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Mother's Day:
2.7 million Swedish mothers will have their day this Sunday. In Sweden we have observed Mother’s Day since 1919. At that time the day had already been celebrated for some years in the US, but celebrations honouring mothers can actually be traced back to ancient Greece.
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