Mother's Day is a month earlier in the UK, so we'll be celebrating tomorrow. I doubt my mom, or wife, or mother in law will have any problem with celebrating on the UK day and the U.S. day :)
Red Nose Day is unique. I honestly haven't looked up its definition or origin, so I only know what I've heard. It's very well known in the UK as a day to donate to charity. Many people dress up funny, especially young students. You can buy cakes and lots of other little things anywhere you look, and the money goes to charity. That night, they hold a big TV show where they talk about the amount of money raised, and where it's going . The TV show consists of 2 anchors that introduce a famous act and then a heart-tugging story. They go back and forth between those from 7pm to midnight. The acts this year were Mr Bean, famous comedians, singers and other acts. The stories were often about villages in Africa and places that needed help learning or healing. I read this morning that over £1 billion was raised. Wow.
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