When is Mother's Day? A detailed introduction to the exact date for you

Mother's Day is a holiday to thank mothers. This holiday first appeared in ancient Greece, while the modern Mother's Day originated in the United States. On this day, mothers usually receive gifts. The carnation is regarded as the flower dedicated to mothers, while China's mother flower is the daylily, also called forget-sorrow grass. Now let us take a look at when Mother's Day is!

When is Mother's Day?

When Mother's Day falls is not fixed, because the second Sunday of May each year is designated as Mother's Day. In addition, many countries celebrate their own Mother's Day at different times of the year, but the vast majority of countries in the world, such as China, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia and Belgium, celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday of May.

Mother's Day gifts

1. Carnation: The flower given to mothers internationally is the carnation, which blooms bright and beautiful flowers on slender, verdant stems. Its petals are compact and not easy to fall, its leaves are slender and not easy to curl, and its flowers are elegant and magnificent, with a refined and distinctive posture. Red carnations symbolize passion, justice, beauty and never giving up, wishing mothers health and longevity. Pink carnations wish mothers eternal youth and beauty. White carnations symbolize children's pure love and sincere gratitude to their mothers. Yellow flowers symbolize gratitude and thanks for mother's hard work.

2. Daylily: Daylily, also called forget-sorrow grass, is a perennial herbaceous plant of the Liliaceae family. Its rhizomes are fleshy, its leaves are narrow and long, and orange-red or orange-yellow flowers bloom at the tips of its slender branches. They are very gorgeous and very suitable for ornamental viewing. The flower buds are called golden needles, so they are also called golden needle buds. On Mother's Day, children give their mothers a daylily to wish them freedom from worries and sorrow, physical and mental joy, and health and longevity.

Mother's Day in different countries

1. China: The second Sunday of May, when cards and carnations are used to express love, and some people also suggest using daylily to express motherly love.

2. Norway: Mother's Day is set on the second Sunday of February.

3. Argentina: Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of October.

4. Lebanon: Mother's Day is celebrated on the first day of spring.

5. South Africa: Mother's Day is set on the first Sunday of May.

6. Yugoslavia: In Yugoslavia, Serbs call Mother's Day Materice, and celebrate it two weeks before Christmas each year. The custom is that children sneak into their mother's room early in the morning on Mother's Day and tie their mother to the bed. When the mother wakes up and finds herself tightly bound, she begs the children to let her go and exchanges for it with small gifts she has hidden under her pillow in advance.

7. Spain and Portugal: Mother's Day in Spain and Portugal is closely related to the church. December 8 is the day to commemorate the Virgin Mary, and it is also a holiday for children to express their love for their mothers.

8. Sweden: Sweden celebrates Mother's Day on the last Sunday of May. On the eve of Mother's Day, the Swedish Red Cross holds a charity sale of plastic mother flowers, and the proceeds are used to sponsor vacation funds for mothers raising many children.

9. Panama: Panama's Mother's Day is also called the Day of the Immaculate Conception. The idea is to make Panamanians value family and respect mothers, so it was on May 11, 1924. It is said that Panama's first Mother's Day was signed into being by the First Lady, but this is only online information and it is unknown whether it is accurate. At that time, many businesses also responded to Mother's Day by giving discounts to mothers, and it was designated a national holiday, a very meaningful holiday.

10. Egypt: The last Friday of March each year is Egypt's Mother's Day. On this day, young people all over the country give flowers and gifts to their mothers, hold concerts and entertainment performances for mothers, and select the most ideal mother in the country.

11. India: April 5 each year is India's Mother's Day. On this day, all mothers who have given birth wear colorful saris and fine jewelry and go to public places to enjoy themselves, showing the elegance of women as mothers.

12. Central Africa: On May 29 each year, the Central African Republic grandly celebrates the traditional Mother's Day. On this day, mothers dress up in their finest clothes and, holding their children, hold a grand parade in the capital city of Bangui. National leaders and government officials also participate in their holiday activities, making the holiday even more grand and lively.

13. France: May 29 each year is France's Mother's Day. On this day, mothers all over the world accept children's good wishes of "Happy Holiday" with joy. France first celebrated Mother's Day in 1928, when the French president issued a decree making Mother's Day an official national holiday. For French people, Mother's Day is more like a birthday party held for the whole family. Children give their mothers carefully chosen gifts, including jewelry and meaningful gifts. French Mother's Day is set on the last Sunday of May, when the whole family gathers to enjoy dinner, and after the meal a cake made for mother is brought out.

14. Thailand: August 12 each year is Thailand's Mother's Day. During the holiday, the most meaningful activity nationwide is "selecting outstanding mothers," after which thousands of daughters hold pure white jasmine flowers as the "mother flower" and present them to their mothers to express gratitude.

15. Japan: The second Sunday of May each year is Japan's Mother's Day. In Japan, this holiday is full of an atmosphere of longing. To show respect for mothers, giving carnations is generally the main practice.

16. Canada: The second Sunday of May each year is "Mother's Day." On this day, besides giving gifts to mothers, family members also do various things to please their mothers to show their love and respect.

17. Switzerland: January 1 to 4 each year is "Women's Power Day." During these four days, all major family authority is controlled by women, and men are willing to follow their arrangements to show respect for women.

18. Greece: January 8 each year is "Women's Takeover Day" in the town of Inokleisia. On this day, women take over the town's leadership, while men stay at home doing housework in their place. In Greece, the second day of New Year's Eve each year is "Housewife Rest Day," when women put down housework and eat, drink and enjoy themselves to the fullest.

19. Germany: During the annual carnival, there is also a special activity for women - "Women's Day." On this day, women rush into the city hall, break into offices, and sit at office desks to show that women are taking over power. August is Hamburg's "Wives' Day." During the holiday, art troupes organized by women perform in theaters throughout the city, and most of the programs are about equality between men and women.

20. United Kingdom: To express respect for mothers, England designated the fourth Sunday of Lent (referring to the forty days before Easter, excluding Sundays) as "Mothering Sunday." On this day, people return home to visit their parents and pay their respects. At that time, many poor people had to work as servants in wealthy households and were forced to leave home and lodge in their masters' homes. On this day, masters would give them a holiday and encourage them to return home to reunite with their mothers.

21. Mexico: December 12 each year is Mexico's "Our Lady's Day," commemorating a kind-hearted Our Lady who was willing to save people. On this day, people wear national costumes, hold high banners with the image of Our Lady, and sing and dance under the leadership of the elderly.