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Mother’s Day

By | source: May 6th, 2011

In case you didn’t already know this coming Sunday, May 8th, is Mother’s Day. A day we can give back to the lady who gave birth to us. Some mom’s want jewelry, others want to sleep in, luckily this year all I have to do is clean my mother’s car. Today’s infographic, Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Mother’s Day, as you may have already guessed is about Mother’s Day.

The term “Mother’s Day” was coined by Anna Jarvis in 1912 as being on the second Sunday of every May. Despite her protests Mother’s Day became commercialized within nine years of having been created. Today Mother’s Day ranks as the third holiday behind only Christmas and Easter. [via]

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