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The Edinburgh Festival
Mother's Day
Mother's Day is an important ________________ world, even though it
started in North America and Europe. Not all
countries celebrate it ________________, but the most popular day is the second
Sunday in May. It is, of course, a day to honour our mothers and make them
________________. A punctuation point about the day is that most countries
choose the singular possessive “Mother’s Day”, with the apostrophe before the
‘s’ __________________ family honours their mother, rather than all of the
world’s mothers. Young children get especially excited about Mother’s Day and
put ________________ making cards and presents for their Mums, or Moms in America. For
mothers, ________________ a second birthday.
Mother’s Day in the USA,
the UK, Canada, Australia, etc. means mothers
________________ day off from housework. It is common for children to cook for
their mother ________________ breakfast in bed. She also receives presents,
flowers and cards. In America,
Mother's Day is ________________ the year for restaurants, as children take
their Mums __________________. Americans spend a lot on this day - over $2.5
billion on flowers and $70 million on Mother’s Day cards. In Sweden, people
buy small plastic flowers and the money raised ________________ mothers and
their children. Many people are against the idea of Mother’s Day as it is
upsetting for children (and adults) who have lost their mother.
________________ for them this Mother’s Day.
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