501. Origins of Mother’s Day

501. Origins of Mother’s Day

From History of North America by History of North America

May 8, 2026 · 10 min

About this episode

This episode explores the origins, customs, and traditions of Mother's Day in North America.

North Americans annually dedicate the second Sunday of May to Mothers! Let’s learn about the origins, customs, and traditions of this special day. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/FXpLv3_ZkEI which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. Everything Everywhere Daily podcast at https://amzn.to/3XHj20A Books about Mother’s Day at  https://amzn.to/4d7SHkA ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet  SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you).  Mark Vinet's HISTORICAL JESUS podcast at https://parthenonpodcast.com/historical-jesus Mark's TIMELINE video channel:  https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet    Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 X (Twitter):  https://twitter.com/MarkVinet_HNA   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels    Mark's books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM…

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Host: Mark Vinet

Topics covered

  • Mother's Day
  • origins
  • customs
  • traditions
  • North America
  • celebration

Keywords

  • Mother's Day
  • origins
  • traditions
  • customs
  • North America
  • celebration
  • history

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