▁would ▁have ▁never ▁started ▁the ▁day ▁because ▁it ▁became ▁so ▁out ▁of ▁control ▁... " ▁She ▁died ▁later ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁Mother ' s ▁Day ▁is ▁now ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁commer cially ▁successful ▁American ▁occasions , ▁having ▁become ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁to ▁d ine ▁out ▁at ▁a ▁restaurant ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁generating ▁a ▁significant ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁j ew el ry ▁industry ' s ▁annual ▁re venue , ▁from ▁custom ▁g ifts ▁like ▁mother ' s ▁rings . ▁Americans ▁spend ▁approximately ▁$ 2 . 6 ▁billion ▁on ▁flowers , ▁$ 1 . 5 3 ▁billion ▁on ▁pam per ing ▁g ifts — like ▁sp a ▁treat ments — and ▁another ▁$ 6 8 ▁million ▁on ▁gre eting ▁cards . ▁ ▁Com mer cial ization ▁has ▁ens ured ▁that ▁the ▁hol iday ▁has ▁continued , ▁while ▁other ▁hol id ays ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁such ▁as ▁Children ' s ▁Day ▁and ▁Tem per ance ▁Sunday , ▁are ▁no ▁longer ▁celebrated . ▁ ▁Sports ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁Southern ▁ 5 0 0 ▁auto ▁race ▁at ▁Dar ling ton ▁Race way ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁Saturday ▁of ▁Mother ' s ▁Day ▁week end . ▁From ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁NAS C AR ▁Cup ▁Series ▁hosted ▁the ▁Digital ▁Al ly ▁ 4 0 0 ▁at ▁Kansas ▁Speed way ▁on ▁Saturday ▁of ▁Mother ' s