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Mothers Day is celebrated on different days through out the country, however, in Canada and the United States it is celebrated on the second Sunday of May. Mothers Day did not start out being a day that we strictly honored our mothers. Depending on which country one resides, the origin of Mothers Day varies as well as the custom of celebrating the occasion. Canada and the United States both honor their mothers through Mother's Day flowers bouquet, Mothers Day cards and gifts and taking their mother out for a Mother's Day dinner. However, Mother's Day flowers have always been a widely done tradition in numerous countries and knowing how to pick out the best Mother's Day flower bouquet can make your shopping easier.

When ordering Mother's Day flowers for ones mother in Canada or the United States, it is good to have an understanding of how Mother's Day came to be. Mother's Day was influenced by a young Appalachian homemaker Ann Jarvis who attempted to unite women into make better sanitary conditions for both sides of the Civil War through what she called Mother's Work Days. This effort influenced Julia Ward Howe's attempt to unite all woman to stand against war after the Civil War inspiring her to write the "Mothers Day Proclamation." Although they both did not fully succeed in their efforts at that time, they will remain as monumental women who emitted the true drive and strength of women.

In 1904, a man stepped into the limelight on behalf of all the mothers in Canada and the United States, Frank E. Hering, the President of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. He made a public plea to initiate the a national day to honor mothers, however it wasn't until the death of Ann Jarvis in 1905, when her daughter stepped in and began to rally for a memorial day for mothers that Mothers Day actually came to be. Anna Jarvis daughter Ann handed out a single white carnation to each of the 500 mothers at her mothers and her church a year before the first Mother's Day was officially recorded which started the tradition of white carnations being a huge part of Mother's Day. The first recorded Mother's Day was on May 10, 1908, a Sunday, at St. Andrew's Methodist Episcopal Church in Virginia, as Jarvis wished for it to be looked at in the same light as a Holy Day. It was not until President Wilson on May 9th, 1914 declared Mother's Day as an official holiday honoring mothers who had lost children to war.

Carnations are now known to be the official flower for Mother's Day in Canada and the United States as well as the tradition of wearing a carnation corsage or boutonniere representing the status of ones mother. A red carnation worn represents that the person mother is still living and a white carnation represents someone who has lost his or her mother. The history of Mother's Day is the reason behind the long-standing tradition of carnations being one of the best choices of flowers to incorporate into a Mothers Day flower bouquet.

Carnations express of love however, the varying colors can have slightly different meanings. When ordering a Mother's Day flower bouquet it is good to know the meaning behind the colors of carnations.

• White carnations represent the purity of love and good
  fortune and luck.

• Light red carnations conveys admiration,

• Dark red symbolizes deep love and affection. *

• Striped carnations symbolize regret of a lost love or one
  that is not mutually shared.

• Purple carnations indicate condolence for the death of
  a loved one.

• Pink carnations symbol of a mother's undying love,

When looking at how to pick out the best Mother's Day flower bouquet keep in mind the flower colors and their meanings. Although incorporating some pink and white carnations into a Mother's Day flower bouquet is very symbolic of its origin, not everyone knows the meanings behind the colors or even types of flowers in floral arrangements.

However, if your mother expresses a certain admiration for any particularly flowers, you should try to incorporate as many of those in to your Mothers Day flower bouquet as possible. The "how" in picking out the right Mother's Day flowers or a Mother's Day flower bouquet is not only based on knowing the meaning behind the flower color or name. The "how" is also knowing your mother, her preferences, and what makes her smile. So when asking, "How do I pick out the right Mother's Day bouquet", ask yourself this, what are my mother's preferences in flowers, what are her favorite colors, what does the feel of the flower give off, and most of all, choose the flowers with love. Through love you can never go wrong with any Mother's Day Flower bouquet.

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