{"id":26981,"date":"2017-05-24T18:46:37","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T16:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=26981"},"modified":"2017-11-06T14:35:57","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T13:35:57","slug":"celebrating-mothers-day-in-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/celebrating-mothers-day-in-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Mother’s Day In France"},"content":{"rendered":"

La f\u00eate des m\u00e8res<\/strong> (Mother’s Day) has already passed aux \u00c9tats-Unis <\/strong>(in the United States), but it is just around the corner en France<\/strong>. The different dates can be confusing, but the most important thing is not forgetting les m\u00e8res<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

While modern Mother’s Day is generally thought to have originated aux \u00c9tats-Unis<\/a><\/strong>, le village d\u2019Artas<\/strong> claims to be le berceau de la f\u00eate des m\u00e8res<\/strong> (the birthplace of Mother\u2019s Day). Le village <\/strong>held a ceremony in 1906 to honor les m\u00e8res de familles nombreuses <\/strong>(mothers of big families), giving a prize of \u00ab\u00a0Haut m\u00e9rite maternel\u00a0\u00bb<\/strong><\/em> (High maternal merit) to two mothers of nine children.<\/p>\n

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Throughout the first half of the 20th century there were many celebrations that aimed to pay tribute to les m\u00e8res<\/strong>. One such celebration was la journ\u00e9e des m\u00e8res<\/strong><\/em>, a ceremony held \u00e0 Lyon <\/strong>in 1918 for all les m\u00e8res<\/strong> who lost someone in their family during la Premi\u00e8re Guerre mondiale<\/strong> (the First World War).<\/p>\n

La journ\u00e9e des m\u00e8res<\/strong> and the other early Mother’s Day celebrations en France<\/strong> were a means of promoting la politique nataliste<\/strong> (the high birth rate policy) of the time in an attempt to repopulate the country after having lost so many citizens on les champs de bataille<\/strong> (the battlefield).<\/p>\n

Apr\u00e8s la Seconde<\/a> Guerre mondiale<\/strong> (the Second World War), la f\u00eate<\/strong> had it’s date fixed to the last Sunday of May (unless that Sunday is la Pentec\u00f4te<\/strong>, then it is the first Sunday of June) and became a national holiday with la loi du 24 mai 1950<\/strong> (the 1950 law of May 24):<\/p>\n

la R\u00e9publique fran\u00e7aise rend officiellement hommage chaque ann\u00e9e aux m\u00e8res fran\u00e7aises au cours d’une journ\u00e9e consacr\u00e9e \u00e0 la c\u00e9l\u00e9bration de la \u00ab F\u00eate des m\u00e8res \u00bb.
\n<\/strong>The French Republic officially pays tribute to French mothers annually on a day dedicated to the celebration of “Mother’s Day”.<\/em>
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Regardless of how it started, everyone takes a moment to remember les m\u00e8res <\/strong>during la f\u00eate<\/strong>. Similar to les \u00c9tats-Unis<\/strong>, en France<\/strong> the modern f\u00eate des m\u00e8res <\/strong>involves inviting la m\u00e8re <\/strong>to a restaurant and giving gifts, especially les fleurs<\/strong> (flowers).<\/p>\n

Even if you are not en France<\/strong> or in many of the other pays francophones<\/strong><\/a> (French speaking countries) that will be celebrating la f\u00eate des m\u00e8res<\/strong> this weekend, take time to practice your French and say:<\/p>\n

Bonne f\u00eate des m\u00e8res !<\/strong>
\nHappy Mother\u2019s Day!<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

La f\u00eate des m\u00e8res (Mother’s Day) has already passed aux \u00c9tats-Unis (in the United States), but it is just around the corner en France. The different dates can be confusing, but the most important thing is not forgetting les m\u00e8res! While modern Mother’s Day is generally thought to have originated aux \u00c9tats-Unis, le village d\u2019Artas…<\/p>\n

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