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5 interesting facts about Mother's Day

3. The carnations connection

A common floral theme for Mother's Day is that of the carnation. The tradition of wearing carnations as part of the American holiday goes all the way back to its origins.

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"Anna Jarvis, the founder of Mother's Day, for the first time, sent 500 white carnations to the Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in Grafton, West Virginia," explained The Flower Expert.

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"She wanted the flowers to be distributed among the mothers. Then onwards, it has become a tradition to gift flowers on Mother's Day as a token of thanks for all her love and care."

Traditionally the color of the carnation was meant to hold significance. Wearing a pink carnation symbolized having a living mother while wearing a white carnation meant one's mother had passed.

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