The Echevine of the Teaching of Uccle Explains Why the Feasts of Mothers and Fathers Are Replaced by a Feast of Families

zen Reading Home / Videos / Belgium Home Videos Belgium Society videos uccle actus Fête des mères Fête des pères Fête des familles Home / Belgium 2 pictures Video Monday, May 19, 2025 - 10:15 L'échevin de l'Enseignement d'Uccle explains why the Fêtes des mères et des pères are replaced by a Fête des familles

The children will now celebrate a unique feast: the Feast of the Family. There will be no more Mother's Day or Father's Day in the communal schools of Uccle, our colleagues in La Capitale indicate. This decision, taken by the Municipal College on 12 May and the school boards, was motivated by two reasons. The first concerns the school calendar. The Feast of Mothers now falls during the spring holidays, making the realization of a gift difficult.…