MidLent Sunday

MidLent Sunday
a) The fourth Sunday of Lent, exactly three weeks before Easter Sunday
b) Mothering Sunday; a day in honor of mothers and/or ones mother church, especially in the United Kingdom and Ireland

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  • Mothering Sunday — noun A day in honor of mothers and/or ones mother church, which falls on the fourth Sunday of Lent, exactly three weeks before Easter Sunday, especially in the United Kingdom and Ireland; compare a mothering Syn: MidLent Sunday, Mid Lent Sunday,… …   Wiktionary

  • Mothering Sunday —    On Mothering Sunday, or Mid Lent Sunday (fourth Sunday in Lent), children and young people living away from their parents would make a point of going home for the day, taking presents, usually including a cake for their mother, and sharing a… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

  • Mothering — Moth er*ing, n. A rural custom in England, of visiting one s parents on Midlent Sunday, supposed to have been originally visiting the mother church to make offerings at the high altar. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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