Mother’s Day started as a spring celebration in ancient Greece to honor Rhea, the Mother of the Deities.
In the 1600s Christians in England celebrated Mothering Sunday on the fourth Sunday of Lent in honor of Mary. This day was expanded to honor all mothers.
In 1870 Julia Ward Howe started the American Mother’s Day on June 2 to encourage peace, a reaction to the horrors of the American Civil War and the Franco-Prussian War.
As the result of work by Anna Jarvis, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson declared in 1914 that Mother’s Day would be celebrated on the second Sunday in May.
date
nation
Second Sunday in February
Norway
Shevat 30 (falls anywhere between January 30 and March 1)
Israel
March 3
Georgia
March 8
Afghanistan, Albania*, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria,Laos, Macedonia*, Moldova*, Montenegro, Romania*, Russia*, Serbia**, Ukraine South Korea. *In Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Guyana, Italy, Macedonia, Mongolia, Russia, and Ukraine it is observed as International Women’s Day, not specifically Mothers’ day.
Fourth Sunday in Lent (Mothering Sunday - March 2 in 2008)
Ireland, Nigeria, United Kingdom
March 21 (vernal equinox)
Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Lebanon, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen (All Arab countries in general)
March 25
Slovenia
April 7
Armenia
Baisakh Amavasya (Mata Tirtha Aunsi)
Nepal
First Sunday in May
Hungary, Lithuania, Portugal, Spain
May 8
Albania (Parents’ Day), South Korea (Parents’ Day)
May 10
El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico
Second Sunday in May - (May 11 in 2008; May 10 in 2009)
Anguilla, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Latvia, Malta, Malaysia, Myanmar, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, St. Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zimbabwe
May 15
Paraguay
May 26
Poland
May 27
Bolivia
last Sunday in May
Algeria, Dominican Republic, France (except if it coincides with Pentecost day, in which case Mother’s Day will be shifted to the first Sunday of June), Haiti, Mauritius, Morocco, Sweden, Tunisia
May 30
Nicaragua
June 1
Mongolia (The Mothers and Children’s Day. Mongolia is the only country that celebrates Mother’s day twice a year.)
2nd Sunday of June
Luxembourg
Last Sunday of June
Kenya
August 12
Thailand (the birthday of Queen Sirikit Kitiyakara)
The state of California claims that Witches don’t have the same equal protection under the law as Jews and Blacks!
The Blood Libel is the false claim made by the Inquisitions, Witch Hunts, and Witch Trials that supposedly Witches (the Inquisitions, Witch Hunts, and Witch Trials) and Jews (the Inquisitions), who supposedly were extremely ugly with large noses, supposedly kidnapped Christian babies and children (supposedly Witches lured them with offers of herbal candies), supposedly raped Christian babies and children (including oral and anal sodomy), supposedly tortured Christian babies and children, supposedly murdered Christian babies and children by baking or cooking them, and then supposedly committed canabilism by eating the cooked bodies of Christian babies and children.
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing claims that Ralphs grocery Company (part of Kroger) has the right to engage in the Blood Libel. The DFEH said it would take action against the Blood Libel aimeed at Jews, but not when aimed at Witches.
If you are against the Blood Libel, please contact California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Call 916-445-2841 now. Or e-mail the Governor (choose “Fair Employment and Housing” from the subject menu). Those outside of the U.S. can write a letter to: the Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, State Capitol Building, Sacramento, CA 95814, USA. Please be very polite.
Read the Blood Libel web page for more information on the history of the Blood Libel in the Inquisition, Witch Hunts, Witch trials, and Burning Times.
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