Mothering Sunday, also called "Mothers' Day" in the United Kingdom and Ireland falls on the fourth Sunday of Lent(exactly three weeks before Easter Sunday.It is believed to have originated from the 16th century Christian practice of visiting one's mother church annually, which meant that most mothers would be reunited with their children on this day.
Most historians believe that young apprentices and young women in servitude were released by their masters that weekend in order to visit their families.
As a result of secularization, it is now principally used to celebrate and give thanks for mothers, although it is still recognized in the historical sense by some churches, with attention paid to Mary the mother of Jesus as well as the traditional concept 'Mother Church'.
Afrikaans: Moedersdag
Albanian: Dita e Nënës (8 Marsi)
Arabic : عيد الأمّ (Eid Al-Omm)
Armenian : Մայրության օր (Mayrutyan or)
Berber : tameγra n tyemmat
Bosnian : Dan majki
Bulgarian : Ден на майката
Catalan : Dia de la Mare
Chinese : 母亲节 or 母親節 (in standard pinyin: Mǔqīn Jié)
Croatian : Majčin dan
Czech : Den Matek
Danish : Mors dag
Divehi:މަންމައިންގް ދުވަސް
Dutch : Moederdag
Estonian : Emadepäev
Dari : روز مادر (Ruz-e Madar)
Finnish : Äitienpäivä
Faroese : Mammudagur
Farsi : روز مادر (Rouz-e Maadar)
French : (La) Fête des mères ("Day of Mothers")
Hebrew : יום האם (Yom ha-em) or יום המשפחה (Yom ha-mishpakha - "Family Day")
German : Muttertag
Greek : Γιορτή της Μητέρας
Hindi : Matru divas
Hungarian : anyák napja
Icelandic : Mæðradagur
Indonesian : Hari Ibu
Irish Gaelic:Lá Na Mháthair
Italian : (La) Festa della mamma
Japanese : 母の日 (Haha no Hi)
Kannada : ತಾಯಂದಿರ ದಿನ (thayandira dina)
Korean : 어머니날 (Uh-muh-nee nal)
Kurdish : Roje dayeka
Latvian : Mātes diena
Lithuanian : Motinos diena
Malay : Hari Ibu
Malayalam : Ammamar Dinam
Maltese : Jum l-Omm
Mauritian Creole: Bonne fête mama
Mongolian : Eejiin bayar / Eh ursiin udur
Norwegian : Morsdag
Polish : Dzień Matki
Portuguese (standard) : (O) Dia da Mãe
Portuguese (Brazilian) : Dia das Mães ("Day of Mothers")
Romanian : Ziua mamei ("Mother's Day")
Russian : День Матери
Serbian : Dan majki / Дан мајки
Slovak : Deň matiek
Slovenian : Materinski dan
Spanish : Día de la Madre
Swahili : Liepstacoq Bua
Swedish : Mors dag
Tagalog : Araw ng mga Ina / Araw ng mga Nanay ("Day of Mothers")
Tamil : Annaiyar Dhinam
Thai : วันแม่ [wɑn mɛː]
Telugu : Thalli kosamu
Turkish : Anneler Günü
Ukrainian : Свято Матері
Vietnamese : Ngày của Mẹ (officially Ngay quoc te Nu - "International Women's Day")
Welsh : Sul y Mamau
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