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:

2^nd Sunday –  Norway

Israel: Family Day – falls on the 30^th day of Shevat

March:

3^rd – Georgia 

25^th – Slovenia 

8^th – Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan,  Bosnia and Herzegovina, Laos Montenegro and Ukraine

8^th – International Women’s Day – Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Guyana, Italy, Macedonia, Ukraine 

8^th – Mothers and Children’s Day – Mongolia 

21^st – 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:

7^th – Armenia

May:

1^st – Sunday in May –  Hungary, Lithuania, Portugal, Spain 

8^th – Parent’s Day – Albania, South Korea 

10^th – El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico

2^nd 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

15^th – Paraguay 

26^th – Poland 

27^th – Bolivia 

30^th – Nicaragua 

Last Sunday in May – Algeria, Dominican Republic, France (or 1^st June if the Sunday is Pentecost day), Haiti, Mauritius, Morocco, Sweden, Tunisia 

June:

1^st Mother’s and Children’s Day – Mongolia 

2^nd Sunday in June – Luxembourg 

Last Sunday in June – Kenya 

July:

August:

12^th – Thailand

September:

October:

2^nd – Monday in October – Malawi 

3^rd  Sunday in October – Argentina

November:

Last Sunday in November – Russia

December: 

8^th December – Panama 

16^th December- Iran 

22^nd December – Indonesia 

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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:

Mother’s Day 2013

History of Mother’s Day