Mother's Day 2015 is on
May 10, Sunday
Mother’s Day is
celebrated in several country across the globe though the month. Mother's Day
and date on which Mother's Day is celebrated in different countries varies.
Most countries celebrate Mother’s Day on second Sunday in the Month of May.
This Mother's Day date was declared by US President Woodrow Wilson on May 8,
1914 when he signed a Joint Resolution designating the second Sunday in May as
Mother's Day. This US tradition of celebrating Mother’s Day and paying tribute
to mothers spread across several countries over the years and these countries
too adopted second Sunday of May as Mother's Day. However, in many countries
the way Mother’s Day is celebrated varies and is quite different from the
manner in which Mother’s Day is celebrated in US. But what is more important
than the date and fashion of celebration is the feeling behind the festival.
The idea of celebrating Mother's Day the world over is to pay tribute to
mothers for all their love and support and to make them feel special.
Mother's Day Date in
Different Countries:
United
States: Second Sunday in the month of May.
Australia:
Second Sunday in the month of May.
Belgium:
Second Sunday in the month of May.
Brazil:
Second Sunday in the month of May.
Canada:
Second Sunday in the month of May.
Denmark:
Second Sunday in the month of May.
Finland:
Second Sunday in the month of May.
Germany:
Second Sunday in the month of May.
Greece:
Second Sunday in the month of May.
India:
Second Sunday in the month of May.
Italy:
Second Sunday in the month of May.
Japan:
Second Sunday in the month of May.
New
Zealand: Second Sunday in the month of May.
Singapore:
Second Sunday in the month of May.
Turkey:
Second Sunday in the month of May.
United
Kingdom/England: Mother's Day is called Mothering Sunday
and falls on the fourth Sunday in Lent.
France:
First Sunday in June or last Sunday in May
Much
of South America (as well as Mexico), Bahrain, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar,
Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates: May 10
Mexico:
- May 9
Albania:
- March 8
Russia:
- March 8
Poland:
- May 26
Indonesia:
- December 22
Egypt:
- March 21
Norway:
- February 9
Thailand:
Birthday of Queen Sirikit Kitiyakara - August 12
Sweden:
Last Sunday in May
Lebanon:
First day of Spring
Norway:
The second Sunday in February
Austria,
Hong Kong, Netherlands, Taiwan, Hungary, Portugal, South Africa, Spain:
First Sunday in May
Antwerp
(Belgium), Costa Rica: Assumption day - August 15
Argentina:
The Día de la Madre - The second or third Sunday in October
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