Happy Mother’s DayWe hope moms, stepmothers, Nana and other mother figures across the country are facing Treat Day.
If you happen to be American or have a parent who lives somewhere other than the UK, all this Mother’s Day spectacle is going to make you think, ‘Oh dear, I think you left it too late. It may have given you a moment to become.
But it’s okay. Mom still won’t take you over. Mother’s Day is celebrated on different days across the pond and elsewhere in the world.
So when is Mother’s Day in the United States and why is it celebrated on a different day?
Here’s everything you need to know.
When is Mother’s Day in England?
In 2023, Mother’s Day is today, Sunday March 19th.
we celebrate and remember Wonderful Mom/Mommy and precious loved ones The next year will also be on Sunday, March 10th.
Only a few countries share this date, including Guernsey, Jersey, Isle of Man, Ireland and Nigeria.
Why is Mother’s Day different in America?
US Mother’s Day date is 2023 Sunday, May 14th.
You’ll notice that in the UK the dates change significantly each year.
the translation is Mothering Sunday started as a church tradition It is held here on the fourth Sunday of Lent, three weeks before Easter.
This is the time of year when Christians visit their “mother church” and is the reason for the term Mothering Sunday.
As the dates of Lent and Easter change each year according to the lunar calendar, so does the date of Mother’s Day.
In other countries like the United States, this day is not based on religious traditions and is specifically called Mother’s Day.
In 1914, then-President Woodrow Wilson declared the second Sunday in May a day to “publicly express love and respect for our nation’s mothers,” making it an official holiday in the United States. became.
The national event campaign was started in 1908 by West Virginia activist Anna Jarvis. Anna Jarvis campaigned to have her holiday in her honor to her mother, who was an activist in her community.
The idea was first planted in 1872 by suffragist Julia Ward Howe.
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