HAPPY MOTHERS DAY
Today is 'Mothers Day' and my wish for mother's everywhere is to have a nice relaxing day, and accept all the pampering that comes your way. As one mother said:
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Even when they leave home,
you never stop worrying as a Mum.
There is always the nagging worry
they might come back.
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It is uncertain as to what the origins of Mothering Sunday really were. One school of thought suggests it is derived from a custom of mother worship in ancient Greece, which kept a festival to Cybele, a great mother of Greek gods. The ancient Romans also had another holiday, Matronalia, that was dedicated to Juno, though mothers were usually given gifts on this day. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, Mothering Sunday falls on the fourth Sunday of Lent, exactly three weeks before Easter Sunday.
