Mother's Day in USA on 10 May 2009

In USA Mothers Day is a national holiday and is celebrated with a lot of enthusiasm and gaiety During this day the people reflect on the importance of mothers in his life and they are grateful to them for his unconditional love and support. The mothers and the children in EE. UU seems advanced to celebrate the day one with other. Also, in the United States the national flag is raised in every house and important buildings owing to the Day of the Mother to honor the maternity and the mothers of the country.

History of Mother's Day in USA

History of Mothers Day in USA is not even hundred years old. It is due to the hard work and protracted struggle of a loving daughter Ms Anna Jarvis that Mothers Day was declared a national holiday by the then President of USA, President Woodrow Wilson. President Wilson designating the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day by signing a Joint Resolution on May 8, 1914. Founder of Mothers Day, Anna Jarvis is also known as the Mother of Mothers Day. However, it may be noted that the idea of official celebration of Mothers Day was first given by a writer - poet, Julia Ward Howe in 1872. Julia is also noted for writing words of the famous Civil War song, "Battle Hymn of the Republic" and Mothers Day Proclamation, written in Boston in 1870.

Mothers Day Celebration in USA
Mothers Day is celebrated in USA in a big way and has been commercialized to a great extent. It is considered as the next big day after Christmas and Valentines Day. Phone lines record a heavy traffic and card sales reaches its peak. Restaurants are filled to their maximum capacity as children don't want their mothers to cook on their special day.


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WHEN IS 2009 MOTHERS DAY?

United Kingdom — March 22, 2009
Mothering Sunday falls on the fourth Sunday in Lent. In 2009, Mothering Sunday will occur on March 22.

Ireland also celebrates Mothering Sunday
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United States — May 10, 2009
The United States celebrates Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May.

In 2009, Mother's Day will fall on Sunday, May 10.

Also on May 10, 2009
The following countries also celebrate Mother's Day on May 10:

Anguilla
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Barbados
Bangladesh
Belgium
Belize
Bermuda
Bonaire
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Cuba
Croatia
Curaasao
Czech Republic
Denmark
Ecuador
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Greece
Grenada
Honduras
Hong Kong
Iceland
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Latvia
Malta
Malaysia
The Netherlands
New Zealand
Peru
Philippines
Puerto Rico
Singapore
Slovakia
South Africa
Suriname
Switzerland
Taiwan
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Uruguay
Venezuela
Zimbabwe

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Celebration Dates Throughout 2009 for Moms in Other Countries Around the World
February 8 - Norway
March 22 - Ireland, Nigeria, United Kingdom
March 3 - Georgia
March 8 - Afghanistan, Bulgaria, Laos, Macedonia, Mongolia, Montenegro, Romania, Russia, Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Ukraine. The date coincides with the International Women's Day.
March 21 (first day of spring) - Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Syria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Palestinian Territories, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Sudan, Saudi Arabia
March 25 - Slovenia
April 7 - Armenia
May 3 (first Sunday in May) - Hungary, Lithuania, Portugal, Spain
May 8 - South Korea, Albania (Parents' Day)
May 10 - Anguilla, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Slovakia, South Africa, St. Lucia, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Uruguay, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Latvia, Malta, Malaysia, Myanmar, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Venezuela, Zimbabwe. El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico
May 31 (last Sunday in May) - Algeria, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Mauritius, Morocco, Sweden, Tunisia, France(France is the last Sunday in May except if it coincides with Pentecost day [50th day after lent] , in which case it is shifted to the first Sunday in June)
May 26 - Poland
May 27 - Bolivia
May 30 - Nicaragua
June 14 (second Sunday in June) - Luxembourg
June 28 (last Sunday in June) - Kenya
August 12 - Thailand (Queen Sirikit Kitiyakara's birthday)
August 15 - Costa Rica, Antwerp (Belgium)
October 12 (second Monday in October) - Malawi
October 14 - Belarus
October 18 (third Sunday in October) - Argentina
November 29 (last Sunday in November) - Russia
December 8 - Panama
December 22 - Indonedia

Mother's Day in UK on 22nd March 2009

Mother's Day in the United Kingdom is celebrated by big enthusiasm and vigor but this does not fall down in the same date that in EE.UU In the United Kingdom, the celebrations of Day of the Mother happen on the fourth Sunday in the month of Given. Since the Given days are not fixed, the date for changes of Day of mothers every year.

Mothers Day came to be celebrated in UK in 17th century as Mothering Sunday long before the custom began in the USA. Today, the traditional Sunday festival Mothering is called more commonly as the Day of Mothers in England and it is celebrated in a more or less equal way when it is celebrated in the USA. During this day the children give flowers and branches to his mother to express his love for them.

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