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"All that I am I owe to my mother" – Abraham Lincon
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Mother’s Day is celebrated all over the globe but on different days of the year! Last in the annual calendar is Indonesia on 22nd December. In the US, Mother’s Day is the holiday connected to the highest trade revenues after Christmas. Last year people spent 4.2 billion Dollars celebrating it. In Britain, »a-mothering« was a chance to break lent as Simnel Cake, a sweet fruit cake with a layer of marzipan, was traditionally eaten on this day. In France, the entire family comes together for the day and presents their Maman with a cake topped with floral decorations. Although she initiated the modern version of Mother’s Day, Anna Jarvis did not become a mother herself.
Same day – different variation
In most countries, one day a year is dedicated to the celebration of mothers, usually in March or May. Although it‘s only been regarded as a proper holiday since the 20th century, the roots of Mother‘s Day reach way back into Ancient Greece where Rhea the Titaness goddess of motherhood was worshiped in a variety of different rituals. Her Roman equivalent
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