Mothering Sunday
Making Cards and Posies - 2012
Children and Adults working together, preparing Cards and Posies for Mothering Sunday 2012 |
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A timely
reminder of The History of Mothering
Sunday Most Sundays in the year churchgoers in England worship at their nearest parish or 'daughter church'. Centuries ago it was considered important for people to return to their home or 'mother' church once a year. So each year in the middle of Lent, everyone would visit their 'mother' church - the main church or Cathedral of the area. |
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Inevitably the return to the 'mother' church became an occasion for
family reunions when children who were working away returned home
(It was quite common in those days for children
to leave home for work once they were ten years old.).
Most historians think that it was the return to the 'Mother' church
which led to the tradition of children, particularly those working
as domestic servants, or as apprentices, being given the day off to
visit their mother and family. As they walked along the country lanes,
children would pick wild flowers or violets to take to church or give
to their mother as a small gift. |
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Mothering
Sunday is the fourth Sunday of Lent. Although it's often called Mothers'
Day it has no connection with the American festival of that name.
Traditionally, it was a day when children, mainly daughters, who had
gone to work as domestic servants were given a day off to visit their
mother and family. Today it is a day when children give presents,
flowers, and home-made cards to their mums. |
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photos
: Martyn Wright
research : Ken Tarbox
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