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How We Kept Mother's Day - DVD
Catalogue Number: NFB522857
Producer: National Film Board Of Canada
Producers: Tamara Lynch, Floyd Elliott
Directors: Eva Szasz
Producing Agencies: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)
Subject: Animation, Canadian Literature, Children's Stories, Family Studies/Home Economics, Literature, Women's Studies
Language: English
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 1985
Running Time: 9:53
Closed Captions: Yes
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How We Kept Mother's Day - DVD 
Catalogue Number: NFB522857
Producer: National Film Board Of Canada
Producers: Tamara Lynch, Floyd Elliott
Directors: Eva Szasz
Producing Agencies: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)
Subject: Animation, Canadian Literature, Children's Stories, Family Studies/Home Economics, Literature, Women's Studies
Language: English
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 1985
Running Time: 9:53
Closed Captions: Yes
Click here for pricing
When the celebration of Mother's Day was introduced around 1910, Stephen Leacock observed the quaint idea with a short story. The family in Leacock's version turns the idea to their advantage, taking a splendid holiday in the country, leaving Mother behind to enjoy her special day in peace.