MOTHERS DAY,                         Sunday, May 9, 2010 (second Sunday in May) 

...If you send only one bouquet this year, this is it! 

Mothers Day (and motherhood worship) dates back to the ancient Greeks with the festival of Cybele (a mother of gods), and the celebration of Rhea (wife of the mythological Cronos). Modern American Mothers Day was reportedly conceived by Julia Ward Howe in the post-Civil War era as an homage to "the inherent pacifism of mothers." The holiday is now celebrated around the world on varying dates, but owes is basis to mostly to these initiatives. Throughout Africa, Mothers Day follows the British model and much of East Asia has now adopted the commercialized version of the USA.

Mother's Day Date in Different Countries

Most countries celebrate Mothers Day on second Sunday in the Month of May, following the US where President Woodrow Wilson on May 8, 1914 signed a Joint Resolution designating the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day. The US tradition of celebrating mothers however is nothing new, and several cultures around the world hold to earlier traditions.

United Kingdom/England: Mother's Day is called Mothering Sunday and falls on the fourth Sunday in Lent.
France: First Sunday in June or last Sunday in May
South America, Bahrain, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates: May 10
Mexico: - May 8
Albania: - March 8
Russia: - November 28
Poland: - May 26
Indonesia: - December 22
Egypt: - March 21
Norway: - February 13
Thailand: Birthday of Queen Sirikit Kitiyakara - August 12
Sweden: Last Sunday in May
Lebanon: First day of Spring
Norway: The second Sunday in February
Austria, Hong Kong, Netherlands, Taiwan, Hungary, Portugal, South Africa, Spain: First Sunday in May
Belgium, Costa Rica: Assumption day - August 15
Argentina: The Día de la Madre - The second or third Sunday in October