The History of Mother's Day
Introduction
Mother's Day is a special day for mothers. In 2026, it is on May 10.
Main Body
Anna Jarvis started this day. She wanted to remember her mother, Ann Reeves Jarvis. Ann helped sick soldiers in a war. The first official Mother's Day was in 1908. Anna wanted people to write letters and give white flowers. Later, companies started to make money from the day. They sold expensive flowers and cards. Anna Jarvis did not like this. She was angry because the day became a business. She tried to stop the holiday and the police arrested her. Anna Jarvis became sick and died in 1948. But the holiday stayed. Today, many people still celebrate Mother's Day with gifts.
Conclusion
People still celebrate Mother's Day today. They send cards and gifts, but Anna Jarvis did not want this.
Learning
⏳ The "Past" Pattern
To reach A2, you must speak about things that already happened. Look at these words from the story:
- Start → Started
- Want → Wanted
- Help → Helped
The Simple Rule: To talk about the past, we usually just add -ed to the end of the action word.
💡 Examples from the text
- "Anna Jarvis started this day." (Action finished)
- "She wanted to remember her mother." (Feeling in the past)
- "The police arrested her." (Event that happened)
⚠️ One Special Word
Not all words follow the -ed rule. Look at this one:
Become → Became
"The day became a business."
(You must memorize these "special" words because they don't follow the rule!)