Mothers day was celebrated in Sweeden yesterday, as I was told by my dear friend miramaze.
And that made me wonder why, as every country I have lived in has a different date.
Very useful information, I know
I also know many people who are kinda of "against" celebration days because it become too comercial.
I don't care,in on way or another these days are a mark in history and should be celebrated.
(jez the things one does to avoid work
)
In the UK Mothering Sunday (Mother's Day) is always the fourth Sunday of Lent.
In Canada and the United States, it is celebrated on the second Sunday in May.
In Portugal is always the first Sunday in May.
In Mexico Mother's Day is a fixed holiday, occurring on May 10th.
Early "Mother's Day" was mostly marked by women's peace groups.
A common early activity was the meeting of groups of mothers whose sons had fought or died on opposite sides of the American Civil War.
In New York City, Julia Ward Howe led a "Mother's Day" anti-war observance in 1872, which was accompanied by a Mother's Day Proclamation.
Celebration of Mothers day around the world (according to wikipedia)
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†
Kazakhstan†
Laos
Macedonia†
Moldova
Montenegro
Romania
Russia†*
Serbia
Ukraine†
Fourth Sunday in Lent
Ireland
Nigeria
United Kingdom
March 21
(vernal Equinox)
Bahrain
Egypt
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
May 3, 2009
May 2, 2010
Hungary†
Lithuania
Mozambique
Portugal
Spain
May 8
Albania (Parents' Day)
South Korea (Parents' Day)
May 10
El Salvador
Guatemala
Mexico
Second Sunday of May
May 10, 2009
May 9, 2010
Anguilla
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belgium
Belize
Bermuda
Bonaire
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
People's Republic of China†[7]
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Colombia
Croatia
Cuba[8]
Curaçao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominica
Ecuador
Estonia
Ethiopia
Fiji
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[9]
Philippines
Puerto Rico
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
Singapore
Sint Maarten
Slovakia
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Switzerland
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
Zambia
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
Islamic calendar
20 Jumada al-thani
14 June 2009 Iraq
Iran
