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Mother’s Day

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/ˈmʌðəz deɪ/
 
/ˈmʌðərz deɪ/
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  1. a day on which mothers traditionally receive cards and gifts from their children, celebrated in the UK on the fourth Sunday in Lent and in the US on the second Sunday in May
    CultureMother's Day was originally a day when servants were given a holiday to visit their families, taking gifts of flowers or a cake. A tradition practised by some Americans, though no longer common, is to wear a carnation on Mother's Day, a coloured one if their mother is alive and a white one if she is dead.
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