Mother’s Day is observed to pay tribute to mothers for the love, affection and guidance, they bestowed on their children. Though feeling behind celebrating Mother’s Day is same in the all the countries world over but the date and the day differ in all the countries. The date of Mother’s Day is calculated in various countries according to their emotions and beliefs.
In most of the countries, Mother’s Day is celebrated on the Second Sunday in the month of May. On May 8, 1914, President of USA, Woodrow Wilson declared the Date of Mother’s Day by signing a Joint resolution which designated Second Sunday in the month of May as the Mother’s Day. Though this tradition of celebrating Mother’s Day originated in US but over the period it spread across the countries. However, in various countries, way of celebration differs with the manner of celebration in US.
Mother's Day Date in Different Countries
United States: Second Sunday of May.
Australia: Second Sunday of May.
Belgium: Second Sunday of May.
Brazil: Second Sunday of May.
Canada: Second Sunday of May.
Denmark: Second Sunday of May.
Finland: Second Sunday of May.
Germany: Second Sunday of May.
Greece: Second Sunday of May.
India: Second Sunday of May.
Italy: Second Sunday of May.
Japan: Second Sunday of May.
New Zealand: Second Sunday of May.
Singapore: Second Sunday of May.
Turkey: Second Sunday of May.
United Kingdom/England: Mother's Day is celebrated as 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, United Arab Emirates: May 10
Mexico: - May 8
Albania: - March 8
Russia: - November 28
Poland: - May 26
Indonesia: - December 22
Egypt: - March 21
Norway: - February 13
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
