International Mother's Day 2010
Around the World

International Mother's Day 2010 Around the World

Between 30th January
and 1st March

Isreal (Shevat)

14th February 2010

Norway

3rd March 2010

Georgia

8th March 2010

Afganistan, Albania, Azerbaydzhan, Belarus, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kazakhstan, Laos, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia

14th March 2010

Gibraltar, Nigeria, Rep. of Ireland, United Kingdom

21st March 2010

Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Libya, Lebanon, Oman, Palestinian Territories, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Somalia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

7th April 2010

Armenia

24th April 2010
( +/- 5 Days)

Nepal (Balash Amavasya)

2nd May 2010

Andorra, Angola, Azores, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Hungary, Madeira, Mozambique, Portugal, Spain

8th May 2010

Albania, Korea

9th May 2010

Anguilla, Antigua, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Cyprus, Northern Cyprus, Czech. Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Grand Cayman, Greece, Grenada, Guam, Guatemala, Holland, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Latvia, Leichtenstein, Lesotho, Lithuania, Macau, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mariana Islands, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norfolk Islands, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Sardinia, Sicily, Singapore, Slovak Republic, South Africa, Sri Lanka, St Croix, St John, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Martin (Sint Maarten), St Thomas, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Swaziland, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tobago, Tonga, Trinidad, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United States of America USA, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe

10th May 2010

El Salvador, Mexico, Qatar

26th May 2010

Poland

27th May 2010

Bolivia

30th May 2010

Algeria, Corsica, Dominican Republic, France, French Antilles, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Ivory Coast, Martinique, Mauritius, Monaco, Morocco, St Pierre / Miquelon, Senegal, Tunisia

31st May 2010

Sweden

1st June 2010

Mongolia

13th June 2010

Luxembourg

27th June 2010

Kenya

12th August 2010

Thailand

15th August 2010

Antwerp (Belgium)

19th August 2010

India

14th October 2010

Belarus

19th October 2010

Argentina, Paraguay

28th November 2010

Russia

The History of Mothering Sunday & Mother's Day Traditions Around the World

The earliest Mother’s Day celebrations are thought to originate in ancient Greece to honour Rhea, mother of the gods. In Rome, celebrations to honour the mother of their gods, Cybele lasted 3 days.

Christianity is thought to have adopted these special celebrations, substituting Mary, Mother of God and later the Mother Church as the focus. It became Christian custom that everyone attended the mother church of their parish on this day.

In the UK, the beginnings of the Mother’s Day celebrations as we know them began in the Middle Ages. Over time, Mothering Sunday as it was called then, was celebrated to honour your own mother on the 4th Sunday in Lent (3 weeks before Easter).

The origin of giving flowers on this day is thought to stem from the custom of servants, given the day off to return home to celebrate, were often allowed to pick flowers from their master’s land to take home to their mothers.

Across the world Mothers have a special day. In Europe most countries honour their mothers on the second Sunday in May as do the Americans. May 10th is the day dedicated to mothers in many Asian and Middle Eastern countries.

Mother’s Day is the biggest flower selling occasion in the UK despite all the competition from other products. 35% of all adults buy flowers for their mothers (or for their children to give to their mothers) at this time.

Last year favourite flowers for Mothers Day included roses – still the favourite flower of UK women according to the Flower and Plants Association - summer flowers, carnations and chrysanthemums. Mixed bouquets were also popular.

Information supplied courtesy of the Flower Council of Holland.

Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Al-Ain, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaydzhan, Azores, Bahamas, Bahrain, Balearic Islands, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bonaire, Bosnia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Canary Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Cook Islands, Corsica, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Curacao, Cyprus, Cyprus Northern, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Dubai, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Fujairah, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Grand Cayman, Greece, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Holland, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuwait, Kyrghyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madeira, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mariana Islands, Martinique, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Samoa, Senegal, Serbia, Sharjah, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, St Croix, St John (U.S. Virgin Islands), St Lucia, St Pierre / Miquelon, St Thomas, St Vincent (W Indies), Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad, Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, UAE, USA, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan