The earliest known Mother's Day originated in ancient Greece. On this day, the ancient Greeks paid tribute to Hera, the mother of Greek gods. Later, in the middle of17th century, festivals spread to Britain. On this day, young people who leave home will go home and give their mothers some presents.

19 1 1 mother's day celebrations have been widely carried out, not only in every state in the United States of America, but also in some countries in Canada, Mexico and South America. Americans also distribute leaflets promoting Mother's Day to countries all over the world in ten different languages to expand their influence.

19 14, the Congress of the United States of America officially named the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day, and asked the President to issue a declaration calling on government officials to fly the national flag on all public buildings. Then, President Wilson told citizens all over the country to hang the national flag in their homes to show their love and respect for all mothers in the United States of America.