Mother's Day: Different Dates It Is Celebrated Around The World

Mother's Day started in the United States by the efforts of activist Anna Jarvis, who was inspired by her own mother's dedication to humanitarian work.

Mother's Day is an international day celebrated to honour mothers and motherly figures, and the influence the have on individuals and society as a whole. (Unsplash)

Initially a US holiday, Mother's Day has become widely popular in various countries around the world. (Pixabay)
Here's when the festival is celebrated in different parts of the world. (Unsplash)
In most of the countries in the Arab world, Mother's Day is celebrated on March 21, the first day of Spring. (Unsplash)

The date was set after an Egyptian journalist in 1956 wrote about the celebrations in the US. (Unsplash)
In the UK, the day is celebrated as Mothering Sunday when people who had moved away from their home or 'mother' churches, come back and visit it and their mothers. (Pixabay)
It is observed as part of Lent, a tradition under which people decide to give something up that they love - perhaps chocolate, sweets or even using social media. (Pixabay)

In China, the festivity falls on the fourth month of the lunar calendar. But it is celebrated on the second Sunday of May, in accordance with the popular US festival. (Pexels)
France started celebrating Mother's Day in 1918, but the people there do it on the last Sunday of May, unless it coincides with Pentecost day in France, then it is moved to the first Sunday of June. (Pexels)
In Japan, Mother's Day was celebrated to celebrated the birthday of Empress Hojun on March 6. But in 1949, the date was changed to the second Sunday of May. (Pexels)