Why Is Mother’s Day Celebrated on Different Dates?

In the UK Mother’s Day doesn’t have anything at all to do with mothers. It was actually a special day for Christians to visit their “mother” church. Their servants were given the day off to return home and worship with their families. Wild flowers were picked on their way home by the youth to place in the church or to give to their mothers. This event was started separately and not linked to religion in the US, but was dedicated completely to mothers.

Mother’s Day was established in 1914 in America because of campaigns by the mums’ …read more