Mothering Sunday, 10th March Mothering Sunday was originally a day celebrating mother churches in the U.K., Ireland, and several other places. Its genesis can be traced to the middle ages, and it is usually held every year on the fourth Sunday of Lent, which is the period that Christians engage in their yearly fast. Set in the middle of the fasting period, Christians from every corner of the country on that Sunday would make a journey to their mother churches; that is, the church where they had received the sacrament of baptism, the main church or cathedral of the area, to worship. The pilgrimage became known as ‘going-a-mothering.’ The tradition continued and gained popularity in the 16th century in the U.K, becoming a holiday event. Domestic servants and apprentices all over the country who had left their families for a long period of time would be given a day off to make a pilgrimage to their mother churches and visit their loved ones, making Mothering Sunday a much-anticipated event. Mothering Sunday in the U.K. is tied to several Christian religious occurrences and beliefs. It is a day to honour the Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus, and also to remember the story of Jesus in the bible where he fed 5,000 and granted them a break from fasting. But over time, the event began to become less popular as the fabrics of society underwent different changes. In 1908, Anna Jarvis began efforts to establish Mother’s Day in the U.S. as a day to celebrate mothers after her mother’s death. This sparked the drive by Constance Penswick Smith who created the Mothering Sunday Movement in a bid to rekindle their heritage. Mothering Sunday and Mother’s Day are now used interchangeably in recent times, but Mothering Sunday still holds in the U.K. during the period of Lent. To Help you in the future - Mothering Sunday`s in future Years
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