print email comment close Mothering Sunday URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/holydays/motheringsunday_1.shtml Description: Brief information about this British holiday celebrated on "the fourth Sunday of Lent. ... 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 mothers." From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Publisher: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Extra Keywords Refreshment Sunday Library of Congress Subject Headings: Holidays -- Great Britain Mothers Special days LII Database Information: Record 6591 created by Maria Brandt on 02/28/2005 Last modification on 09/23/2006 Published: 02/28/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/6591