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Happy Mother's Day!

31 Mar 2019

Happy Mother's Day to all mums!

Read on to find out the origins of this very special day!

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.

It is a day when children give presents, flowers, and home-made cards to their mothers.

Let us know how you are spending Mother's Day today and what special gifts you have received or given that has made it extra special?

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