Before I start my list of interesting things about Mothers Day I should say this over here in sunless Great Britain we celebrate mother's day on the fourth Sunday of lent the end of March as opposed to May.
Well then here we go:
1. Mothers Day is sometimes referred to as Refreshment Sunday.
2. I found a proverb you may like to do with Mothers Day: "God could not be everywhere, so he made mothers."
3. Centuries ago Mothers Day had nothing to do with Mothers: It concerned the "Mother" Church the main church or cathedral in the area.
4. A bizarre British Mothers Day tradition was to get the Mother to make a fruit cake. If the fruit cake stayed moist until Easter she was said to be a good cook.
5. The rules of Lent were relaxed for Mothers Day.
6. Anna Jarvis campaigned for Mothers Day to be a holiday.
7. There is actually a Mothers Day International Association.
8. In the days children went away to work as young as 10 they could expect to get off to return home on Mothers Day.
9. A popular ceremony was church gripping you grip the church tightly.
10. A cake called Simnel Cake at one time was served.
That's hopefully a great insight into the interesting parts of a British Mothers Day and a little of its history thrown in too.
Connor Davidson 05/08/09
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