Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is a holiday that celebrates and honors mothers. It is celebrated (23) _______ the second Sunday in May. This holiday is an opportunity for children to show gratitude, love, and honors to their beloved mother. Mother’s Day is as important (24) _______ some major holidays of the year for women such as International Women’s Day on March 8 or Vietnamese Women's Day on October 20. The (25) _______ of the holiday is carnation. People were encouraged to wear a red carnation if their mother was alive or a white carnation (26) _______ their mother was dead. All mother figures including grandmothers, great-grandmothers, stepmothers, and foster mothers are (27) _______ in the holiday.

It is celebrated (23) _______ the second Sunday in May. This holiday is an opportunity for children to show gratitude, love, and honors to their beloved mother.