Mother’s Day 2013 – Mother’s Day Around the World
Mother’s day is a worldwide phenomenon and is celebrated not only in the USA but around the world. However, although many countries have adopted the date and format of the US celebration, there are countries where the tradition goes much further back than the 100 years history of the US holiday. See our History of Mother’s Day.
List of Countries celebrating Mother’s Day 2013
Mother’s day celebrations in date order:
January:
February:
2nd Sunday – Norway
Israel: Family Day – falls on the 30th day of Shevat
March:
3rd – Georgia
25th – Slovenia
8th – Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Laos Montenegro and Ukraine
8th – International Women’s Day – Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Guyana, Italy, Macedonia, Ukraine
8th – Mothers and Children’s Day – Mongolia
21st – Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Lebanon, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan , Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen and most Arab countries.
Variable depending on Easter date – UK, Ireland and Nigeria
April:
7th – Armenia
May:
1st – Sunday in May – Hungary, Lithuania, Portugal, Spain
8th – Parent’s Day – Albania, South Korea
10th – El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico
2nd Sunday in May – USA plus Anguilla, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grended, Honduras, Hong Kong, Icekand, India, Italy,Jamaica, Japan, Latvia, Malta, Malaysea, Myanmar. Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, St Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay Venezuela, Zimbabwe
15th – Paraguay
26th – Poland
27th – Bolivia
30th – Nicaragua
Last Sunday in May – Algeria, Dominican Republic, France (or 1st June if the Sunday is Pentecost day), Haiti, Mauritius, Morocco, Sweden, Tunisia
June:
1st Mother’s and Children’s Day – Mongolia
2nd Sunday in June – Luxembourg
Last Sunday in June – Kenya
July:
August:
12th – Thailand
September:
October:
2nd – Monday in October – Malawi
3rd Sunday in October – Argentina
November:
Last Sunday in November – Russia
December:
8th December – Panama
16th December- Iran
22nd December – Indonesia
For Ideas for Mothers Day Gifts see our feature page: Good Gifts for Mom – Mother’s Day 2013.
To read more about the history of Mother’s Day, see: