England´´s Mothering Sunday
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小編： 268與現代慶祝母親節方式更為相似的是英國的"拜望雙親日"，亦稱為中－四旬齋星期日，為四旬齋的第四個星期日。有人說這些儀式是早先的教會為紀念西布莉（古代小亞細亞的弗里吉亞自然女神）而舉行的，以敬奉基督的母親瑪麗亞。還有一些人認為圣母女神已由圣母堂所代替，在這一天人們要去圣母堂并接受他/她的洗禮，這個習俗流傳了下來。人們將帶著豐盛的捐獻物去各自教區的圣母堂。
Also in England in the 1600's, young men and women who were apprentices or servants returned home on Mothering Sunday, bringing to their mothers small gifts like trinkets or a "mothering cake". Sometimes furmety was served - wheat grains boiled in sweet milk, sugared and spiced.
在十七世紀的英格蘭，當學徒或仆人的年輕男女將在拜望雙親日這一天回到家里，并為母親帶來類似小裝飾物或"母親節蛋糕"之類的小禮物，有時是為母親獻上甜牛奶(面)粉糊－將小麥粒在甜牛奶中煮沸，再加入糖和香料而做成。
In northern England and in Scotland, the preferred refreshments were carlings - pancakes made of steeped pease fried in butter, with pepper and salt. In fact, in some locations this day was called Carling Sunday.
在北英格蘭和蘇格蘭地區，受歡迎的點心為Carlings-----將泡浸過的豌豆用牛油煎烤，再加入胡椒粉和鹽而做成的薄烤餅。實際上，這個日子在某些地區被稱作Carling 星期日。
Another kind of mothering cake was the simnel cake, a very rich fruitcake. The Lenten fast dictated that the simnel cake had to keep until Easter. It was boiled in water, then baked, and was often finished with an almond icing. Sometimes the crust was of flour and water, colored with saffron.
還有一種母親節蛋糕為重油水果蛋糕，用大量的水果做成的水果蛋糕。四旬齋齋戒說這種重油水果蛋糕必須一直保留至復活節。在水中煮過后再烘焙，然后加入杏仁霜后制成。面包皮有時用面粉和水做成，再用橘黃色的香料加以點綴。
