Mother’s Day History
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Mothering Sunday in Britain
Mothering Sunday was celebrated in Britain beginning in the 17th century
it was honored on the fourth Sunday in Lent
it began as a day when apprentices and servants could return home for the day to visit their mothers
they often brought a gift with them, often a “mothering cake” — a kind of fruitcake or fruit-filled pastry known as simnels.
furmety, a sweetened boiled cereal dish, was often served at the family dinner during Mothering Sunday celebrations
by the 19th century, the holiday had almost completely died out
Mother’s Day in Britain — or Mothering Sunday — came to be celebrated again after World War II, when American servicemen brought the custom and commercial enterprises used it as an occasion for sales, etc.
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