Motherless daughters: Coming together
Twenty years ago, Hope Edelman, author of the bestseller "Motherless Daughters," founded a global support network for women who, like her, were young when their mothers died – to share tears, sisterhood and affirmation.
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Honors mothers and motherhood. Anna Jarvis kicked it off in West Virginia in 1908 to remember her own mother; it became a US national holiday in 1914 and spread to dozens of countries. Most observe it on the second Sunday of May — though Mexico, Spain, the UK and others run on their own calendars.
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Mother's Day is observed in Latvia (Mātes diena). Recognized nationally.
Mother's Day
Mother's Day is observed in El Salvador (Día de las Madres). Recognized nationally.
Father's Day
Father's Day is observed in El Salvador (Día del Padre). Recognized nationally.