Mothering Sunday or Mother’s Day?

Mothering Sunday, or Mother’s Day, is a celebration to honour your mum! Traditionally, children give flowers, presents and cards to their mums, and other maternal figures including grandma, stepmum and mother-in-law.

This is a truly special day when we give cards, flowers or a special gift to our mum, to show our love and appreciation!

Mother’s day is celebrated worldwide by many different cultures and has a complex history:

• It dates back to the ancient, annual spring festival that the Greeks dedicated to maternal goddesses. The Greeks used the occasion to honor Rhea, wife of Cronus and the mother of many deities of Greek mythology.

• Ancient Romans, too, celebrated a spring festival, called Hilaria dedicated to Cybele, a mother goddess. 

• In the 16th century, religious people celebrated Mothering Sunday on Laetare Sunday, the 4th Sunday of Lent. This was a day where people went to their Mother Church and many people were given the day to spend time with their mother and family.

• In 1872 in the United States, Julia Ward Howe first suggested a day to celebrate Mothers. A keen activist, she voiced her views in the famous “Mother’s Day Proclamation”. She tirelessly championed the cause for a National Peace Holiday Day in celebration of Mothers in June.

• Anna Jarvis, an activist and social worker, is the one who really devoted her life to honour a day of celebration for all mothers, based on the love shared by her own. She achieved this as nowadays, Mother’s day is celebrated in 46 countries. However, she resented the commercial side given to the day.

In the UK, Mother’s Day falls three weeks before Easter, and this year it’s early – Sunday 6th March!  In France, la Fête des Mères always falls on the last weekend in May, so this year it will be Sunday, 29th May.

We have a fantastic selection of gifts for mum, so take a look and spread the love:  luxury range of skin care and massage candles, beautiful range of vases, and single stem ceramics, jewellery, and much more…

Wishing all mums in the world a safe and special day!