Gifts
Gifts
Gifts
Mother’s Day is no doubt an occasion cherished across many households in the UK and the rest of the world. With the big day fast approaching, many people will be busily preparing the special sentiments that say “I love you” to those very special ladies in their lives.
As a leading provider of great gifts for the home and garden, we are a one-stop-shop for every occasion, including Mother’s Day, and this year is no different. As we help eager customers source the gifts they need in the run up to Mothering Sunday, we thought we’d take the time to dig a little deeper into the origins of this annual celebration.
Mother’s Day isn’t the historic holiday many think it is. The very first Mother’s Day celebration took place in 1908, after American Anna Jarvis spent years campaigning for mothers to be honoured on a specific day of the year following the death of her own mother, Ann.
Word spread fast and Mother’s Day celebrations became more widespread until it was officially made a US holiday in 1914. Thanks to Anna’s efforts, Mother’s Day is now celebrated all over the globe.
In the UK, we celebrate Mother’s Day a little differently. Unlike the United States and many other countries (including Australia, Germany, China and Greece), who traditionally celebrate on the second Sunday of May, Mother’s Day in the UK will be celebrated on Sunday 27th March this year.
The history of our Mothering Sunday is rooted in religion rather than the result of Anna Jarvis’ campaign.
It’s no secret that Mother’s Day is observed on a different date every year, and this again comes down to the UK celebration being founded through religion.
Mother’s Day is always celebrated here on the fourth Sunday of Lent, and takes places three weeks before Easter. This means the date of the event changes, just as the dates we celebrate Easter do.
With its links to religion, Mothering Sunday was once a time for the children who left their families to work to return home or go back to their ‘mother church’. On their journeys home, children would pick flowers to give to their mothers upon their return.
Even as times moved on and working conditions improved, at the heart of it, Mothering Sunday continued to be an occasion for reuniting families. The gifting of flowers, amongst other things, is a tradition that has also remained.
In the modern day, and courtesy of gift ranges like ours, children can be more creative with their choices of Mother’s Day presents. Explore our gift ideas for Mother’s Day 2022 to discover the perfect present for mum.