Fete des grands-mères

Mothering Sunday is a festival to celebrate Mother Church; Mother's Day is a sentimental nineteenth century invention to celebrate motherhood that has been hijacked by card manufacturers, florists and even people who make and sell teddy bears. Frankly, you can keep both.

You're quite right there, grannyactivist! I didn't have my 'thinking head' on when I replied to the OP. Mothering Sunday is a real and recognised day (of old), rather than the Americanised version (buy, buy, buy)! I think I remember, as a child, going to church on Mothering Sunday. The children went up to the vicar, and he gave us bunches of snowdrops which we then took home to our mothers. I must only have been about 5 or 6, I think.

I think that Mothering Sunday incorporates grandmothers, so don't feel the need for a special day.

Nice if it's not commercialised and the grandchildren can make a special day for their grandmothers. Old-fashioned things like perhaps taking flowers (although that can be a rip-off, too if you're not careful!) I think it's a lovely idea, though, because as we know - grandma's love is unconditional (and we do love those grandchildren so very, very much).

Bring it on!

Why not?

I bet I'm the only person on here saying that though.