When is Mother’s Day
This year, our day of honor will be on Sunday, 13 May.
Most of us will most likely receive flowers and/or chocolates. Moms of school-age kids can also expect to get handcrafted, personalized gifts. Families also celebrate together by going out to dinner or going on a weekend getaway with the whole family.
But, not every mother all over the world will be celebrating their day on Sunday.
Mother's Day have different origins for different countries thus, it is celebrated on different days of the year in different countries.
Along with the US, the following countries also celebrate mother's day on the second Sunday in May: Anguilla, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Croatia, Curaçao, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Latvia, Malta, Malaysia, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zimbabwe
In Norway, it is celebrated on the Second Sunday in February.
In Ireland, United Kingdom, Nigeria, they celebrate it in the Fourth Sunday in Lent.
In Mexico, South America, El Salvador, Guatemala, Oman, Pakistan, they will celebrate 3 days earlier than we will.
In Thailand, Mother's day is celebrated on the birthday of Queen Sirikit Kitiyakara which is on August 12.
In Panama and Indonesia, it is celebrated in December.
So… which day would you be celebrating?
May 7th, 2007 at 4:20 pm
Hi all! My name is Olivia and I am an intern for a non-profit called One By One. We celebrate motherhood by working to end obstetric fistula, a devastating childbirth injury prevalent in the developing world that is caused by unrelieved obstructed labor. 90% of women who suffer from fistula have lost their unborn children and they leak urine continuously as a result of their injuries. As tragic as fistula is, it is treatable and preventable. The average cost of fistula repair surgery for one woman is $300, and every donation makes a difference. This Mother’s Day, One By One is offering an alternative gift idea —for the price of a bouquet of flowers you can drastically improve lives of mothers in the developing world. To make a tax-deductible donation in your mother’s name please visit http://www.fightfistula.org. Donations include an ecard sent to your mother telling her about your donation. One By One is all about real people supporting real mothers and their communities across the world from ours. This is a great, quick (or last minute) gift that really makes a difference! Thanks!