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Mother's Day ?

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Othersideofthechannel · 22/03/2009 19:21

It's Mother's Day in the UK.

If you are living overseas, do you celebrate Mother's day on the day it is celebrated in your country of origin or the day it is celebrated in the country you live in? Or both? Or not at all?

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Othersideofthechannel · 22/03/2009 19:29

Oh, and other than gifts, are there any particular customs associated with Mother's Day?

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Amapoleon · 22/03/2009 19:34

We have ended up celebrating both. Dd is at an international school and makes cards for both. We don't really do anything special though.

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Othersideofthechannel · 22/03/2009 19:44

When is Mother's Day in Spain?

We only celebrate the French mother's day which is in May. My children and their father are French and we live in France so it would feel strange to do anything else.

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Amapoleon · 22/03/2009 20:06

It's in June. We did only celebrate Spanish as it seemed silly to do English but the school does both for some strange reason.

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Amapoleon · 22/03/2009 20:11

actually I think it might be May. It English father's day in June I think. See how confusing it is, have two! Darn school!

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Othersideofthechannel · 24/03/2009 17:04

I've checked and it's at the beginning of June in France this year. I am sure it is usually at the end of May.

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mm22bys · 25/03/2009 22:17

We do both - for me, the UK one (where we are living now), but for the grandmothers, the Aussie one (2nd Sunday in May), but most years don't realise or remember it's Mother's Day till it's almost too late!