Sunday, May 2, 2010

mothers day dates!^.^

As the US holiday was adopted by other countries and cultures, the date was changed to fit already existing celebrations honouring motherhood, like Mothering Sunday in the UK or the Orthodoxcelebration of Jesus in the temple in Greece. In some countries it was changed to dates that were significant to the majority religion, like the Virgin Mary day in Catholic countries, or the birthday of the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad in Islamic countries. Other countries changed it to historical dates, like Bolivia using the date of a certain battle where women participated.[9] See the "International history and traditions" section for the complete list.

Note: Countries that celebrate the International Women's Day instead of Mother's Day are marked with a dagger '†'.[clarification needed]

Gregorian calendar
OccurrenceDatesCountry

Second Sunday of February

February 8, 2009
February 14, 2010
February 13, 2011

Norway Norway

Shevat 30
(Falls anywhere between January 30 and March 1)

Israel Israel[10]

March 3

Georgia (country) Georgia

March 8

Afghanistan Afghanistan
AlbaniaAlbania
Armenia Armenia

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
Belarus Belarus
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria Bulgaria
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
Laos Laos

Republic of Macedonia Macedonia
Moldova Moldova
Montenegro Montenegro

Russia Russia†*
Serbia Serbia
Ukraine Ukraine
Vietnam Vietnam†*

Fourth Sunday in Lent

March 22, 2009
March 14, 2010
April 3, 2011

Republic of Ireland Ireland
Nigeria Nigeria

United Kingdom United Kingdom

March 21
(vernal Equinox)

Bahrain Bahrain
Egypt Egypt
Jordan Jordan
Kuwait Kuwait
Libya Libya

Lebanon Lebanon
Oman Oman
Palestinian territories Palestinian Territories
Israel Israeli Arabs [11]

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
Sudan Sudan
Syria Syria

United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
Yemen Yemen (All Arab League Arab countries in general)
Iraq Iraq [12]

March 25

Slovenia Slovenia

April 7

Armenia Armenia

April 24 +/- 5 days BaisakhAmavasya (Mata Tirtha Aunsi)

Nepal Nepal

First Sunday in May

May 3, 2009
May 2, 2010
May 1, 2011

Hungary Hungary
Lithuania Lithuania

Mozambique Mozambique
Portugal Portugal

Spain Spain
Romania Romania

May 8

Albania Albania (Parents' Day)
South Korea South Korea (Parents' Day)

May 10

El Salvador El Salvador
Guatemala Guatemala

Mexico Mexico

Second Sunday of May

May 10, 2009
May 9, 2010
May 8, 2011

Anguilla Anguilla
Aruba Aruba
Australia Australia
Austria Austria
The Bahamas Bahamas
Bangladesh Bangladesh
Barbados Barbados
Belgium Belgium
Belize Belize
Bermuda Bermuda
Bonaire Bonaire
Brazil Brazil
Brunei Brunei
Bulgaria Bulgaria

Canada Canada
Chile Chile
People's Republic of China People's Republic of China[13]
Colombia Colombia
Croatia Croatia
Cuba Cuba[14]
Curaçao Curaçao
Cyprus Cyprus
Czech Republic Czech Republic[15]
Denmark Denmark

Dominica Dominica
Ecuador Ecuador
Estonia Estonia
Ethiopia Ethiopia
Fiji Fiji
Finland Finland
Germany Germany
Ghana Ghana
Greece Greece
Grenada Grenada
Honduras Honduras
Hong Kong Hong Kong
Iceland Iceland
India India

Italy Italy
Jamaica Jamaica
Japan Japan
Latvia Latvia*
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein*
Macau Macao
Malaysia Malaysia
Malta Malta
Myanmar Myanmar
Netherlands Netherlands
New Zealand New Zealand
Pakistan Pakistan
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
Peru Peru[16]

Philippines Philippines
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
Saint Kitts and Nevis St. Kitts & Nevis
Saint Lucia St. Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa Samoa
Singapore Singapore
Sint Maarten Sint Maarten
Slovakia Slovakia[15]
South Africa South Africa
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
Suriname Suriname

Switzerland Switzerland
Republic of China Taiwan
TanzaniaTanzania
Tonga Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey Turkey
Uganda Uganda
Ukraine Ukraine
United States United States
Uruguay Uruguay
Venezuela Venezuela
Zambia Zambia
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

May 15

Paraguay Paraguay (same day as Día de la Patria)[17]

May 26

Poland Poland "Dzień Matki"

May 27

Bolivia Bolivia[9]

Last Sunday of May

May 31, 2009
May 30, 2010

Algeria Algeria
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic

France France (First Sunday of June ifPentecost occurs on this day)
France French Antilles(First Sunday of June ifPentecost occurs on this day)

Haiti Haiti[18] MauritiusMauritius
Morocco Morocco

Sweden Sweden
Tunisia Tunisia

May 30

Nicaragua Nicaragua[19]

June 1

Mongolia Mongolia† (The Mothers and Children's Day.)

Second Sunday of June

June 14, 2009
June 13, 2010
June 12, 2011

Luxembourg Luxembourg

Last Sunday of June

June 28, 2009
June 27, 2010

Kenya Kenya

August 12

Thailand Thailand (the birthday of Queen Sirikit)

August 15

Costa Rica Costa Rica

Second Monday of October

October 12, 2009
October 11, 2010
October 10, 2011

Malawi Malawi

October 14

Belarus Belarus

Third Sunday of October

October 18, 2009
October 17, 2010

Argentina Argentina (Día de la Madre)

Last Sunday of November

November 29, 2009
November 28, 2010

Russia Russia

December 8 (Feast of the Immaculate Conception)

Panama Panama[20]

December 22

Indonesia Indonesia

Islamic calendar
OccurrenceDatesCountry

20 Jumada al-thani[n 1]

14 June 2009

Iran Iran [21]


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