During the next 25 years she spent most of her inheritance trying to quash the holiday she had created. Although some countries observe the day in May, others follow their own traditions. In South Korea, Mother's Day was observed as a family tradition, not a holiday, under a resolution passed by the National Assembly in 1956, according to Yu Pom, community relations officer for the U.S. Army Support Activity at Camp Humphreys. In 1974, the assembly passed another resolution changing Mother's Day to Parent's Day, honoring parents, grandparents and other ancestors. Parent's Day is now celebrated in South Korea on May 8.
Korean florists say there are more red carnations sold on that day than any other day of the year.
On Parent's Day, children honor their mother and father with a single red carnation and congratulatory cards. Japan first celebrated Mother's Day in 1917, when the Association for Mothers in Japan was formed by an American Methodist missionary, Mira E. Draper. At first, Mother's Day was observed only by a handful of people in Japan, but Draper's efforts gradually spread throughout the country. Since 1935, Japanese people have begun to celebrate the day nationwide. Draper died in 1935, the year when Mother's Day became an official event in Japan.