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Swedish
Mother's
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Mors
Dag
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Mother's
Day is celebrated on the last Sunday in May. Observance of
Mother's Day, more or less an import from the U.S.A., was
introduced into Sweden in 1919. A brochure was published
outlining appropriate festivities - flying the flag, serving
Mother breakfast in bed, giving her a day of rest, singing songs
and reading poems, asking forgiveness and promising to mend one's
ways. Grown-up children living away from home should send
greetings. Mother's Day became widely celebrated in the
1930s when promoted in the schools and churches.
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Over
the years, commercial interests have played an increasing part in
promoting Mother's Day, and nowadays a present is virtually
obligatory. Schoolchildren make drawings in school, and many
mothers are treated to breakfast in bed. Mother's Day
festivities resemble a birthday celebration.
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Source:
"Traditional Festivities in Sweden"; Author: Ingemar
Liman; Published by: The Swedish Institute, ISBN 91-520-0113-X
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