My latest article at Suite101 is entitled Mother’s Day Around the World. I am continuing my International holiday article series, this time taking a look at how several countries celebrate Mother’s Day. In the United Kingdom, Mothering Sunday is celebrated on the fourth Sunday in Lent. This year, Mothering Sunday has come and gone as Lent and subsequently Easter were quite early.

The other countries I looked at in the article were Spain, which celebrates Mother’s Day on December 8, France and Australia. Australians celebrate Mother’s Day on the same day that the Americans do but the French celebrate it on the last Sunday in May.

I enjoy writing these international holiday articles as they help give me ideas on how to spice up my own holiday celebrations. Now I’m off to find a recipe for Simnel Cake to make for my mom this year!