Overview
- The holiday, which follows the second-Sunday rule, lands on Sunday, May 10 in India, the United States, Canada and Australia.
- In the United Kingdom, Mothering Sunday follows the Christian calendar and fell on March 15 this year, three weeks before Easter.
- The modern observance began with Anna Jarvis’s 1908 memorial for her mother and became a U.S. national day in 1914 when President Woodrow Wilson set it for the second Sunday in May.
- Most places do not treat it as a public holiday, so services and businesses operate as usual, including in India.
- Guides for this weekend stress simple, personal gestures like DIY cards, time together and taking on chores, with some advising early bookings for brunches and flowers due to high demand.