Interesting Mother's Day Customs

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Children give their mothers white roses Mothers receive a cake that is decorated like a bouquet of flowers More greeting cards are sent on Mother's Day than any other day. Children tie up their mother's until they give them candy! Children enter a drawing of their mother in an art contest. The winners are exhibited around the world.

Families take their mothers to lunch. It is the busiest day in the year for restaurants. People go to church to pay tribute to Mary The Red Cross sells plastic flowers and gives the money to women who have large families to go on vacation. Mother's Day festivities last for 2 or 3 days. CHildren go to church and give a bunch of spring flowers to their mother. In olden days they used to make a Simnel cake.