Mothers Day - The Celebration in Honour of all Mothers.

Did You Know...?

The top 3 Gifts received on Mothers Day are:
1. Flowers
2. Chocolate
3. Jewelry

Mother's Day ranks as the third most popular holiday in the world, after Christmas and Easter.

Mothers Day celebrations can be traced back to ancient Greek times when Greeks honored Rhea, the Mother of Gods.

The top 5 flowers received on Mothers Day are:

1. Mixed Bouquets
2. Carnations
3. Daffodils
4. Roses
5. Tulips

The special flower for the day is a carnation.

Mothers Day is not celebrated on the same day around the world…
There are too many countries to list for every date but here are the some of the top ones for 2006:

February 12th – Norway

March 8th - Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Slovenia, Yugoslavia
March 21st - Egypt, Kuwait
March 26th - UK

May 7th - Canary islands, Hungary, Portugal, Spain
May 8th - Finland, Korea
May 10th - Mexico
May14th - USA, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Hong Kong & European countries not listed for other dates.
May 26th - Poland
May 28th - Sweden

June 11th - Luxembourg

August 12th - Thailand

October 15th - Argentina

November 26th - Russia

December 16th - Iran


In 1914 Mothers Day was officially recognized by the U.S government as a national holiday which would be held each year on the 2nd Sunday of May.

Mothers Day is also known as:

Mothering Sunday
Refreshment Sunday
Mid-Lent Sunday
Laetare Sunday

In America, Mothers Day was first suggested in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe and by 1911 Mothers Day was celebrated in almost every state.


Have a Happy Mothers Day wherever you are in the world!

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