Yes that is very obvious. And I know that it is a concocted way of remembering Prophet Muhammad alaihi salam.
But my point is the various bida'at and actions of shirk jahil ashiq e rasool type mullas do on the 12th.
There were celebrations held before yes but most of it is in Hanafi, extra romantic, sufi-istic parts of muslim world like Turkey, Iran, India&Pakistan(with heavy influences from hinduism)and not most of the world like you claim. Trust me there is muslim community in America from all parts of the world, no one has any awareness regarding the 12th except for maybe Indians, Pakistanis or maybe some Africans. Also not to burst your bubble the concept "syed" also only exists in Pakistan.
And with extra romanticized islam we have reached a stage where people have started doing what Christians did with Jesus. In expressing their love for Jesus they made him son of God, constituting shirk. We are doing same with 12th people openly say that Mohammad S.A.W is our mushkil kusha and hajat rawa .Which violates the divine rank structure where only Allah holds that place and no one else.
And the whole thing just looks like an islamicized version of Christmas.
In reality if you go back to the texts written by the sahaba, tabaeen and taba tabaeen no evidence of 12th is found. Whatever opinion is there is of one man for 12th vs many others who agree that 12th is invalid. It is not about me being a wahabbi(I know how this word is a misnomer in Pakistan and is hated in Pakistan). It rather has to do with historical facts of the muslims creed.
If for a few centuries people observed a celebration which is based on dubious grounds, would you keep doing it merely for sake of tradition. No matter what the reality is behind said celebration?
There is a detailed video of Yasir Qadhi explaining WITH REFRENCES(so you can go back to those sources and verify yourself) how the mawlid came into existence in 11th century 300 years after Prophet Muhammad alaihi salam, sahaba and tabaeen etc.