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How a Special Day to Honor Mom Began
The article traces the origin of Mother’s Day from early Christian Mary and St Anne devotion to the modern American holiday. Anna Jarvis from Grafton West Virginia and Philadelphia is credited with starting Mother’s Day and popularizing carnation wear as a tribute to mothers.
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Mary
Mother of Christ
St. Anne
Anna Jarvis
Grafton
West Virginia
Philadelphia
Miss Jarvis
U.S