Name: 英國母親節大不同！揭開它不在五月的神祕原因（British Mother's Day Mystery - Why It's NOT in May?）
Uploaded: 2026-03-12T13:38:37.000Z
Duration: 5 min 27 s

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Did you know that Mother's Day in the UK is not celebrated in May?

英國的母親節不是在五月慶祝，你知道嗎？

現在進行式

事實上，就在這個星期日就要到了。

But why do Brits celebrate Mother's Day earlier than the rest of most of the world?

但為什麼英國人比世界上大部分地方都提早慶祝母親節呢？

And why does the date change every single year?

而且為什麼日期每年都不一樣？

Well, let's unravel this little mystery together.

好了，我們就一起來解開這個小謎團吧。

In the uk, we don't just call it Mother's Day, we can also call it Mothering Sunday.

在英國，我們不只叫它母親節，也可以叫它母親星期日。

And unlike the American version, which is fixed to the second Sunday in May, ours moves around.

和固定在五月第二個星期日的美國版本不同，我們的日期會變動。

That's because in the uk, Mothering Sunday is connected to Easter, which follows the lunar calendar.

這是因為在英國，母親星期日跟復活節有關，而復活節是跟著陰曆走的。

So British Mother's Day falls on the fourth Sunday of Lent.

所以英國的母親節落在齋戒期的第四個星期日。

Originally, it had nothing to do with mums at all.

最初，這跟媽咪一點關係都沒有。

It was a religious festival where people would return to their mother church, that's the main church in their local area.

這是一個宗教節日，人們會回到他們的母堂，也就是當地的主要教堂。

It was often the only day off for servants and apprentices in a whole year, so.

這通常是僕人和學徒一年中唯一放假的日子，所以。

Over time, this tradition transformed into what we now know as Mother's Day.

隨著時間過去，這個傳統轉變成了我們現在所知的母親節。

A chance to say thank you to the amazing women who raised us with a card, a box of chocolates, some flowers, or even a well deserved cup of tea in bed.

一個藉由卡片、一盒巧克力、一束花，甚至是應得的一杯在床上享用的茶，來感謝養育我們的了不起女性的機會。

Let's now look at some common vocabulary that you might use on this special day.

現在我們來看看這個特別的日子裡可能會用到的一些常用詞彙。

Firstly, let me mention the most important word.

首先，讓我先說最重要的那個詞。

In British English we spell this with a U M U M and the pronunciation of that middle vowel is.

在英式英文裡，我們這個詞的拼法是 U M U M，中間那個母音的發音是。

在英式英文裡，你可能會聽到 mum。

This means to treat someone with extra kindness.

這表示用額外的關愛來對待某人。

Usually for a special occasion, you might spoil them.

通常在特別的日子，你可能會寵愛他們。

Here is one of my favourites, breakfast in bed.

這是我最喜歡的其中一個，在床上吃早餐。

Breakfast in bed is simply serving someone their morning breakfast while they are still in bed.

在床上吃早餐就是把早餐端給還在床上的人吃。

Although I have to be honest, these days I would be more concerned about crumbs and spillages in my bed.

不過說實話，現在我比較擔心床上的碎屑和溢出的東西。

So I'd actually be happier to come down to the breakfast table.

所以我其實會更開心能到餐桌上用餐。

This is just the most common way to talk about a bouquet.

這只是最常見的說法來形容花束。

So if someone has gifted you a bouquet or you're thinking of getting a bouquet for someone that you love, your mum perhaps, or your wife, then you could just simply use the term a bunch of flowers.

所以如果有人送你花束，或是你想送花束給你愛的人，也許是你的媽咪，或是你的太太，你就可以直接說一束花。

The next few items of vocabulary are my favourites.

接下來這幾個詞彙是我的最愛。

Take it easy means relax, slow down, don't stress, don't worry, just relax, take it easy.

放鬆的意思就是別緊張，慢下來，不要壓力，不要擔心，就放鬆，好好放鬆。

It's something that you'd say to somebody when you want them to relax.

當你想讓別人放鬆時，你就會對他說這句話。

Very similar to that is to take a load off.

另一個很類似的說法是「坐下來休息」。

To take a load off means to sit down and relax.

坐下來休息的意思就是坐下來放鬆。

The idea that when you're standing is that you're holding weight, you're holding a load and being told to take a load off means sit down, take a load off.

當你站著的時候，你身上背負著重量，背負著負擔，而「坐下來休息」的意思就是坐下來，卸下你的負擔。

Next we have another similar phrase which is to put your feet up.

接下來我們要學一個類似的說法，叫做「put your feet up」。

To put your feet up is another expression used to describe relaxing, the idea that someone might sit back in a chair and put their feet up.

put your feet up 是另一個用來形容放鬆的說法，意思就是有人可能會坐在椅子上，然後把腳抬起來。

This is special time that you use to focus on relationship building.

這是你用來專注於建立關係的特殊時光。

So we often spend quality time with someone special.

所以我們常常和特別的人共度 quality time。

Do you celebrate Mother's Day in your country?

If so, what day is it usually on and what are some of the traditions that you follow?

如果會的話，通常是哪一天，你們又會遵循哪些傳統呢？

Personal Please let me know in the comments and if you enjoyed this video then please take a second to leave a like and for more English lessons and British culture, please also subscribe now.

請在留言區讓我知道，如果你喜歡這個影片，請花一秒鐘按讚，想看更多英文課程和英國文化，也請現在就訂閱。

We're also coming up to Easter, so if you want to learn more about Easter in the UK then I have a video for you to watch just here.

我們也快要到復活節了，如果你想了解更多英國的復活節，這裡有個影片給你參考。

I'll also link in the description as well.

Until then, take very good care and goodbye.

在那之前，請好好照顧自己，掰掰。