Today, May 12, Greece celebrates International Mother's Day. In connection with this, thematic events are held in various areas of megalopolises.
Mothers Day – an international holiday. On this day It is customary to congratulate mothers and pregnant women, in contrast to International Women's Day, when congratulations are accepted by all female representatives. In different countries this day falls on different dates.
Most of the world celebrates Mother's Day on the second Sunday of May, including in Estonia, Latvia, Ukraine, the USA, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Australia, Japan, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, the islands of Malta and Cyprus. Mother's Day in Russia is celebrated on the last Sunday of November, in Egypt – on March 21, in Belarus – on October 14, in Georgia – on March 3, in Armenia – on April 7. In the Republic of Kazakhstan, Mother's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in September, in Kyrgyzstan on the third Sunday in May, in Great Britain on the first Sunday in March, in Poland on May 26. Swedes and French congratulate their mothers on the last Sunday in May. Serbs – in December. In Hungary, Spain, Portugal and Lithuania, Mother's Day is celebrated on the first Sunday in May. In the Philippines – May 10.
Mother's Day is one of the most special and significant dates in the calendar of celebrations around the world.. Over the years, it has become an occasion for people to honor and recognize the love and dedication of their mothers
Mother's Day is a holiday celebrated around the world to honor mothers and their impact on society. The origins of this holiday date back to Ancient Greece and Rome, where the goddesses of fertility and motherhood, Rhea and Sybele, were worshiped respectively. The tradition continued into the Middle Ages, when the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus, was honored in May.
In the 17th century, England began to celebrate Mothering Sunday as a religious holiday. On this day, children attended mass and then delivered gifts and flowers to their mothers. The custom spread to other European countries such as France and Germany, and finally reached North America in the 19th century.
In the United States, activist Ann Reeves Jarvis organized “Working Mother's Day” in 1868, a day when mothers met to discuss issues of common interest. After her death, daughter Anna Jarvis began promoting the idea of a special day to honor mothers across the country. In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day in the United States.
The importance of Mother's Day is universal as it provides an opportunity to honor and thank mothers for all they do for their children and society as a whole. This is an opportunity to express love and gratitude to one of the most important people in our lives.
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