Honoring a woman-mother has a long history. Mother's Day comes from the ancient Greek cult of the mother. Official mysteries with rites in honor of Cybele, or Rhea, the Great Mother of the Gods, were held on the Ides of March throughout Asia Minor😍.
From the 17th to the 19th century, the so-called “Mothering Sunday” was celebrated in Great Britain on the second Sunday of Great Lent, dedicated to honoring mothers throughout the country.
In the US, Mother's Day was first publicly supported by the famous American pacifist Julia Ward Howe in 1872. "Mother's Day" according to Julia Ward is a day of unity of mothers in the struggle for world peace. The concept of Julia Ward did not find wide support either in the US or in other countries.
In 1907, Anna Jarvis, an American from Philadelphia, took the initiative to honor mothers in memory of her mother🤗. Anna wrote letters to government agencies, legislatures, and eminent persons, proposing that one day of the year should be devoted to honoring mothers. In 1910, the state of Virginia was the first to recognize Mother's Day as an official holiday. In 1914, US President Woodrow Wilson declared the second Sunday in May a national holiday in honor of all American mothers🌸.
Following the United States, the second Sunday of May was declared a holiday by 23 countries (including: Bahrain, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Nicaragua, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Australia, Ukraine, Estonia, etc. ), and more than thirty celebrate the holiday on other days☺️.

In the United States and Australia, there is a tradition to wear a carnation flower on clothes on this day🙏. Moreover, color matters, as a colored carnation indicates that a person’s mother is alive, and white flowers are pinned to clothes in memory of departed mothers😍💋.
For several years now, Russia has been hosting the All-Russian social action for Mother's Day, "Mom, I love you!". In the week before the holiday, a number of events take place as part of the action, in particular, the distribution of promotional cards that can be sent by mail or simply presented to mom💗. Forget-me-not is a symbol of social action😇.