Every year on the second Sunday of May, we celebrate Mother's Day by showering our moms with gifts, cards, and flowers, and time together. But the U.S. is far from the only country that celebrates ...

One way to navigate Mother's Day is by creating or adapting new traditions. If you typically celebrate Mother's Day as a family, develop new ways that you can make the day special.

It wouldn't be Mother's Day in the United States without the classic traditions Americans know best: large bouquets of roses and carnations, homemade cards, special outings, and accolades for moms ...

TODAY Food talked about unique Mother’s Day traditions with family members who nominated their mothers, grandmothers, wives and sisters for TODAY's Mom Makes it Best challenge.

On Sunday, May 12, you have the chance to celebrate someone who is arguably the most important person in your life: your mom. Mother's Day is all about showering your mom with love, appreciation ...

For Mother’s Day, columnist Leslie Kouba revives a long-paused family tradition — a day of shared labor and laughter with her children—to reflect on how the most meaningful gifts aren’t ...

The ancient origins The celebration of Mother's Day, as we know it today, has its roots in ancient traditions and symbolism linked to the veneration of the maternal figure.

Mother's Day was officially set aside as a special day on May 8, 1914 and proclaimed as such by President Woodrow Wilson. Throughout the century since, each President proclaims the day annually ...

Mother’s Day is the busiest day of the year, attracting more than 1,500 visitors. It is a tradition that now stretches over three generations. “It’s a huge, just kind of rite of passage for ...

It is one of Alaska's favorite Mother's Day traditions, getting up close and personal with animals that have survived the ice age. By MARK THIESSEN. The Associated Press. May 11, 2025 at 4:12AM.

Every year on the second Sunday of May, we celebrate Mother's Day by showering our moms with gifts, cards, and flowers, and time together. But the U.S. is far from the only country that celebrates ...