Mother's Day in different countries

The modern commercialized celebration of gifts, flowers and candy bears little resemblance to Howe's original idea. Here is the Proclamation that explains, in her own powerful words, the goals of the original Mother's Day in the United States...

Here is a list of all the known dates on which Mother's Day is celebrated throughout the world in 2006 and 2007. Mother's Day does not fall on the same day of the year for every country around the world largely because of traditions and culture. See this page for a few facts on the origins and traditions of Mothers Day and Mothering Sunday.

Initially, the mothers day celebration in Britain was meant to honor the mothers of England. But as the influence of Christianity spread more and more in Europe, the very essence of mothers' day changed. It was then commemorated to honor mother church. But the contemporary times are witnessing the blending of both the concepts

In Australia, Mothers Day is celebrated with lot of enthusiasm and joy. It falls on the same day as in US - on the second Sunday in the month of May and is celebrated in a similar fashion as in US. Just as in US there is a tradition of wearing carnation on Mothers Day in Australia. A colored carnation signifies that a person's mother is living while a white carnation is used to honor a deceased mother.

In North American country of Canada, Mothers Day is a the most popular festival after Christmas and Valentines Day. Just as in USA, Mothers Day in Canada is celebrated in the second Sunday in the month of May.

The concept of celebrating Mothers Day on the second Sunday of May is very new in India and it can be said that in a time span of less than a decade, Mothers Day has been a great success. In the presence of umpteenth number of existing festivals, it is a remarkable achievement for a foreign festival to make its presence felt in the vast and culturally diverse country like India.