979 opportunity to increase French power in the New World. Allana Sparks Great Britain, where May Day originated. The Natasha Richardson (actress) – May 11, 1963 Napoleon III sent a heavily armed fleet to Veracruz and forced Resident Programs Coordinator holiday, in various forms, spread to Europe Florence Nightingale (nurse) – May 12, 1820 President Juárez and his government into retreat. The French and much later, to North America. Ruth Harris Katharine Hepburn (actress) – May 12, 1907 force of more than 8,000 pushed on from Veracruz toward Mexico HR/Central Supply/Med. Records Perry Como (entertainer) – May 18, 1912 City, with their troops more than double that of Mexico’s. This secular holiday goes back to ancient Jimmy Stewart (actor) – May 20, 1908 Napoleon expected an easy win and to easily overthrow Juárez. times and is a yearly ritual to celebrate the Stevie Nicks (singer) – May 26, 1948 bounty of spring. Typical festivities include Clint Eastwood (actor) – May 31, 1930 To his dismay, this was not the case. Even with only 4,500 troops, flowers, dancing, and maypoles, which are the , led by Seguín, was able to tall poles decorated with ribbons and flowers May Zodiacs defeat the much bigger, better armed, and better trained French erected for revelers to dance around. force. At Puebla, a mere 70 miles from , the French Taurus (The Bull) Traditionally, wreaths of posies adorn heads waved the white flag. Four days later, in a frenzy of patriotism, a May 1–20 and bouquets are quietly left on the doorsteps holiday was declared. of neighbors and friends as gestures of Gemini (The Twins) friendship. May 21–31

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