Mother's Day

May.  Mother's Day can be traced back to Ancient Greece, when the Greeks held festivals honoring Rhea, the mother of the gods. The Ancient Egyptians celebrated the goddess Isis, who was considered the mother of the pharoahs. The Romans also honored Isis by celebrating for three days.

Anna Jarvis is recognized as the founder of the Mother's Day holiday in the United States of America. On May 12th,1907, two years after her mother's death, she held a memorial to her mother and thereafter embarked upon a campaign to make "Mother's Day" a recognized holiday. She succeeded in making this nationally recognized in 1914. President Woodrow Wilson helped celebrate the first national Mother's Day in 1914. As the holiday became more commercialized, Anna Jarvis filed a lawsuit in Pennsylvannia to try to stop the commercialization which eventually failed.  Jarvis' holiday was adopted by other countries and it is now celebrated all over the world.

The official flower for Mother's Day is the carnation. Red carnations are for mothers still living, while white carnations are to honor those that have passed away.  Mothering Sunday is held on the fourth Sunday of Lent, or three weeks before Easter, in the UK and Ireland. In South America, most countries celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday of May as well. Argentina celebrates it in October because it is in the southern hemisphere and spring is in October.  Most Arab Countries celebrate Mother's Day on the Vernal Equinox on March 8th. 

In Norway, Mother's Day is celebrated on the Second Sunday of February
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February 10th, 2013
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In Georgia, Mother's Day is celebrated on March 3rd

In Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Laos, Macedonia, Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, Russia, Slovenia, Serbia, Tajikistan, and Vietnam, Mother's Day is celebrated on March 8th.

In Ireland, Nigeria, and the United Kingdom, Mother's Day is celebrated on the Fourth Sunday in Lent
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March 10th, 2013
March 30th, 2014
March 15th, 2015
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In Bahrain, Egypt (since 1956), Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Lebanon, Oman, Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen, Mother's Day is celebrated with conjunction with the Vernal equinox on March 21st

In Slovenia, Mother's Day is celebrated on March 25th
In Armenia, Mother's Day is celebrated on April 7th
In Hungary, Lithuania, Mozambique, Portugal, Romania, and Spain, Mother's Day is celebrated on the First Sunday in May
May 5th, 2013 
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In South Korea, Parents' Day is celebrated on May 8th

In El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, and Belize, Mother's Day is celebrated on May 10th.
In Anguilla, Aruba, Australia (since 1924), Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, Bonaire, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Cambodia, Chile, People's Republic of China, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Germany, Gold Coast, Greece, Grenada, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kurdistan, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Macao, Malaysia, Malta, Burma, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanganyika, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Vietnam, Venezuela, Zambia, and Zimbabwe; Mothers' Day is celebrated on the Second Sunday of May
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In Paraguay, Mother's Day is celebrated with conjunction with Día de la Patria
May 15th.

In Poland, Mother's Day is known as "Dzień Matki" and is celebrated on May 26th

In Bolivia, Mother's Day is celebrated on May 27th.

In Algeria, Dominican Republic, France *, French Antilles *, Morocco, Haiti, Mauritius, Sweden, and Tunisia, Mothers' Day is celebrated on the Last Sunday of May...

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May 26th, 2013
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* In France and French Antilles, It is celebrated on the  first Sunday of June if it's Pentecost

In Nicaragua, Mother's Day is celebrated on May 30th.

In Mongolia Mothers' Day is celebrated in conjuction with and Children's Day on June 1st.

In Luxembourg, Mother's Day is celebrated on the Second Sunday of June
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2013 June 9th
2014 June 8th
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2017 June 11th
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In Kenya, Mother's Day is celebrated on the Last Sunday of June
June 30th, 2013
June 29th, 2014
June 28th, 2015
June 26th, 2016
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In Thailand, Mothers' Day is celebrated in conjuction with the Birthday of Queen Sirikit on August 12th.

In Antwerp (Belgium) and Costa Rica, Mothers' Day is celebrated in conjuction with the Assumption of Mary on August 15th.

In Malawi, Mother's Day is celebrated on Second Monday of October
October 14th, 2013
October 13th, 2014
October 12th, 2015
October 10th, 2016
October 9th, 2017
October 8th, 2018
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October 12th, 2020
October 11th, 2021

In Belarus, Mother's Day is celebrated on October 14th.

In Argentina Mothers' Day is known as Día de la Madre and is celebrated on the Third Sunday of October. It was originally celebrated on on October 11th, the old liturgical date for the celebration of Virgin Mary.
October 20th, 2013
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In Timor Leste, Mother's Day is celebrated on November 3rd.

In Russia, Mother's Day is celebrated on the Last Sunday of November
November 24th, 2013
November 30th, 2014
November 29th, 2015
November 27th, 2016
November 26th, 2017
November 25th, 2018
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November 29th, 2020
November 28th, 2021

In Panama, Mothers' Day is celebrated in conjuction with the Feast of the Immaculate Conceptionon December 8th.

In Indonesia, Mother's Day is celebrated on December 22nd.

In Israel, Mothers' Day is celebrated on Shevat 30 which falls between January 30th and March 1st.  

In Nepal, Mothers' Day is celebrated on Baisakh Amavasya (Mata Tirtha Aunsi) which falls between April 19th and April 29th.

In Iran, Mothers' Day is celebrated on Jumada al-thani 20, which usually occurs in May. 

Birth Mother's Day 

Birth Mother's Day AKA Birthmother's Day is a day to observe the Birth mother of Adopted children.  This day was created by birth mothers in Seattle, Washington and was first celebrated in 1990. It is observed on Saturday, the day before Mother's Day.
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2013 May 11th
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