Special day honouring mothers celebrated at different times
Mother's Day is celebrated on different days throughout the world. In some countries, Women's Day is treated the same as Mother's Day. According to Wikipedia, here are the dates when Mother's Day is celebrated:
Second Sunday in February -- Norway
Shevat 30 (falls anywhere between Jan. 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, South Korea. In Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Guyana, Italy, Macedonia, Mongolia and Russia, it is observed as International Women's Day, not specifically Mother's Day.
Fourth Sunday in Lent (Mothering Sunday -- March 2 in 2008) -- Ireland, Nigeria, United Kingdom
March 21 (vernal equinox) -- Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Lebanon, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
March 25 -- Slovenia
April 7 -- Armenia
Baisakh Amavasya (Mata Tirtha Aunsi) -- Nepal
First Sunday in May -- Hungary, Lithuania, Portugal, Spain, Germany
May 8 -- Albania (Parents' Day), South Korea (Parents' Day)
May 10 -- El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico
Second Sunday in May (May 11 in 2008) -- Anguilla, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Latvia, Malta, Malaysia, Myanmar, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, St. Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zimbabwe
May 15 --Paraguay
May 26 -- Poland
May 27 -- Bolivia
Last Sunday in May -- Algeria, Dominican Republic, France (except if it coincides with Pentecost, in which case Mother's Day will be shifted to the first Sunday of June), Haiti, Mauritius, Morocco, Sweden, Tunisia
Second Sunday in February -- Norway
Shevat 30 (falls anywhere between Jan. 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, South Korea. In Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Guyana, Italy, Macedonia, Mongolia and Russia, it is observed as International Women's Day, not specifically Mother's Day.
Fourth Sunday in Lent (Mothering Sunday -- March 2 in 2008) -- Ireland, Nigeria, United Kingdom
March 21 (vernal equinox) -- Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Lebanon, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
March 25 -- Slovenia
April 7 -- Armenia
Baisakh Amavasya (Mata Tirtha Aunsi) -- Nepal
First Sunday in May -- Hungary, Lithuania, Portugal, Spain, Germany
May 8 -- Albania (Parents' Day), South Korea (Parents' Day)
May 10 -- El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico
Second Sunday in May (May 11 in 2008) -- Anguilla, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Latvia, Malta, Malaysia, Myanmar, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, St. Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zimbabwe
May 15 --Paraguay
May 26 -- Poland
May 27 -- Bolivia
Last Sunday in May -- Algeria, Dominican Republic, France (except if it coincides with Pentecost, in which case Mother's Day will be shifted to the first Sunday of June), Haiti, Mauritius, Morocco, Sweden, Tunisia
May 30 -- Nicaragua
June 1 -- Mongolia (The Mothers' and Children's Day. Mongolia is the only country that celebrates Mother's Day twice a year.)
Second Sunday of June -- Luxembourg
Last Sunday of June -- Kenya
Aug. 12 -- Thailand (the birthday of Queen Sirikit Kitiyakara)
Aug. 15 -- (Assumption Day) Antwerp (Belgium), Costa Rica
Second Monday in October -- Malawi
Oct. 14 -- Belarus
Third Sunday in October -- Argentina (Día de la Madre)
Last Sunday of November -- Russia
Dec. 8 -- Panama
Dec. 22 -- Indonesia
In the United States, Mother's Day was loosely inspired by the British special day for mothers and was imported by social activist Julia Ward Howe after the American Civil War. However, it was intended as a call to unite women against war. In 1870, she wrote the Mother's Day Proclamation as a call for peace and disarmament. Howe failed in her attempt to get formal recognition of a Mother's Day for peace.
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June 1 -- Mongolia (The Mothers' and Children's Day. Mongolia is the only country that celebrates Mother's Day twice a year.)
Second Sunday of June -- Luxembourg
Last Sunday of June -- Kenya
Aug. 12 -- Thailand (the birthday of Queen Sirikit Kitiyakara)
Aug. 15 -- (Assumption Day) Antwerp (Belgium), Costa Rica
Second Monday in October -- Malawi
Oct. 14 -- Belarus
Third Sunday in October -- Argentina (Día de la Madre)
Last Sunday of November -- Russia
Dec. 8 -- Panama
Dec. 22 -- Indonesia
In the United States, Mother's Day was loosely inspired by the British special day for mothers and was imported by social activist Julia Ward Howe after the American Civil War. However, it was intended as a call to unite women against war. In 1870, she wrote the Mother's Day Proclamation as a call for peace and disarmament. Howe failed in her attempt to get formal recognition of a Mother's Day for peace.
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