Happy Mother's Day!

MOTHER'S DAY The first recorded celebration of mothers dates back to ancient Greece, as they put on a spring festival that was dedicated to Rhea, the Mother of gods. Mother's Day in the UK is celebrated on the 4th Sunday in Lent. LANGUAGE In the vast majority of the world's languages, the word for "mother" begins with the letter M. 101 Madre Ma Mor Mère Mutter Μana Makuahine Matka Máti Morsa Mam Моeder Mother's Day is the busiest day of the year for restaurants Mother's Day is the third largest card sending occasion of Brits have admitted to missing at least one Mother's Day... 69% While one in five have confessed to missing it more than five times 30 million cards are sent on Mother's Day in the UK Sales of flowers increase 70% an average of 70% We spend over £85 million on floral gifts for this day £85m Mother's Day is the biggest flower buying day of the year in Britain In Canada and the US, the traditional Mother's flower is a carnation Pink carnations given to mothers to represent love for them or white carnations worn in respect for those mothers who have passed away The oldest mother in the world was 70 year old Rajo Devi, who gave birth to her first child in 2008. Mother's Day is celebrated in 46 countries around the world, but most are at different times of the year. Happy Mother's Day! Нарр from EC4U ELECTRICIAN COURSES 4U Sources http://houston.cbslocal.com/2011/05/01/the-word-mother-in-other-languages/ http://www.theholidayspot.com/mothersday/fun_facts.htm http://www.flavourmag.co.uk/10-interesting-facts-about-mothers-day/ http://www.sykescottages.co.uk/blog/general/ten-fun-facts-for-mothering-sunday-8190 http://www.chiff.com/a/mothers-day-facts.htm