Fête des Mères
Think one Mother's Day a year simply isn't enough?
Mums can get a second dose of attention by celebrating France's
Fête des Mères a couple of weeks after America has its own particular day.
Mums can get a second dose of attention by celebrating France's
Fête des Mères a couple of weeks after America has its own particular day.
Date:
It takes place at a different time from America which is celebrated
on the second Sunday of May. In France, it's on the last Sunday in May
unless Pentecost/Whit Sunday happens to fall on that day, in which case it’s
on the first Sunday in June.
on the second Sunday of May. In France, it's on the last Sunday in May
unless Pentecost/Whit Sunday happens to fall on that day, in which case it’s
on the first Sunday in June.
In 2019, Fête des Mères falls on Sunday, May 26 in France.
What to Eat
The meal should be something special. How about cream of watercress
soup (this is springtime with all those fresh seasonal ingredients),
followed by roasted lemon and rosemary chicken? Or if you're
beside the sea, then the freshest shellfish and perhaps a lobster
is the food to offer.
soup (this is springtime with all those fresh seasonal ingredients),
followed by roasted lemon and rosemary chicken? Or if you're
beside the sea, then the freshest shellfish and perhaps a lobster
is the food to offer.
Wherever the family lives, it's always regional, local ingredients
that are used.
that are used.
