英國母親節，或者更傳統噉稱為「母親星期日」（Mothering Sunday），係一個擁有悠久歷史同埋深厚文化傳統嘅節日。不同於其他地方通常喺5月慶祝嘅國際母親節，英國嘅母親節慶祝日期每年都會變，因為佢係根據教會日曆喺大齋期（Lent）期間嘅第四個星期日慶祝。今次，我哋將一齊探索英國母親節嘅由來、傳統同埋慶祝方式。
英國母親節嘅歷史背景
英國母親節嘅起源可以追溯到16世紀，當時人哋會喺大齋期期間返回自己嘅「母堂」（mother church）－即係佢哋出生地嘅主教座堂或者本區教堂去參加彌撒。呢個「返回母堂」嘅傳統後來演變成為一個家庭團聚嘅日子，特別係對於那啲作為學徒或者傭人而遠離家鄉嘅年輕人來講。
慶祝方式同傳統
特別嘅教堂服務：喺這一日，好多家庭會一齊去教堂參加特別嘅母親節禮拜，以表達對母親同埋母愛嘅尊重同感激。
送禮物同花朵：傳統上，孩子會送康乃馨或者其他春天嘅花給佢哋嘅母親作為禮物。而家，送禮物嘅範圍已經擴大到包括巧克力、珠寶同埋親手製作嘅禮品。
母親節午餐：家庭團聚餐係英國母親節嘅一個重要傳統，好多家庭會選擇喺家中或者餐廳一齊享用豐富嘅午餐，以此方式慶祝。
Simnel蛋糕：Simnel蛋糕係一種傳統嘅母親節甜點，係一種含有杏仁餡嘅水果蛋糕，表面裝飾有11個或者12個小圓形杏仁糖，代表耶穌嘅門徒。
現代慶祝嘅變化
雖然好多傳統嘅慶祝方式依然被保留，但現代嘅英國母親節慶祝亦開始融入更多新元素同埋個人化嘅方式。例如，現代科技讓遠離家鄉嘅子女透過視頻通話同佢哋嘅母親慶
She used to be my only enemy and never let to me be free
Catching me in places that I knew I shouldn’t be
Every other day, I crossed the line, I didn’t mean to be so bad
I never thought you would become the friend I never hadBack then, I didn’t know why
Why you were misunderstood
So now, I see through your eyes
All that you did was loveMama, I love you
Mama, I care
Mama, I love you
Mama, my friend (you’re my friend)I didn’t want to hear it then, but I’m not ashamed to say it now
Every little thing you said and did was right for me
I had a lot of time to think about, about the way I used to be
Never had a sense of my responsibilityBack then, I didn’t know why
Why you were misunderstood
So now, I see through your eyes
All that you did was loveMama, I love you
Mama, I care
Mama, I love you
Mama, my friend (you’re my friend)You’re my friend
But now, I’m sure I know why (I know why)
Why you were misunderstood
So now, I see through your eyes
All I can give you is love (all I can give you is love)Mama, I love you
Mama, I care
Mama, I love you
Mama, my friendMama, I love you
Mama, I care
Mama, I love you
Mama, my friendOh, oh-oh (you’re my friend)
Mama (you’re my friend)
Whoa, oh-oh
Mama, my loveOh, oh-oh, Mama, I love you (me loving you, you loving me)
Mama, I care (a love that’s true, and guaranteed)Whoa, oh-oh, Mama, I love you (me loving you, me loving you)
(You loving me, you loving me)
Mama, my friend (a love that’s true, a love that’s true)
(And guaranteed, so true)Mama, I love you (me loving you, me loving you)
(You loving me, you loving me)
Mama, I care (a love that’s true, a love that’s true)
(And guaranteed, so true)Mama, I love you (me loving you, me loving you)
(You loving me, you loving me)
Mama, I care (a love that’s true, a love that’s true)
(And guaranteed, so true)Mama, I love you (me loving you, me loving you)
(You loving me, you loving me)
Mama, I care (a love that’s true, a love that’s true), oh, oh, oh
(And guaranteed, so true)Mama, I love you (me loving you, me loving you)
Mama – Spice Girls
(You loving me, you loving me)
Mama, I care (a love that’s true, a love that’s true)
(It’s so true)
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