Презентация на тему к внеклассному мероприятию по английскому языку День матери

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servants on hand at all times, to keep domestic

affairs running smoothly. Many of those servants were young boys and girls "in service."

of Lent to honor the Virgin Mary, Mother of

Christ ... and also, "Mother Church." During this period, people commonly returned to their local church or catherdral - their "mother church." Those who did so were said to have gone "a-mothering."

In the 1600's a clerical decree in England broadened the celebration from one focused on the church and the Virgin Mary, to include real Mothers, referring to the occasion as Mothering Day.

day off a year to vist family. That day

became Mothering Sunday, and as such, Mothering Sunday became a very important occasion for families to reunite and celebrate their love for one and other.

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Today, Mothering Sunday in the UK is often

called "Mother's Day" and is regarded as more or less synonymous with "Mother's Day" as celebrated in other countries around the world, though many still prefer the more historically accurate "Mothering Sunday.“

that Simnel Cakes became associated with Mothering Sunday. Young

servants and maids were often allowed to bake a cake to take home to their mother as a gift. Fruit cakes knowns as "Simnel Cakes" became one of the most common of these Mothering Sunday gifts.