Mother’s Day is approaching, make sure you know when you need to spoil your mum.
Mother’s Day is a day dedicated to celebrating motherhood and the influence of mothers in society.
This year Mother’s Day takes place on Sunday, March 11.
However, it is celebrated on different days across the globe.
The US will celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 13.
Why does the UK have a different Mother’s Day to the US?
The UK’s Mothering Sunday is based on Easter therefore the date changes each year.
In the UK it is a Catholic and Protestant holiday and is celebrated on the fourth Sunday of Lent.
Originally the day had nothing to do with mothers, it was a day for Christians to visit their “mother” church.
However, the US event was launched separately and was not linked to religion at all.
In the US Mother’s Day was established in 1914 after Civil War activist, Anna Jarvis’s campaign for a celebration in May in the memory of her mother.
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