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Like many other countries in the world, Mother's Day in Australia is celebrated on the second Sunday of the month in May. Mother's Day is not an official public holiday in Australia; however it is a national holiday in many countries including Germany and the USA.
The first Mother's Day in Australia was held in 1924, several years after it first began in the US in 1908. Interestingly, while 168 countries celebrate Mother's Day as an established tradition, just over half of those countries (51%, Australia included) celebrate Mother's Day do so on the second Sunday of May
Traditional Mother's Day gifts include chocolates, candles, pamper hampers, pyjamas, and flowers. The traditional Mother's Day flower is Red Carnations. However, because Australia's Mother's Day date is in Autumn and Red Carnations are a spring flower, most people give White Chrysanthemums instead.
Anna Jarvis celebrated the first Mother's Day when, on May 12, 1907, she held a memorial service honoring her late mother in Grafton, West Virginia.
Many countries celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May including the U.S., Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Ecuador, most of Europe, Grenada, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Jamaica, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, the Philippines, Puerto ..
Such interesting facts about Mother's Day that I didn't know until now, Jo-Anne. Thanks for the enlightenment! I do hope you had a great Mother's Day, too.
ReplyDeleteThankk you I did have a good Mother's Day
DeleteInteresting Jo-Anne, and do hope you had a lovely Mother's Day.
ReplyDeleteMe neither
ReplyDeleteI also didn't know that others countries observe Mothers Day on the same date.
ReplyDeleteHappy belated Mother's Day!
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