Mother's Day 2018: When Is Mother's Day UK? Why Does The Date ...

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Mothers Day 2018: When is it this year?

When is Mother’s Day 2018 in the UK?

Mothering Sunday is a celebration held to honour mothers and other maternal figures.

Now, in 2018, it is used for children and adults alike to give presents to their hardworking mums - often cards with chocolates and flowers.

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Mother’s Day 2018 falls on Sunday, March 11 in the UK this year.

In the UK, Mother’s Day was originally a day for Christians to visit their ‘mother’ church back home during the holy month of Lent.

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Workers would be given the day off to return home and worship with their loved ones and have family reunion.

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It is thought that the return to the ‘mother' church led to the tradition of young domestic servants and apprentices being given the day off to visit their mother and family.

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Why does the date change each year?

The date changes every year because it is linked to the Christian calendar but usually falls in late March or early April.

Mothering Sunday – as it is traditionally known – is celebrated on the fourth Sunday of Lent, which is three weeks before Easter Sunday.

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Mothers Day 2018: This year Mothering Sunday is March 11

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Mothers Day 2018: The date changes as it is linked to the Christian calendar

In the United States and many destinations around the globe, Mother's Day 2018 is celebrated on a different day to that in the UK.

This year, the international Mothering Sunday will fall on Sunday, May 13.

President Woodrow Wilson established the first US national Mother’s Day in 1914 after a campaign by social activist Anna Jarvis, known as the Mother of Mother’s Day.

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Many countries in Europe and across the world have also adopted the US date.

Other countries due to celebrate Mother’s Day this year on May 13 include Australia, Germany, Japan, India, South Africa and Turkey.

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