Every year, almost all over the world, Mother's Day is celebrated . His history is very old and comes from the ancient Greek cult of a woman mother. The modern same celebration of this day is organized to emphasize the importance of mother as the most important person for every child. After all, each of us for his mother for life remains a favorite child.
This holiday should not be confused with March 8 . As a rule, on International Women's Day we congratulate absolutely all ladies, including even small girls who are future women. Mother's Day is accepted only by mothers, grandmothers and pregnant women. Do not forget to make pleasant to your beloved mothers, congratulating them and presenting symbolic gifts. And now let's find out when exactly this day is celebrated.
What date is Mother's Day celebrated in Russia?
As for Russia, this holiday is always celebrated here on the last Sunday of November. But, since this day all the time falls on different numbers of November, it is impossible to say clearly what day Mother's Day is celebrated in Russia. Honoring mothers was approved at the state level in 1998 on the initiative of Alevtina Aparina, a deputy of the State Duma. But very few people know that long before the recognition of such a holiday, it was regularly held in the schools of Baku and Stavropol. The initiator of this good tradition was the teacher of Russian Elmira Huseynova, who sought to instill in her students a respectful attitude to mothers.
However, there are countries where a specific day is allocated for the celebration of the day of all mothers. In Belarus, for example, this is October 14. In Armenia, events to honor mothers are held on April 7, and March 3 is a holiday for mothers in Georgia. Greece celebrates the holiday on May 9, and, for example, Poland - on May 26. It is interesting that in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan this holiday is held simultaneously with the International Women's Day, in March.
What date is Mother's Day celebrated in Ukraine?
In Ukraine, mothers are congratulated each year on the second Sunday in May. Thus, the specific number of the holiday is also not possible to be called. Together with Ukraine, many more countries celebrate Mother's Day in May: USA and Mexico, Australia and India, Denmark and Finland, Malta and Estonia, Turkey and Germany, Italy and Belgium, Japan and other countries.
Celebrating Mother's Day in different countries of the world
A very popular holiday is the mother in the United States, where it is celebrated on a par with Thanksgiving and St. Valentine's Day. These days, families unite, sons and daughters congratulate mothers and give them their attention, whatever their relationship.
An interesting tradition is in Australia - when the mother's day is celebrated, Australians pin the flowers of the carnation to the clothes. If the carnation is red, it means that the mother of the person is alive and well, but the white carnations are worn on clothes in memory of the mother, who is no longer alive.
The celebration of Mother's Day in Austria is very similar to March 8 in our country: in the morning we spend morning performances, children learn poems and crafts, give mums bouquets of spring flowers.
In Italy, traditional presents presented by children to their mothers are sweets.
But in Canada there is a custom to cook for mom breakfast
In our time, the commercial side of the holiday begins to play an increasingly important role. Shopping supermarkets offer all kinds of promotions and discounts to Mother's Day, and many are in a hurry to buy one of their traditional gifts to their mother. But it should be remembered that the most important gift for any mother is love, attention and sincere care of her children - that is the true meaning of this good holiday!