Show mothers night ancient english christmas name HE oldest english name for THE christmas Is maddra night or mothers night in the early days when our saxon forefathers had bad just settled down in the country that was to be england the day of december was given up to games and feasting feistl ng but the night was dedicated to the special honor of mothers they occupied tile the seats of honor and everyone brought them gifts sons and daughters who had gone one out into the world strove to be at home on that one night in tile the year A little later the name yule was given to christmas and the re jo icings of the day were prolonged into night when men sang and told stories sitting round the cheerful bl blaze of the yule log ing the old customs of mothers night gradually died out though they still survive in a few parts of the country its place has been taken to some extent by mothering sunday in the north of england on that day e everyone cerione who can do so still makes a pilgrimage homewards and the mother receives tile the homage of her family london tit BUS bits magazine |