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With Mothers Day approaching in a couple of weeks it's time to start thinking about that perfect gift, something a little different, perhaps something personalised that shows a little bit of extra thought!
At Penny cards and Cardarama we've created just that with this beautiful "Personalised Mothers day certificate"
Whats more you can get this absolutely FREE when you enter their Facebook photo competition
Check it out on www.facebook.com/cardaramaliverpool

So just where did Mother's Day come from?

Mother’s Day or Mothering Sunday is a tradition that dates back as far as ancient Greece. The evolution of the festival has been linked to the Christian calendar, whereby the fourth Sunday of Lent was given over to honour one's mother and to celebrate the Virgin Mary (mother of Jesus). On this day, as the tradition goes, small gifts are given and the 'usual' chores a 'mother' does are carried out by another member of the household (usually the father or the children).

Modern day Mothering Sunday is said to be attributed to Anna Jarvis, from Virginia, USA. Anna Jarvis established 'Mother’s Day in the USA in 1912, placing it firmly on the calendar on the second Sunday in May. Where the US goes, the world follows and so what is now called Mother’s Day has become a worldwide tradition. Anna Jarvis herself has become amazed by the successful commercial adaptation nicknamed the occasion a 'Hallmark Holiday' in respect of the mass production of Mother's Day Cards by that particular company, produced to celebrate the day.