Mothering Sunday

Etymology
From the former British custom of visiting (q.v.) at Mid-Lent, which by the English Civil War had passed on to servants receiving leave to , visiting and providing small gifts to their families. Revived as a national tradition in the early 20th century after the model of Mother's Day in the United States.

Proper noun

 * 1)  The fourth Sunday of Lent, three Sundays before Easter, now especially as a day to honor one's mother.