How come Mothers day?

Question

Is celebrated at different times of the year in Ireland/England then North America?

Answer 1

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Different countries celebrate Mother's Day on various days of the year because the day has a number of different origins. One school of thought claims this day emerged from a custom of mother worship in ancient Greece. Mother worship — which kept a festival to Cybele, a great mother of gods, and Rhea, the wife of Cronus — was held around the Vernal Equinox around Asia Minor and eventually in Rome itself from the Ides of March (March 15) to March 18. The Romans also had another holiday, Matronalia, that was dedicated to Juno, though mothers were usually given gifts on this day.

In the United States, Mother's Day was originally conceived by social activist Julia Ward Howe during the American Civil War with a call to unite women against war. She wrote the Mother's Day Proclamation. In the British Isles, the day now simply celebrates motherhood and thanking mothers. According to the National Restaurant Association, Mother's Day is now the most popular day of the year to dine out at a restaurant in the United States.[1]

In most countries, Mother's Day is a new concept copied from western civilization. In many African countries, the idea of one Mother's Day has its origins in copying the British concept, although there are many festivals and events celebrating mothers within the many diverse cultures on the African continent that have been there centuries before the colonials arrival. In most of East Asia, Mother's Day is a heavily marketed and commercialized concept copied straight from Mother's Day in the USA.

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Answer 2

Mothers are considered more important than fathers by most people. Look at it this way. If Barack Obama had told off all the mothers who walk out on their kids off on Mother's Day like he did fathers on Father's Day, we'd be looking at president-elect Hillary Clinton right now.

Answer 3

In the UK although mothering Sunday (4th Sunday of lent) has nothing to do with praising your mother. However, the tradition of mothers day came about because on mothering Sunday many of the people in service were allowed days off to go home to their mothers. Now it's become like the American tradition which is explained in detail above.

Answer 4

Minty Cat has the correct answer. That's why in the UK we call it Mothering Sunday, as apposed to the more commercial aspect which the US puts on it, and calls it Mother's Day. It's rather a shame that more and more shops in the UK now refer to it as 'Mothers Day'. Cashing in I suppose. Anyway, my daughter is coming to take me out to lunch soon, to celebrate Mothering Sunday!!!

Answer 5

I didn't know it was until today. Where is it today? Happy Mothers Day to all Moms and Mums!

Answer 6

Because Mothers Day is a pile of commercial shite , that's why....

Answer 7

I think it is to do with the moon and how it moves and stuff. Like the way easter changes from year ot year=)

Answer 8

the goverments set the dates.

Answer 9

the goverments

Answer 10

different countries