Mother’s Day is coming in March, and many will be beginning their planning and gifts for the day. But as the date changes every year, you can avoid being caught out by memorising the date nice and early in 2022.

The celebration of mum’s, grandmothers, and anyone who has a maternal bond, always falls on a Sunday.

This is because Mother’s Day used to be a religious event in Christianity – but this association has since faded.

This year, a lack of coronavirus restrictions mean parents and children will be able to meet up without breaking rules for the first time in two years.

While the day has become commercialised in the modern world, the day is still incredibly important for families in the UK.

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Mother’s Day always falls on the fourth Sunday of Lent – or three weeks before Easter Sunday.

Easter Sunday will take place a few weeks later on Sunday, April 17.

Once the date of Easter has been worked out then the dates of Lent, Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day), Ash Wednesday and Mother’s Day can all be allocated in the calendar.

Mother’s Day has been celebrated in various forms throughout history.

The Greeks held festivals of worship every Spring to celebrate Rhea, the Mother of the Gods.

The Romans also honoured the mother goddess Cybele every March – a practice that dated back as for as 250 BC.