Is Mother's Day Celebrated Twice? All About Different Traditions Around The World
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Mother's Day is different from Mothering Sunday, which is celebrated primarily in the UK.
Mother's Day is a special occasion to honour mothers and motherly figures. Their profound impact on an individual, a family and society is celebrated by means of gifts (to mothers) and seminars. But there a similar event is held in some parts of the world that has created confusion among people. It is called Mothering Sunday. While Mother's Day is celebrated in the US, Canada, Australia, most of Europe and India, Mothering Sunday is primarily celebrated in the UK.
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Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of May - this year the day falls on May 12. Mothering Sunday, meanwhile, is observed on three weeks before Easter Sunday. In 2024, Mothering Day was observed on March 31.
