Mother's Days in various parts of the world
The definition used in this table allows "Womens day" to be treated the same as "Mothers Day".
Mother's Day is celebrated on different days throughout the world. Examining the
trends in Google searches for the term "mothers day" shows two major blips, the smaller one on the fourth Sunday in
Lent, and the larger one on the second Sunday in May.<sup id="_ref-2" class="reference">
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<table class="wikitable"><tbody><tr> <th>Day</th> <th>Country</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Second Sunday in February</td> <td>
Norway</td> </tr> <tr> <td>
Shevat 30 (falls anywhere between
January 30 and
March 1)</td> <td>
Israel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>
March 3</td> <td>
Georgia</td> </tr> <tr> <td>
March 8</td> <td>
Afghanistan,
Albania,
Armenia,
Belarus,
Bulgaria,
Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Laos,
Montenegro,
Macedonia,
Mongolia*,
Romania*,
Russia*,
Serbia,
Ukraine. In Mongolia, Romania, Russia it is observed as
International Womens Day, not specifically Mothers day.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fourth Sunday in
Lent (
Mothering Sunday -
March 18 in
2007)</td> <td>
Ireland,
United Kingdom,
Nigeria</td> </tr> <tr> <td>
March 21 (
first day of spring)</td> <td>
Saudi Arabia,
Bahrain,
Egypt,
Lebanon,
Syria,
Palestinian Territories,
Qatar,
Jordan,
Iraq,
Kuwait,
Sudan,
United Arab Emirates,
Yemen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>
March 25</td> <td>
Slovenia</td> </tr> <tr> <td>
April 7</td> <td>
Armenia</td> </tr> <tr> <td>
Baisakh Amavasya (Mata Tirtha Aunsi)</td> <td>
Nepal</td> </tr> <tr> <td>First Sunday in May</td> <td>
Hungary,
Lithuania,
Portugal,
Spain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>
May 8</td> <td>
South Korea,
Albania (
Parents' Day).</td> </tr> <tr> <td>
May 10</td> <td>
Mexico,
El Salvador,
Guatemala,
Oman</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Second Sunday in May
see: Mother's Day (United States)</td> <td>
Anguilla,
Aruba,
Australia,
Austria,
Bahamas,
Barbados,
Bangladesh,
Belgium,
Belize,
Bermuda,
Bonaire,
Brazil,
Brunei,
Canada,
Chile,
China,
Colombia,
Cuba,
Croatia,
Cura?ao,
Cyprus,
Czech Republic,
Denmark,
Ecuador,
Estonia,
Finland,
Germany,
Ghana,
Greece,
Grenada,
Honduras,
Hong Kong,
Iceland,
India,
Bulgaria,
Italy,
Jamaica,
Japan,
Latvia,
Malta,
Malaysia,
Myanmar,
The Netherlands,
New Zealand,
Pakistan,
Peru,
Philippines,
Puerto Rico,
Singapore,
Slovakia,
South Africa,
St. Lucia,
Suriname,
Switzerland,
Taiwan,
Trinidad and Tobago,
Turkey,
Ukraine,
United States,
Uruguay,
Venezuela,
Zimbabwe</td> </tr> <tr> <td>
May 26</td> <td>
Poland</td> </tr> <tr> <td>
May 27</td> <td>
Bolivia</td> </tr> <tr> <td>last Sunday in May</td> <td>
France (except if it coincides with
Pentecost day, in which case Mother's Day will be shifted to the first Sunday of June),
Dominican Republic,
Haiti,
Sweden,
Morocco,
Mauritius,
Algeria.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>
May 30</td> <td>
Nicaragua</td> </tr> <tr> <td>
June 1</td> <td>
Mongolia (The Mothers and Childrens Day. Mongolia is the only country that celebrates Mother's day twice a year.)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>
August 12</td> <td>
Thailand (the birthday of Queen
Sirikit Kitiyakara)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>
August 15 (
Assumption Day)</td> <td>
Antwerp (
Belgium),
Costa Rica</td> </tr> <tr> <td>third Sunday in October</td> <td>
Argentina (
D?a de la Madre)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Second Monday in October</td> <td>
Malawi</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Last Sunday of November</td> <td>
Russia</td> </tr> <tr> <td>
December 8</td> <td>
Panama</td> </tr> <tr> <td>
December 22</td> <td>
Indonesia</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20th
Jumada al-thani (also called
Women's Day)</td></tr></tbody></table>