tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116036933808177024.post8860967861760023979..comments2024-03-26T17:20:11.640+08:00Comments on sketches from the other side: Charlatans, bandits, pirates, racketeers, kidnappers and termitesarchitarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124702208354709765noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116036933808177024.post-44594519734138885112012-05-28T13:31:14.519+08:002012-05-28T13:31:14.519+08:00Correct, Fumie. I got a stronger reaction than ex...Correct, Fumie. I got a stronger reaction than expected from people wanting to clarify that the other Mother's Day was already in existence when the modern one was "invented." Similarly Passover can't compete with the giant chocolate rabbits of Easter.architarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13124702208354709765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116036933808177024.post-44628720709308079522012-05-28T12:43:37.392+08:002012-05-28T12:43:37.392+08:00American Mothers Day is a relatively recent phenom...American Mothers Day is a relatively recent phenomenon, only made truly popular even more recently by Hallmark Corporation. British Mothers Day, which I believe is celebrated in March, predates the colonial version by a couple of centuries.Foamierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07992031637742535990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116036933808177024.post-23118394144693041522012-05-14T15:36:18.374+08:002012-05-14T15:36:18.374+08:00You're correct and that's the holiday cele...You're correct and that's the holiday celebrated in the UK and some other countries. The current, commercial holiday was founded during the Civil War as a call for disarmament. Not sure how mothers uniting against war becomes hijacking though...architarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13124702208354709765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116036933808177024.post-54050523906298131842012-05-14T15:21:46.769+08:002012-05-14T15:21:46.769+08:00raldsett ssionlyAnd there was me thinking that Mot...raldsett ssionlyAnd there was me thinking that Mothering Sunday (aka Mothers Day) had always been the fourth Sunday of Lent - before someone in the United States (in 1920) decided to hijack it and change the date.......!!Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15768571407399719527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116036933808177024.post-25356920294159254632012-05-14T14:54:08.324+08:002012-05-14T14:54:08.324+08:00Or Monday morning in HK if her mother lives in Wes...Or Monday morning in HK if her mother lives in Western United States.architarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13124702208354709765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3116036933808177024.post-86757820001137060392012-05-14T14:32:16.342+08:002012-05-14T14:32:16.342+08:00Civilised folk celebrate Mothering Sunday, anyway....Civilised folk celebrate Mothering Sunday, anyway.ulacahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09841336559436577751noreply@blogger.com