Second Sunday in May.
The First Mother's Day May 9, 1914. Think of all the work that mothers do in raising their children. Mothers need to be celebrated! President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed May 9, 1914, the first Mother's Day. He asked Americans on that day to give a public thank you to their mothers and all mothers. Mother's Day in Ireland: In Ireland, Mother's Day is not celebrated on same day as in US. Mother's Day celebrations in Ireland take place on the fourth Sunday in the Christian fasting month of Lent. Mother's Day came to be celebrated in UK in 17th century as Mothering Sunday, much before the custom began in US. The tradition of celebrating Mother's Day began much earlier in England than it started in USA. In fact, England was the first country in the world to dedicate a day for mothers as early as 1600s. Think of all the work that mothers do in raising their children. Mothers need to be celebrated! President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed May 9, 1914, the first Mother's Day. In Mexico, Mothers Day is always celebrated on May 10 as opposed to the Mothers Day in US that fall on the second Sunday in the month of May. Mothers Day in Mexico is celebrated in a colorful fashion. Children honor their mothers and thank them for their efforts in bringing them up. Mother's day, or Mothering Sunday is always celebrated on the fourth Sunday in Lent. Since Lent begins on a different date each year, Mother's Day is on a different day each year. This year, 2012, Mother's Day was on the 18th of March. Mother's Day is celebrated in many countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, Mexico, Canada, China, Japan and Belgium. The day is used by children and husbands to honor mothers and grandmothers for all that they do in raising children. The modern American holiday of Mother's Day was first celebrated in 1908, when Anna Jarvis held a memorial for her mother in Grafton, West Virginia. In 1914 Woodrow Wilson signed the proclamation creating Mother's Day, the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor mothers. Mother's Day in Mexico: In the North American country of Mexico, Mother's Day is celebrated on a fixed day of May 10 as opposed to the Mother's Day in US that falls on the second Sunday in the month of May. Mother's Day in Mexico is celebrated in a colorful fashion.
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