Mother's Day Traditions
Old Mother's Day Traditions in Britain
In the 17th Century when returning to their families on Mothering Sunday people would bring
their mothers small gifts like trinkets or a "mothering cake".
In northern England and in Scotland, the usual gifts were carlings, which were
pancakes made of steeped pease fried in butter, with pepper and salt.
In fact, in some locations the day was referred to as Carling Sunday.
Another kind of mothering cake was the simnel cake, a very rich fruit cake.
Because of lent simnel cake had to keep until Easter.
It was boiled in water, then baked, and was often finished with an almond icing.
Sometimes the crust was of flour and water, colored with saffron.
When is Mother's Day
Mother's Day is a holiday celebrated around the world in many different countries, but
not all nations celebrate on the same day. In the United States it is
always the second Sunday in May. Many other countries such as Denmark,
Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia and Belgium also celebrate Mother's Day on
the same day as the United States. England, however, celebrates Mother's
Day on the fourth Sunday of Lent, and in Argentina it is the second Sunday in
October. International Mother's Day is actually celebrated on May
11.
Mother's Day Today
Many people follow the custom on Mother's Day
of wearing a carnation. A coloured carnation means that a person's mother is
living while a white carnation honours a person's mother who is dead.
The day is used by children and husbands to honor mothers and grandmothers
for all that they do in raising children.
Flowers, candy and cards are typical gifts, restaurant bookings and phone traffic is especially
high on Mother's Day.
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