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Mother’s Day Around the World

by bintangkecil on Monday, May 4th, 2009 | Family, Love, World | 1 Comment

The modern Mother’s Day holiday was created by Anna Jarvis as a day for each family to honor its mother. Mother’s Day is celebrated in several countries around the world though on different dates.

In a large number of countries including US, Mothers Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in the month of May, but in many other countries Mothers Day is celebrated in an entirely different time of the year.

On Mother’s Day children pay their humblest tribute to their mothers and thank them for giving them birth and providing them with the best of care and upbringing.


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Mother’s Day in Australia (second Sunday in the month of May)
In Australia, Mothers Day is celebrated with lot of enthusiasm and joy. It falls on the same day as in US - on the second Sunday in the month of May and is celebrated in a similar fashion as in US. People of Australia take Mothers Day as an opportunity to express gratitude to their mother. Children show love to their moms by gifting flowers and cards to them.

Just as in US there is a tradition of wearing carnation on Mothers Day in Australia. A colored carnation signifies that a person’s mother is living while a white carnation is used to honor a deceased mother. Besides their own mothers children honor their grand mothers and other women who love and care for them as a mother does. Children ponder over the role of mothers in their lives and acknowledge the hardships their mother go through while raising them up. As a mark of respect children pamper their mother on Mothers Day by treating them with breakfast on bed and with gifts and cakes.

In Australia, Mother’s Day has been commercialized to a great degree as it is in US. Marketers try to play on the emotional aspect of the festival to sell their goods. Card manufacturers and florists particularly see a high business.

Mother’s Day in Canada (second Sunday in the month of May)
In North American country of Canada, Mothers Day is a the most popular festival after Christmas and Valentines Day. Just as in USA, Mothers Day in Canada is celebrated in the second Sunday in the month of May. People pay tribute to their mothers on the day and thank them for their constant support and love. In Canada, cards and flowers are the most commonly used methods of expressing love for moms.

As Mothers Day is a festival with strong emotional value, it has been commercialised to a large extent with compelling advertising strategies in the technologically advanced country of Canada. Sale of cards breaks all records on mothers day. Many people also take their mothers out for a dinner on Mothers Day and bake special cakes for them. Mothers are also pampered with gifts and day off from kitchen by their loving children.

Caring children make it a point to greet Mothers Day to their own moms, grand mothers and to women who are like their mothers. Those staying away from their mothers visit them and make them feel special. While those who cannot pay a visit call on phone. No wonder, phone traffic is highest on the occasion of Mothers Day.

Mother’s Day in USA (second Sunday in the month of May)
Mothers Day is celebrated in USA in a big way and has been commercialized to a great extent. It is considered as the next big day after Christmas and Valentines Day. Phone lines record a heavy traffic and card sales reaches its peak. Restaurants are filled to their maximum capacity as children don’t want their mothers to cook on their special day.

At home children express love for their mother by treating their moms with breakfast in the bed or making a sumptuous lunch. Tradition of gifting flowers and gifts is also rampant. More commonly gifted flowers are carnations are these are the official flower of Mothers Day. People buy red or pink carnations for the mothers who are living and place white carnations on the grave of the mothers who are dead. Children also present skits, plays and song in honor of their mother. Some also make cards and gifts at home to show their gratitude for their mother.

Mother’s Day in Mexico (May 10)
In the North American country of Mexico, Mothers Day is celebrated on a fixed day of May 10 as opposed to the Mothers Day in US that fall on the second Sunday in the month of May. Mothers Day in Mexico is celebrated in a colorful fashion. Children honor their mothers and thank them for their efforts in bringing them up and According to a custom in Mexico, sons and daughters make themselves present in the house on the eve of Mothers Day on May 9.

Mothers Day celebration in Mexico takes place on May 10 as the day is special for the people of Mexico. The day is celebrated with gusto as churches in Mexico organise special mass. The highpoint of the event is the orchestra which plays “las mañanitas” and distribution of ‘tamales’ and ‘atole’, the traditional early-morning meal to all local mothers.

On Mother’s Day people in Mexico gift flowers and cards to their mothers. There is also a tradition of giving gifts on Mothers Day. While the older children but gifts from the store the younger ones prepare handmade gifts to honor their mothers. In several schools mothers day functions are organized where little ones present skits and songs to express their gratitude for their mothers and to entertain them.

List of dates around the world:

Second Sunday of February
Norway

February 2
Greece

Shevat 30 (Falls anywhere between January 30 and March 1)
Israel

March 3
Georgia

March 8
Afghanistan
Albania
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Laos
Macedonia
Moldova
Montenegro
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Ukraine

Fourth Sunday in Lent
Ireland
Nigeria
United Kingdom

March 21 (vernal Equinox)
Bahrain
Egypt
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Libya
Lebanon
Oman
Palestinian Territories
Saudi Arabia
Sudan
Somalia
Syria
United Arab Emirates
Yemen (All Arab countries in general)

March 25
Slovenia

April 7
Armenia

April 24 +/- 5 days Baisakh Amavasya (Mata Tirtha Aunsi)
Nepal

First Sunday in May
Hungary
Lithuania
Portugal
Spain

May 8
Albania (Parents’ Day)
South Korea (Parents’ Day)

May 10
El Salvador
Guatemala
Mexico

Second Sunday of May
Anguilla
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belgium
Belize
Bermuda
Bonaire
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Croatia
Cuba
Curaçao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominica
Ecuador
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Honduras
Hong Kong
Iceland
India
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Malaysia
Malta
Myanmar
Netherlands
New Zealand
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Peru
People’s Republic of China
Philippines
Puerto Rico
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Slovakia
South Africa
Sri Lanka
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Sint Maarten
Singapore
Suriname
Switzerland
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Ukraine
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
Zimbabwe

May 15
Paraguay

May 26
Poland “Dzień Matki”

May 27
Bolivia

Last Sunday of May
Algeria
Dominican Republic
France (First Sunday of June if Pentecost occurs on this day)
French Antilles (First Sunday of June if Pentecost occurs on this day)
Haiti
Mauritius
Morocco
Sweden
Tunisia

May 30
Nicaragua

June 1
Mongolia† (The Mothers and Children’s Day.)

Second Sunday of June
Luxembourg

Last Sunday of June
Kenya

August 12
Thailand (the birthday of Queen Sirikit)

August 15 (Assumption Day)
Antwerp (Belgium)
Costa Rica

Second Monday of October
Malawi

October 14
Belarus

Third Sunday of October
Argentina (Día de la Madre)

Last Sunday of November
Russia

December 8
Panama

December 22
Indonesia