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==Other "Mother's Days"==
==Other "Mother's Days"==
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==="Mothering Sunday"===
==="Mothering Sunday"===
Mother's Day may be related to ''Mothering Sunday,'' celebrated in England on the fourth Sunday of Lent. The term did not originally refer to motherhood. On Mothering Sunday, English Catholics instead of attending services in the local parish church, were supposed to travel to their "Mother Church," i.e. the cathedral of the diocese. Later, it became an occasion for children to visit their parents.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/holydays/motheringsunday_1.shtml Mothering Sunday], BBC</ref> An 1854 source says the change occurred at the time of the Reformation. It mentions a couplet:
Mother's Day may be related to ''Mothering Sunday,'' celebrated in England on the fourth Sunday of Lent. The term did not originally refer to motherhood. On Mothering Sunday, English Catholics instead of attending services in the local parish church, were supposed to travel to their "Mother Church," i.e. the cathedral of the diocese. Later, it became an occasion for children to visit their parents.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/holydays/motheringsunday_1.shtml Mothering Sunday], BBC</ref> An 1854 source says the change occurred at the time of the Reformation. It mentions a couplet: