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When did it start?
How should you spell it?
Q: Why do we celebrate Mother’s Day?
A: Because Mum looks after us and the family.
Q: When did Mother’s Day Start?
A: 16th Century.
Mothering Sunday – The Early Years
In the UK and Ireland Mothering Sunday is on the fourth Sunday of Lent which is three weeks before Easter and therefore in March. Not surprisingly the basis of Mothering Sunday is in Christian practices. Which means no one really knows, not even the almighty and much maligned Wikipedia who claim that the day started as an annual event where one visited ones ‘mother church.’
History is Rubbish
History is rubbish as no one can really say when Mothering Sunday started. Wikipedia states ‘Most historians believe…’ They don’t know then do they?
Mother’s Day in the US
In the USA Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May. In 2010 Mother’s Day will be 9th May and in 2011 it will be 8th May.
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Mother’s Day Fact
In 1868 Ann Jarvis, in America, established a group that created ‘Mother’s Friendship Day.’ The sole purpose of which was to reunite families that had been broken up by the American Civil War.
Q: How should you spell it?
A: There is only one way to spell Mother’s Day. It’s not Mum Day or Mother Day is it?
Mother’s Day Fact
National Restaurant Association Stat.
Mother’s Day is the most popular day for eating out in America.
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Mother’s Day Fact
Flowers and Plant Association Stat.
In 2006 3.7 million bouquets were bought for Mothering Sunday.
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