What happens on Mothering Sunday in the UK and Ireland?
Mothering Sunday is a time when children pay respect to their Mothers. Children often give their Mothers a gift and a card. Here at First4hampers, you will receive a free gift card along with any Mother’s Day gift purchase. We have a wide range of Mothers Day Gifts for you to choose from. When is Mothering Sunday (Mother’s Day)? Mothering Sunday (Mother’s Day) is always the fourth Sunday of Lent. 2010 Mothering Sunday in UK in 2010 – 14 March (Mother’s Day in US in 2010 – 9 May) 2011 Mothering Sunday in UK in 2011 – 3 April (Mother’s Day in US in 2011 – 8 May) Why is Mothering Sunday on different dates each year? Mothering Sunday is not a fixed day because it is always the middle Sunday in Lent (which lasts from Ash Wednesday to the day before Easter Sunday). This means that Mother’s Day in the UK will fall on different dates each year and sometimes even fall in different months. Mothering Sunday has been celebrated in the UK on the fourth Sunday in Lent since at least the 16th century
