1. The date changes due to it being held annually on May's second Sunday. May 9 is the scheduled date for the holiday in 2021.<br />2. Ancient Greece was one of the earliest civilizations to honor mothers.<br />3. According to Reuters, Mother's Day sees the highest volume of phone calls than any other day of the year.<br />4. In 2018, gift totals amounted to $23 billion according to the National Retail Federation.<br />5. Greeting cards are the most common gift with 152 million being delivered every year.<br />6. The idea was started in 1868 by activist Ann Jarvis, who wanted to bring people together after the Civil War.<br />7. 1908 was the first year Mother's Day was observed in the U.S.<br />8. It became an official federal holiday less than a decade later in 1914.<br />9. Mother's Day is celebrated worldwide at different times during the year.
