Mother’s Day is an annual holiday that recognizes mothers and motherhood and is set aside so that families can show their appreciation and gratitude for their mothers.
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Mothering Sunday (Mother’s Day)in The UK: is always the fourth Sunday of Lent.
- 30 March 2014
- 15 March 2015
- 6 March 2016
- 26 March 2017
- 11 March 2018
- 31 March 2019
Mother’s Day in the USA and most other countries:
- May 11 2014
- May 10 2015
- May 8 2016
- May 14 2017
- May 13 2018
- May 12 2019
- May 10 2020
Flowers have long since been a part of celebrating Mother’s Day and Mothering Sunday.
In the USA Carnations have come to represent Mother’s Day, since Anna Jarvis delivered 500 of them at its first celebration in 1908. Religious services copied the custom of giving away carnations. Partly due to the shortage of white carnations, and partly due to the efforts to expand the sales of more varieties of flowers on Mother’s Day, the florists promoted wearing a red carnation if your mother was living, or a white one if she was deceased.
What happens on Mothering Sunday in the UK?
Mothering Sunday is a time when children pay respect to their Mothers. Children often give their Mothers a gift and a card. Many churches give the children in the congregation a little bunch of spring flowers to give to their Mothers as a thank you for all their care and love throughout the year.
Why is Mothering Sunday on different dates each year?
Mothering Sunday is not a fixed day because it is always the middle Sunday in Lent . This means that Mother’s Day in the UK will fall on different dates each year and sometimes even be in different months.
Mothering Sunday has been celebrated in the UK on the fourth Sunday in Lent since at least the 16th century.
From the founding of Mother’s day in both the USA and UK flowers have played an integral part in the gift giving and thanking of mothers.
Look at these kid friendly ideas for flower gifts for your mother this Mothering Sunday.
I am a preschool and primary school teacher and mum to 3 children. I have been involved in education since 1997 and have trained in a variety of educational specialist areas. It is with this expertise that I write articles to help parents and educators provide quality learning experiences for the children in their care.
