When is Mother's Day in 2024 and Why We Celebrate Mom

Sarah is a lifestyle and entertainment reporter for TODAY who covers holidays, celebrities and everything in between.

Mother's Day is coming up and with the holiday so close at hand, it's a good time to start thinking about what you're going to do for the special mom in your life to let her know how much you appreciate all she does. Whether that person is your mother, grandmother, aunt, friend, stepmom, sister or daughter, celebrate her on Mother's Day with a sweet quote, Instagram post, bouquet of flowers or other thoughtful gift. Or, simply wish her a Happy Mother's Day.

Thailand, however, observes the holiday on August 12, which also happens to be the birthday of Queen Sirikit. Why do we celebrate Mother's Day? The celebration dates back to the late 1800s and is a combination of several different events. But it was Anna Maria Reeves Jarvis, a social activist and community organizer,​​ who unintentionally got the ball rolling.

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