Mothers Day History and Origions Video Worksheet - 52391

Mother's Day History
Vocabulary List:
1. contributions to society; 8. a precursor;

2. recent phenomenon; 9. prompt;
3. pay tribute; 10.fund festivities;
4. liken to goddesses; 11.phase out;
5. fall on; 12.honor moms;
6. domestics; 13.establish a national Mother’s Day.
7. a simnel cake;
Task 1
Complete the sentences with the expressions from the Vocabulary List.
1. Mother’s Day is a holiday to h_____ m____ and their c________ to s______. But it’s a relatively
r_______ p_______, at least in North America. Ancient cultures p______ t_____ to mothers, and
l________ them to g__________.
2. This holiday is celebrated on different days in different countries. In the UK it f_____ o___ the fourth
Sunday during Lent. In this country the holiday has religious roots. Children, mainly daughters, were
given a day off to visit their mothers and families. Daughters who were working as d_________ used
this day to show their skills to their mothers, usually by baking them a s_________ cake.
3. American Mother’s Day is connected with the names of two women: Julia Ward Howe and Anna
Jarvis. Julia p_______ a Mother’s Day for Peace to be held on June 2nd, 1872, as a way to unite
women against war.
4. In 1914 U.S. congress e___________ a national Mother’s Day.
Task 2
Watch the video and put the headings in the correct order.
1. Anna Jarvis
2. American Mother’s Day
3. Mother’s Day Traditions
4. Different Dates Around the World
5. Julia Ward Howe
6. Britain’s Mothering Sunday
Task 3
Watch the video once again and decide if the statements are True or False.
1. Mother’s day is celebrated on the same day in different countries.

2. Nowadays this holiday is primarily used to give thanks to mothers but some churches in Britain still
recognize it as a religious day.
3. American Mother’ Day was founded by three women.
4. Julia Ward Howe prompted a Mother’s Day for Peace to be held on June 2nd, 1872 as a way to unite
women against poverty.
5. Anna Jarvis followed the dream of her recently-deceased mother to create a national day to honor
moms.
6. After much lobbying, Jarvis’ home state of Massachusetts adopted an official Mother’s Day in 1912,
and two years later U.S. congress established a national Mother’s Day, the same one we observe
now.
7. Nowadays on this day children prepare breakfast for their mothers, buy flowers, gifts or candy, and –
of course – a greeting card.
8. It’s also the busiest day of the year for cinemas.
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Video Script
History of Mother’s Day
Celebrating mothers and their contributions to society is a relatively recent phenomenon, at least in
North America. Ancient cultures paid tribute to mothers, and likened them to goddesses.
Different Dates Around the World
Today, mother’s day is celebrated on different days in different countries. In the United Kingdom,
Mothering Sunday falls on the fourth Sunday during Lent. However, the day most commonly used
throughout the world is the second Sunday in May.
Britain’s Mothering Sunday
Mothering Sunday in Britain did not originate as a celebration of motherhood, but as a religious
occasion during Lent. Children, mainly daughters, were given a day off to visit their mothers and
families. Daughters who were working as domestics used this day to show their skills to their mothers,
usually by baking them a simnel cake. Also, people would return to “mother church” for a special service
on that fourth Sunday during Lent. Today, the day is primarily used to give thanks to mothers, although
some churches in Britain still recognize it as a religious day.
American Mother’s Day
Mothering Sunday served as a precursor to American Mother’s Day. The event was founded in the
United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. And, it was arguably founded by two
different women.
Julia Ward Howe
The first was Julia Ward Howe, who prompted a Mother’s Day for Peace to be held on June 2nd, 1872,
as a way to unite women against war. By the next year, women were celebrating in 18 cities across the
U.S. For the next ten years, Howe continued to fund festivities in Boston, but when she stopped
subsidizing the event it eventually phased out.
Anna Jarvis
In 1905, a woman named Anna Jarvis decided to follow the dream of her recently-deceased mother to
create a national day to honor moms. After much lobbying, Jarvis’ home state of West Virginia adopted
an official Mother’s Day in 1912, and two years later U.S. congress established a national Mother’s Day,
the same one we observe now.
Mother’s Day Traditions
Today, Mother’s Day celebrations often see children making breakfast for their mothers, buying
flowers, gifts or candy, and – of course – a greeting card. More phone calls are made on Mother’s Day in
the U.S. than any other day of the year, and it is also the busiest day of the year for restaurants.

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Mother's Day History

1. contributions to society; 8. a precursor;

1. Mother’s day is celebrated on the same day in different countries.

Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL872kLZdCI

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History of Mother’s Day

Different Dates Around the World

Britain’s Mothering Sunday

American Mother’s Day

Julia Ward Howe

Mother’s Day Traditions

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