[For Elementary School Students] Interesting Quiz About Mother's Day

carnation

Carnations are often chosen as flowers given on Mother’s Day. This custom is said to have begun when Anna Jarvis in the United States decorated an altar with her late mother’s favorite carnations. Incidentally, the carnations displayed at that time were white.

May

Mother’s Day is set on the second Sunday of May. Since the date isn’t fixed, it’s easy to forget when it falls each year. By the way, Father’s Day is on the third Sunday of June, so keep both in mind together.

United States of America

Mother’s Day is said to have originated in the United States in the early 1900s. It was established by the U.S. Congress after a woman named Anna Jarvis placed her late mother’s favorite carnations on her mother’s altar and sought to spread the sentiment of cherishing mothers.

Dad

In South Korea, there is no Mother’s Day; instead, there is Parents’ Day on May 8, a day to express gratitude to both mothers and fathers. It’s said that South Korea once had a Mother’s Day, but because people questioned the absence of a Father’s Day, Parents’ Day was established.

confectionery shop

It was actually a confectionery company that popularized Mother’s Day in Japan. That company is Morinaga & Co., which releases many sweets beloved by everyone from children to adults. Through an event called the “Morinaga Mother’s Day Rally,” Mother’s Day became widely known to many people.

All women

In Hungary, there is a custom of expressing gratitude not only to mothers but to all women on Mother’s Day. For that reason, it’s considered “Women’s Day” rather than Mother’s Day, and it falls on the first Sunday of May. Even if you don’t live in Hungary, it’s a nice idea to show appreciation on this day to various women in your life—your mother, of course, as well as your grandmother, older sister, younger sister, aunts, and more.

Father's Day

Father’s Day began as a counterpart to Mother’s Day. It started when a woman in the United States, wanting to express gratitude to her father who had raised her and her siblings on his own, petitioned for a day like Mother’s Day to honor fathers.