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Difference between Mother’s Day and Mothering Sunday

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Mother’s Day—(U.S.) the second Sunday in May set aside to celebrate mothers:

  • Almost all mothers agree that receiving a card on Mother’s Day holds special emotional meaning.

Mothering Sunday—(UK) similar in meaning to Mother’s Day and observed on the fourth Sunday in Lent, therefore its date varies:

  • During the 17th century, England began to celebrate “Mothering Sunday.”