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22-873: Founded by entrepreneur Kris Dreyer in 2002 as a member of the National Women's Football League (NWFA), the Detroit Danger posted a 10-1 inaugural season under Head Coach Tony Blankenship, winning the national championship against the Massachusetts Mutiny 48–30. Local businessman Mitch Rosen took ownership of the Detroit Danger and changed the team's name to the Detroit Demolition prior to the 2003 season. The team continued to thrive under Head Coach Tony Blankenship, winning three more NWFA championship titles consecutively (2003–2005), going undefeated in each of those three seasons. In 2005,

44-595: A candy makers' convention in Philadelphia in 1923, and at a meeting of American War Mothers in 1925. By this time, carnations had become associated with Mother's Day, and the selling of carnations by the American War Mothers to raise money angered Jarvis, who was arrested for disturbing the peace . In Britain, Constance Adelaide Smith was inspired to advocate for Mothering Sunday , an already-existing Christian ecclesiastical celebration in which

66-509: A controlling interest in the ownership of the franchise amidst financial struggles for the team following the 2006 season. The Detroit Demolition bounced back to win the 2007 IWFL championship game, taking the title back from Atlanta Xplosion 17–7. With a stream of player retirements — including star quarterback Kim Grodus — and the rising competitiveness of its IWFL opponents like the Chicago Force , D.C. Divas and Pittsburgh Passion ,

88-439: A day to honor all mothers because she believed a mother is "the person who has done more for you than anyone in the world". In 1908, the U.S. Congress rejected a proposal to make Mother's Day an official holiday, joking that they would also have to proclaim a "Mother-in-law's Day". However, owing to the efforts of Anna Jarvis, by 1911 all U.S. states observed the holiday, with some of them officially recognizing Mother's Day as

110-480: A local holiday (the first being West Virginia, Jarvis's home state, in 1910). In 1914, Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating Mother's Day, held on the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor mothers. Although Jarvis, who started Mother's Day as a liturgical service, was successful in founding the celebration, she became resentful of the commercialization of the holiday, and it became associated with

132-447: A profit. Commercialism can also refer, positively or negatively, to corporate domination. Commercialism is often closely associated with the corporate world and advertising , and often makes use of advancements in technology. Commercialism can also be used in a negative connotation to refer to the possibility within open-market capitalism to exploit objects, people, or the environment for the purpose of private monetary gain . As such,

154-660: Is often referred to as "Mother's Day" even though it is an unrelated celebration. In some countries, the date adopted is one significant to the majority religion, such as Virgin Mary Day in Catholic countries. Other countries selected a date with historical significance. For example, Bolivia's Mother's Day is a fixed date, commemorating a battle in which women participated to defend their children. Some countries, such as Russia , celebrate International Women's Day instead of Mother's Day or simply celebrate both holidays, which

176-1397: Is the custom in Ukraine. Kyrgyzstan has recently introduced Mother's Day, but "year on year International Women's Day is certainly increasing in status". Second Sunday of February 12 February 2023 11 February 2024 9 February 2025 [REDACTED]   Norway 3 March [REDACTED]   Georgia 8 March (with International Women's Day ) Fourth Sunday in Lent ( Mothering Sunday ) 19 March 2023 10 March 2024 30 March 2025 21 March (Spring equinox ) 25 March [REDACTED]   Slovenia 7 April ( Annunciation day) [REDACTED]   Armenia ( Motherhood and Beauty Day ) First Sunday of May 7 May 2023 5 May 2024 4 May 2025 8 May [REDACTED]   South Korea ( Parents' Day ) 10 May Second Sunday of May 14 May 2023 12 May 2024 11 May 2025 14 May [REDACTED]   Benin 15 May [REDACTED]   Paraguay (same day as Día de la Patria ) 19 May [REDACTED]   Kyrgyzstan ( Russian : День матери , Kyrgyz : Энэ күнү ) 26 May [REDACTED]   Poland ( Polish : Dzień Matki ) 27 May [REDACTED]   Bolivia Last Sunday of May 28 May 2023 26 May 2024 25 May 2025 Last Sunday of May, or first Sunday of June if

198-529: The Greek cult to Cybele , the mother deity Rhea , the Roman festival of Hilaria , or the other Christian ecclesiastical Mothering Sunday celebration (associated with the image of Mother Church ). However, in some countries, Mother's Day is still synonymous with these older traditions. The American version of Mother's Day has been criticized for having become too commercialized. Jarvis herself, who began

220-648: The International Mother's Day Shrine . Her campaign to make Mother's Day a recognized holiday in the United States began in 1905, the year her mother, Ann Reeves Jarvis , died. Ann Jarvis had been a peace activist who cared for wounded soldiers on both sides of the American Civil War , and created Mother's Day Work Clubs to address public health issues. She and another peace activist and suffragist, Julia Ward Howe , had been urging for

242-532: The 19th century in the British Isles, " Mothering Sunday " was celebrated on the fourth Sunday in Lent. On this day, clerics and curates were encouraged to use the time at their disposal to visit their original mother churches . While other countries also have a multi-century history of a day to celebrate mothers, the modern American version of the holiday began in the United States in the early 20th century at

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264-512: The Mother's Day International Association. She specifically noted that "Mother's" should "be a singular possessive, for each family to honor its own mother, not a plural possessive commemorating all mothers in the world." This is also the spelling used by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in his 1914 presidential proclamation, by the U.S. Congress in relevant bills, and by various U.S. presidents in their proclamations concerning Mother's Day. While

286-744: The Texas Elite Spartans of the Women’s National Football Conference (WNFC) won their 51st consecutive game in 2024. Mother%27s Day Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family or individual, as well as motherhood , maternal bonds , and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on different days in many parts of the world, most commonly in March or May. It complements similar celebrations honoring family members, such as Father's Day , Siblings Day , and Grandparents' Day . In

308-678: The United States holiday was adopted by some other countries, existing celebrations, held on different dates, honoring motherhood have become described as "Mother's Day", such as Mothering Sunday in the United Kingdom or, in Greece, the Eastern Orthodox celebration of the presentation of Jesus Christ to the temple (2 February of Julian Calendar ). Both the secular and religious Mother Day are present in Greece . Mothering Sunday

330-668: The celebration as a liturgical observance, regretted this commercialism and expressed that this was never her intention. In response, Constance Adelaide Smith successfully advocated for Mothering Sunday as a commemoration of a broader definition of motherhood in many other parts of the English-speaking world . The modern holiday was first celebrated in 1907, when Anna Jarvis held the first Mother's Day service of worship at Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in Grafton, West Virginia . Andrew's Methodist Church now holds

352-458: The creation of a "Mother's Day For Peace" where mothers would ask that their husbands and sons were no longer killed in wars. Forty years before it became an official holiday, Ward Howe had made her Mother's Day Proclamation in 1870, which called upon mothers of all nationalities to band together to promote the "amicable settlement of international questions, the great and general interests of peace." Anna Jarvis wanted to honor this and to set aside

374-608: The faithful visit the church in which they received the sacrament of baptism , as an equivalent celebration. She referred to medieval traditions of celebrating Mother Church , 'mothers of earthly homes', Mary, mother of Jesus , and Mother Nature . Her efforts were successful in the British Isles and other parts of the English-speaking world. In 1912, Anna Jarvis trademarked the phrase "Second Sunday in May, Mother's Day, Anna Jarvis, Founder", and created

396-401: The initiative of Anna Jarvis . She organized the first Mother's Day service of worship and celebration at Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in Grafton, West Virginia , which serves as the International Mother's Day Shrine today. It is not directly related to the many traditional celebrations of mothers and motherhood that have existed throughout the world over thousands of years, such as

418-414: The last Sunday of May is Pentecost 4 June 2023 26 May 2024 25 May 2025 [REDACTED]   France French Antilles 30 May [REDACTED]   Nicaragua Commercialism Commercialism is the application of both manufacturing and consumption towards personal usage, or the practices, methods, aims, and distribution of products in a free market geared toward generating

440-608: The phrase " Hallmark holiday ". By the early 1920s, Hallmark Cards and other companies had started selling Mother's Day cards. Jarvis believed that the companies had misinterpreted and exploited the idea of Mother's Day, and that the emphasis of the holiday was on sentiment, not profit. As a result, she organized boycotts of Mother's Day and threatened to issue lawsuits against the companies involved. Jarvis argued that people should appreciate and honor their mothers through handwritten letters expressing their love and gratitude, instead of buying gifts and pre-made cards. Jarvis protested at

462-676: The team played a special Mother's Day exhibition game at Ford Field , home of the Detroit Lions . In 2006, the Demolition sought membership into the Independent Women's Football League (IWFL) and was subsequently accepted. Detroit reached the 2006 IWFL championship game but were upset by the Atlanta Xplosion 21–14. It was only the team's second loss in the franchise's five-year history. Jeff "J.R." Rose took

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484-556: The team's fortunes on the field fell. The Demolition posted a 7–2 record in 2008 and a 4–4 record in 2009. Al Seden, who took over team ownership in 2009, was unable to launch a 2010 season. The Demolition played their home games at Livonia Franklin High School and Livonia Stevenson High School . The franchise was the first in the modern era of women's pro football (1999–present) to win five national championships. They also held 20-year-long record of consecutive wins with 50, until

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