Widely referred to as Mother's Day, should we be saying Mothering Sunday instead?

The day can be traced back to Greek and Roman times. The Greeks honoured Rhea the wife of Cronus. The Romans held the spring festival Hilaria which was dedicated to Cybele.

Early Christians honoured the Virgin Mary on the fourth day of Lent. After the prayer service to the Virgin Mary, children would then present gifts and flowers to their own mums. The event was opened out to include all mums in the UK in the 1600s.

Constance Penswick-Smith, a vicar's daughter, launched the Mothering Sunday Movement in 1914. In 1921 she wrote a book asking for the traditions of Mothering Sunday to be revived. There is a memorial to the revival in Coddington Church, Nottinghamshire.

For me Mothering Sunday is usually a busy day of meeting up with my sisters to have lunch or tea with my mother. If my mum is anything like yours, they always love photos of their family and especially their grandchildren. Why not give them the special gift of beautiful portraits this year?

So often it's mum missing from your family photos as most of the time she is taking the pictures. Put your mum centre of attention this Mother's Day.

Find out more about my Mother's Day portraits. The family photography sessions take place across the south of Essex including Southend, Basildon, Chelmsford and Brentwood.

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If you would like to purchase vouchers for a present for your mother, or would like your own portrait session to give that gift of love, then please phone on 07927 515996, or click the link below.