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News UK can 'hopefully' avoid Christmas Covid restrictions, says lockdown professor. Along the way it was said children would often pick small flowers to gift to their mothers when they arrived at the church; this is where it is believed the practice of gifting your mother on Mothers Day comes from. Of course now we gift with whole bouquets of flowers, cards , chocolates or specially chosen gifts that we know our mothers will love.

A Simnel cake is a light fruit cake with a layer of marzipan on the top and in the middle, it traditionally features 11 balls of marzipan on top to represent the disciples excluding Judas.

A simnel cake is something that can be enjoyed into the Easter period. Of course every country has their individual way of celebrating special occasions and Mothers Day is no different. Many countries celebrate it in similar ways to the way we do in the UK, but many have different traditions and festivities.

Whilst some parts of India celebrate Mothers Day on the same day as they do in the USA, Hindus in India celebrate the goddess Durga in October with a 10 day festival, named Durga Purga celebrating the triumph of good over evil via the exchanging of gifts. In Ethiopia they celebrate with a three day feast and festivities known as Antrosht. Children will supply the ingredients for a traditional hash, which consists of lamb, butter, spices, cheese and vegetables, which the mother will cook. After everyone enjoys the meal, mothers and daughters will ritually rub each others faces in butter.

The remainder of the night is spent dancing and singing with family. Restaurants, Shops and Families all prepare in advance to celebrate wholeheartedly the mothers in their families who hold special significance to them. New beauty buys to treat yourself to this month. Our favourite fake Christmas trees for The bestselling toys for Christmas Ariel Skelly Getty Images. Related Story. Luis Alvarez Getty Images.