When Is Mother's Day?
The United States celebrates Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May.
In 2008, Mother's Day will fall on Sunday, May 11.
But in other countries, Mother's Day is also celebrated—by other names—on many different days.
February 9 - Norway
March 2 - 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
first Sunday in May - Hungary, Lithuania, Portugal, Spain
May 8 - South Korea, Albania (Parents' Day)
May 11 - 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, 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 24 - 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 8 - Luxembourg
June 29 - Kenya
August 12 - Thailand (Queen Sirikit Kitiyakara's birthday)
August 15 - Costa Rica, Antwerp (Belgium)
October 13 - Malawi
October 14 - Belarus
October 18 - Argentina
November 30 - Russia
December 8 - Panama
December 16 - Iran
December 22 - Indonesia
Published 04/18/08
