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The article focuses on the growing trend of year-round holiday celebrations, with a survey revealing that more consumers plan to celebrate various holidays in 2024 compared to the previous year, with Christmas being the most celebrated.

A personal narrative is presented which discusses the author's experience of celebrating mother's day.

The article discusses how U.S. adults are planning to spend their money during the 2020 holiday season and encourages readers to compare their holiday spending.

The article reports on preparing a Victorian-inspired brunch in the Mother's Day. It is said that the Mother's Day holiday wasn't recognized until the early 1900s, the Victorians prided themselves on making family a priority. On this day, one honors his/her mother with a national holiday on the second Sunday of May.

Adobe's outlook suggests some 2023 holiday trends outside the norm, among them that shopping on mobile devices is expected to drive 51.2 percent of the holiday business, surpassing shopping on desktops for the first time. That's how 2023 holiday shopping will play out online in the U.S., according to Adobe, which predicts U.S. online sales from November to Dec. 31 will rise 4.8 percent year-over-year to $221.8 billion. [Extracted from the article]

When my dog doesn't feel well, I hand-feed him special homemade food, letting him lick brown rice and chicken shreds from between my fingers. Because, after all, even as a mother on Mother's Day - maybe especially as a mother on Mother's Day - it isn't all about me. My mom died last year on the Tuesday before Mother's Day, her last-ever text to me about making strawberry scones to celebrate the upcoming holiday, and I was too numb and shell-shocked to even really hurt much on the actual day itself last year. [Extracted from the article]

Here, your checklist of holidays and national days to celebrate this month and next. April 1st April Fools' Day 6th Walking Day 15th Passover begins 17th Easter 22nd Earth Day May 2nd Truffle Day 8th Mother's Day 16th Do Something Good for Your Neighbor Day 26th Paper Airplane Day 30th Memorial Day Illustration by Heather Stillufsen Find more from our artist! @heather stillufsen rosehilldesignstudio.etsy.com Check out @womansdaymag on Instagram for a calendar of party starters every Monday, and share your good times with #WDcelebrates. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the celebration of Mother's Day. It relates the first Mother's Day organized in 1908 by Anna Jarvis in West Virginia and her fight against the holiday's commercialism. It also presents the results of a "Real Simple" online survey on readers' experiences in celebrating Mother's Day, suggestions from Small Batch Books co-owner Trisha Thompson on writing a heartfelt Mother's Day card and "A Victorian Flower Dictionary" author, Mandy Kirby's list of suggested blooms.

The article states that the month of May celebrates National Foot Health Month, National Correct Posture Month, and National Artisan Gelato Month, but none has been as well celebrated as Mother's Day. The late Alaska state representative Richard Foster was quoted as saying that he was born in Nome to be close to his mother. The article provides anecdotes on mothers in Alaska.

The article provides suggested gifts for Mother's Day, including Cherry Tee tanks and T-shirts, Fleur de Rocaille perfume by Caron, and a Walkman Bean MP3 player from Sony Corp.

Offers advice on products one can buy to give to mothers for Mother's Day in May 2005. Books, movies and music that mothers may enjoy; Review of several cookbooks.

Contrary to popular opinion, Father's Day was not created by greeting card companies to expand their product lines. Historians who had way too much time on their hands traced the origin of Father's Day to a woman named Sonora Louise Smart Dodd, who initiated the observance of the holiday. Because there was already a day established to honor mother, Sonora believed there should be time set aside to show respect for fathers. Father's Day will never be in the same league as Mother's Day. Throughout the country, mothers are pampered, indulged, and honored on their special day.

BUSINESS * Inflation and changing consumer behaviorsimpacted the retailer's results A tough, highly promotional holidayseason is ahead for sure, yet Macy's Inc.expects to meet the challenge. By division, Macy's comparable sales inQ2 were down 2.8 percent; Bloomingdale'scomparable sales were up 5.8 percent;Bluemercury's comparable sales were up7.6 percent, and digital sales decreased 5percent year-over-year while increasing 37percent versus the second quarter of 2019. Gennette cited Macy's upcoming onlinemarketplace format, offering shoppersmany more products than seen in thepast, with such categories as pet supplies,toys, maternity, baby, home andelectronics, as another important factordriving the business. [Extracted from the article]

Offer individually wrapped items (for extra safety) at an upcharge. b This is especially important for corporate catering customers with employees returning back to the office, and is a great way to ensure that your customers feel safe. During a climate of increasing competition, grocers could benefit by finding ways to grow their business outside their center aisle and reach their customers with new offerings. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents information on creative ideas for celebrating Mother's day including places to go, people to see and some unique kitchen gadget. The gadgets listed includes the Fridge Clock, which helps the kitchen running on time. The places to go includes a mini Roman Holiday at Primo Italiano 2009 in East Sydney and the Grampians Grape Escape where food lovers will gather from May 2-3, 2009 at a village of food and wine stalls.

This article focuses on recipes meant for Mother's Day treat. Mother's Day in the United States started in May of 1907, when Anne Jarvis of Philadelphia held a special church service honoring the anniversary of her mother's death. This event was so well received that the word spread, and in 1914 President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Mother's Day a national holiday. For this Mother's Day treat, the article author presents several recipes. All of the recipes mentioned here can be made the day before, so one can enjoy the meal with one's mother. Some of the recipes are: garden fresh gazpacho; creamy caraway coleslaw; and organic couscous with asparagus and lime.

Best gifts for mom this holiday season. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

For years now Western Union has been cultivating the middle-class virtues among its patrons. One of its most persistent annual campaigns, directed toward ancestor worship was staged only recently, culminating on Mother's Day, when who knows how many million mothers received telegraphic messages of love ranging from simple declarative sentences to high-flown if platitudinous rhymes at graduated prices which were probably ghost-written by a telegraph cleric who cordially hated his maternal parent. At other seasons of the year Western Union promotes other appropriate sentiments at so much a word prepaid or even collect. And at all seasons it reminds unthoughtful customers of the simple amenities.

WATCHES & JEWELRY The Danish jeweler is celebrating 20 years of itsiconic charm bracelet and shoring up e-commerce DANISH JEWELER PANDORA IS cautiouslyshoring up digital channels as it heads intothe fourth quarter of 2020, which also seesit mark a milestone -- celebrating 20 yearsof its iconic charm bracelet. Pandora undertook a rebranding in2019, pivoting to a new visual identify, aredesigned logo, launching new collectionsand enlisting brand ambassadors likeactress Millie Bobby Brown, who launchedthe Pandora Me collection as well asCharms for Change with UNICEF. [Extracted from the article]

Retailers and toy companies are working together this year to create items for children's Easter baskets that go well beyond chocolate bunnies and marshmallow chicks. Traditional candy-consuming holidays like Easter are more critical than ever as the industry struggles to ignite sales growth. Hershey, the largest seller of chocolate in the U.S., blamed the early holiday for weighing down 2016 sales. [Extracted from the article]

The article provides information on the special days celebrated by Hispanic people. These include the Three Kings Day, which is in celebration of the three Kings' visit to the Baby Jesus, held every January 6th of each calendar year. Mothers' day is another important day to remember in honor of what many considers as the most important person in their lives. Another special event is a sacred holiday to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus, the Good Friday.

The article discusses the origin of Mother's Day celebration. Mother's Day was founded by Anne Marie Jarvis who started the idea of conducting a small church service at Saint Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in Grafton, West Virginia in honor of her mother who had taught in the church's Sunday school. Later, she campaigned for the day to be a public holiday that was dedicated to the lives of mothers. West Virginia celebrated the day starting in 1910 followed later by U.S. Congress declaring it as a national holiday in 1914.

(Bloomberg Gadfly) -- Retail Could Use More Holidays Like Prime Day: Gadfly Amazon Prime Day, the made-up shopping holiday meant to lure new members to the online retailer's loyalty club, got all the headlines and tweets on Tuesday. Retailers and restaurants are grabbing real money from customers streaming through as they play Nintendo's virtual-reality Pokemon game. [Extracted from the article]