So Mother's Day is 100!

The idea for Mothers Day may go back to 1858-originally to bring together the waring states, later Anna Jarvis persuaded to proclaim to bring together the South and the North!

In polygynous families, there would be multiple mother's day celebrations ;-)!

But only, of course, if the wives had any children.

Polygyny was and still is practised today within certain societies in Asia and Africa. Having multiply wives was seen as a sign of power and as a status symbol akin to driving a Rolls Royce, Bentley or such! Or having multiple residences, personal yachts and airplanes etc... anything that connotes wealth.

Most famous examples of polygyny:
the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt, and Chinese societies.
Even the ancient Hebrews practised polygyny to some extent as well as in Polynesia and Africa. In Greece and Rome is was practised for a while, as also within North American Indian tribes. In the USA the Mormons/Latter Day Saints practised it until about 1891. But even today, splinter groups of the LDS/Mormons are known to adhere to it.
Polygyny should not be confused with the practise of concubinage (China) taken by the man of the house to provide him with sexual pleasures, not necessarily off-springs, but still with a binding contract.
Or official mistresses such as in France:
Maitresses en titre du Roi- Mme De Montespan,
Mme De Pompadour,
Mme Du Barry, to name a few-in which cases they had an official standing with income and were provided houses.
English kings, too, had official 'Royal Mistresses' ( Nell Gwyn,
Hortense Mancini (a most unlikely one as she was rumored to be 'gay')
Maria Fitzherbert, a widow,
Alice Keppel - to name a few).
Henry VIII, had many as well, but chose to marry several of them ;-)!

In honor of all Mothers everywhere: