History Of Mother's Day Part 1 Skill level: Difficult Find the solution for each blank, statement or question and circle it in the grid. C J L D J D C H S T N E M H S E R F E R P F U W F P D H E E S X T D R J X Z A C E C Z L U M R B U C R B S O P H G Y L N T W M F I X I U N R A V V X R R E G T V A V O H Y A U G S J C K A N Z S M A U B A H X H F A I E H S P H E N E R I S T K K C Q E L E B Y C H I A C T T M T Q T G P I S R C S U F R E W A A G P S G L H D Q L L M O R O Y M A E T N W G G N T W V P B B R T U G L R O S R R I G B I P B E Z U O O R I E D D D O E G W N G R C Y Y K P F T A N R E E S G H N H I T P B Z M F E H W T K N T Z E N T O O R C S O A M K R H T I G I R I L I O Y H P P Q R B C F A O R L N Z W T T R M S A S E Y M O J K T N A U C M G P T E L S R F A G G C R V K N M Y H T R A A H B W U F C P D N B Z D I Q I T F N B B T J J G S E T B A T D Q I Y Y A D N U S O Y W Y M E H N R Y O C W Y X T O Y B L M R I P F N J W F K 1. The custom of honouring *ENGLAND ______", the spiritual mothers may have *MOTHERING power that gave them begun thousands of *SUNDAY life and protected them. years ago when the 6. During this time period, This was later blended ancient people of '______' this day was often with "Mothering Sunday". worshipped _____ who celebrated on the ______ *CHURCH was considered to be Sunday during _____. 11. _____ _____ _____ the mother of all gods. *FOURTH (name) first suggested *PHRYGIA *LENT Mother's Day as a day *CYBELE 7. This custom possibly of _____ in 1872. 2. Sometime later, originated from the *JULIA connections to Mother's Christian festival at *WARD Day could be traced that time known as *HOWE back to ancient ______. __________ Sunday, *PEACE *GREECE in which people were 12. What country did 3. This custom was a pagan expected to visit the she live in? ______ celebration church they were *UNITED STATES in honour of the ______ at, known as 13. What famous song mother of gods known their "_______ church". did this person write as _____. *REFRESHMENT the lyrics to? *SPRING *BAPTIZED _____ ____ of the *RHEA *MOTHER _______ 4. Early Christians also 8. Many _______ would *BATTLE held a __________ return home and visit *HYMN festival in honour of their families, especially *REPUBLIC _____ the mother of their mothers at this time. 14. She was so appalled ______. *SERVANTS by the carnage of the *SPRINGTIME 9. A special food known ______- ______ War, *MARY as the "mothering ____" fought between Germany *JESUS might have been and France, that she 5. During the 1600's brought on their trip. called for mothers to _______ celebrated *CAKE cry out against the a day called ________ 10. As Christianity spread death of human life. _______, one of the throughout Europe, *FRANCO first known observances the festival changed *PRUSSIAN of Mother's Day. to honour the "Mother Learning With Puzzles™ All Rights Reserved