Who knew there was so many facts about Mother's day and it's origins! We were really intrigued to find out some of the most interesting, silly and loving facts about Mother's day!
The history behind Mother's day is quite extensive. All over the world, it is celebrated on different days and months. In the United States and Canada it is celebrated on the second Sunday of May. Unlike other nationalities, in the UK we celebrate it as Mothering Sunday, which always falls on the fourth Sunday of Lent.
So let's take an insight into some of the best facts we could find about Mother's day and Mothers alike!
- Research has proven that there are actually health benefits to receiving flowers.
- In most countries and languages, the word for mother begins with ‘m'.
- 69% of Brits have admitted to missing at least one Mother’s Day
- Mother's Day is celebrated in close to 50 countries in different parts of the world.
- Last year flowers were more popular than Mother’s Day gifts and cards.
- August is the most popular month in which to have a baby.
- The youngest mother on record was Lina Medina, who delivered a 6½-pound boy by cesarean section in Lima, Peru in 1939, at the age of 5 years and 7 months.
- Elvis Presley, was a mama's boy. He slept in the same bed with his mother, Gladys, until he reached puberty.
A mother giraffe often gives birth while standing, so the new born's first experience outside the womb is a 1.8-meter (6-foot) drop.
- The highest officially recorded number of children born to one mother is 69, to the first wife of Feodor Vassilyev (1707-1782) of Shuya, Russia. Between 1725 and 1765, in a total of 27 confinements, she gave birth to 16 pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets, and four sets of quadruplets. 67 of them survived infancy.
If you would like to treat your Mum to a flower delivery this Mother's day, take a look at our special Mother's day flowers range.
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