Erehk
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Oh yeah that's right lol, I forgot that Mother's Day was on a different day in the UK this year. I wonder why, since Father's Day will be on the same day for both the UK and the USA.
Mother's Day here is really Mothering Sunday, which was sort of religious and traditionally when domestic servants were allowed a day off to visit their Mothers. That is why it keeps moving around the calendar, as it is dependent on when Easter Sunday is scheduled. It has evolved over the years into the commercial enterprise that it is now.
As far as I can tell, Father's Day is an American import - it probably seemed a good commercial opportunity for shops in the dead zone of June.
It is not something I recall celebrating when I was younger.
Oh yeah that's right lol, I forgot that Mother's Day was on a different day in the UK this year. I wonder why, since Father's Day will be on the same day for both the UK and the USA.
Mother's Day here is really Mothering Sunday, which was sort of religious and traditionally when domestic servants were allowed a day off to visit their Mothers. That is why it keeps moving around the calendar, as it is dependent on when Easter Sunday is scheduled. It has evolved over the years into the commercial enterprise that it is now.
As far as I can tell, Father's Day is an American import - it probably seemed a good commercial opportunity for shops in the dead zone of June.
It is not something I recall celebrating when I was younger.
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10-May-2016 15:07:23 - Last edited on 10-May-2016 15:08:27 by Bernadette
