▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁ 4 6 7 - 5 0 1 , ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁The ▁hier og lyph ic ▁text ▁of ▁the ▁st ela ▁Hom est ead ▁N ast as en ▁St ela ▁Category : 4 th - century ▁BC ▁monarch s ▁of ▁K ush ▁Category : K ings ▁of ▁K ush ▁Category : 4 th - century ▁BC ▁r ul ers <0x0A> </s> ▁Mother ' s ▁Day ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁is ▁an ▁annual ▁hol iday ▁celebrated ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁Sunday ▁in ▁May . ▁Mother ' s ▁Day ▁recogn izes ▁moth ers , ▁mother hood ▁and ▁mat ernal ▁b onds ▁in ▁general , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁positive ▁contributions ▁that ▁they ▁make ▁to ▁society . ▁It ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁Anna ▁Jar vis , ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁official ▁Mother ' s ▁Day ▁celebrated ▁at ▁St . ▁Andrew ' s ▁Method ist ▁Church ▁in ▁G raft on , ▁West ▁Virginia , ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Mother ' s ▁Day ▁comple ments ▁similar ▁celebr ations ▁hon oring ▁family ▁members , ▁such ▁as ▁Father ' s ▁Day , ▁Sib lings ▁Day ▁and ▁Grand par ents ▁Day . ▁ ▁Intern ation ally , ▁there ▁are ▁a ▁large ▁variety ▁of ▁Mother ' s ▁Day ▁celebr ations ▁with ▁different ▁orig ins ▁and ▁trad itions , ▁some ▁now ▁also ▁having ▁been ▁influenced ▁by ▁this ▁more ▁recent ▁American ▁tradition . ▁For ▁the ▁international ▁celebr ation , ▁see ▁Mother ' s ▁Day . ▁ ▁History