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MOTHERS DAY [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Special Years, Weeks, Days
  • Festivals, Carnivals and Social Events
OBS

... in North America now traditionally the second Sunday in May, and in Britain the fourth Sunday of Lent (also called Mothering Sunday).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations d'années, de semaines et de jours spéciaux
  • Festivals, carnavals et fêtes
OBS

Au Canada, [la fête des Mères] se célèbre le deuxième dimanche du mois de mai.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Designaciones de años, semanas y días especiales
  • Festivales y carnavales y eventos sociales
OBS

Día de la Madre: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, explica que los sustantivos y adjetivos que forman parte del nombre de festividades, ya sean civiles, militares o religiosas, se escriben con mayúscula inicial.

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