Opinion
Should Mother’s Day be discontinued?
Almost from the moment it was inaugurated, the holiday has divided opinion on how, and whether, to mark it, writes Paula Andropoulos
09 May 2021 - 00:01
According to Mother's Day lore, in 1908 an American woman named Anna Jarvis petitioned the press and various politicians to institute an annual holiday that would give children an opportunity to honour and remember their mothers...
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