3月22日是英国的母亲节。在疫情之下的这个特殊时期，英王室也向所有妈妈们送上了祝福，并po出了一系列温馨合照。
 

图源：英国《每日邮报》(Daily Mail) 报道截图

“致新手妈妈、熟手妈妈以及不论是否团聚的家庭们 —— 在这个困难时刻，我们心系你们所有人。”
“母亲节快乐”

其中，还有一个小彩蛋：小乔治给凯特亲手制作的贺卡！

图源：@kensingtoroyal ins帐号截图

Prince William and Kate Middleton have shared a poignant message on Mother's Day, alongside treasured photos and a card Prince George made for Kate. 

Taking to the Kensington Palace Royal Instagram account, the Duke, 37, and Duchess of Cambridge, 38, penned: 'To mothers new and old and families spending today together and apart – we are thinking of you all at this difficult time. Happy Mother's Day.'  

Their images included a previously unseen snap of the duke and duchess giving George, six, and Princess Charlotte, four, a piggyback, one of William and brother Prince Harry as youngsters with their late mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, and another of Kate as a baby in the arms of her mother, Carole Middleton.

Six-year-old George's colourful card - an expertly-crafted collage made of card, paint and tissue paper - depicted a yellow vase with three red flowers.

除此之外，威廉凯特还分别晒出各自与母亲的合照↓↓↓


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围观网友表示，已被这些照片和小乔治的贺卡萌化~

 图源：ins网友留言截图
“三位美丽又可爱的母亲。祝所有妈妈们母亲节快乐。我爱乔治小王子的贺卡。超级可爱！”

 
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“乔治小王子的贺卡很有创意噢，棒棒哒！”

女王的官方帐号，也晒出了自己与母亲伊丽莎白王太后的照片，当时，女王还是伊丽莎白公主~

图源：@theroyalfamily ins帐号截图

而查尔斯那边厢，则晒出了童年时与女王妈妈的合照↓↓↓

 图源：@clarencehouse ins账号截图

那么，问题来了，为什么英国的母亲节是在三月呢？英国《太阳报》(The Sun)对此进行了一番科普：

图源：英国《太阳报》(The Sun) 报道截图

大家熟知的美国母亲节是五月的第二个星期日，而英国的母亲节则与复活节有关。英国母亲节是大斋节期间的第四个星期天，在大斋节期间，人们通常都会戒掉某种食物或者不良习惯。

Mothering Sunday in the US is an annual holiday held on the second Sunday in May, so the date slightly varies each year.

In the UK, the date is linked to Easter, which is different each year as it is determined by the lunar calendar.

The UK's Mother's Day always falls on the fourth Sunday during the period of Lent, when people typically give up things like certain foods or bad habits for the days leading up to Easter.

而据英国《地铁报》(Metro) 报道，美国的母亲节则与宗教节日关系不大。1905年，为纪念逝去的母亲，美国社会活动家安娜·贾维斯在美国发起庆祝母亲节的运动，并呼吁将母亲节定为法定假日。

1914年，时任美国总统威尔逊将母亲节定为法定假日，这一习俗也就此传播开来，这就是我们每年很熟悉的母亲节啦~

Using Mother’s Day as a day to celebrate mums began in the US after Anna Jarvis campaigned from 1905 for Mother’s Day to become a national holiday in the wake of her mother’s death. 

In 1914, it was declared a national holiday by then-President Woodrow Wilson, and in subsequent years, the tradition of celebrating Mother’s Day has spread far and wide.

综合来源：Daily Mail、The Sun、The Metro