Day Second Sunday in February Norway

Shevat 30 (falls anywhere between

January 30 and March 1) Israel

March 3 Georgia

Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia,

Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Laos,

March 8 Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Russia,

Serbia,Ukraine, South Korea. *In Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria,

Guyana, Italy, Macedonia, Mongolia, and Russia it is observed as

International Women's Day, not specifically Mothers' day.

Fourth Sunday in Lent

(Mothering Sunday - March 2 Ireland, Nigeria, United Kingdom

in 2008)

March 21(vernal equinox) Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Lebanon, Palestine,

Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

(All Arab countries in general)

March 25 Slovenia

April 7 Armenia

Baisakh Amavasya (Mata Tirtha Aunsi) Nepal

First Sunday in May Hungary, Lithuania, Portugal, Spain, Germany

May 8 Albania (Parents' Day), South Korea (Parents' Day).

May 10 El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico

Second Sunday in May – Anguilla, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh,

(May 11 in 2008) Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, Brazil, Brunei,

 Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba,

Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia,

Finland, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland,

India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Latvia, Malta, Malaysia, Myanmar,

The Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines,

Puerto Rico, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, St. Lucia,

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Switzerland,

Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United States,

Uruguay, Venezuela, Zimbabwe

May 15 Paraguay

May 26 Poland

May 27 Bolivia

last Sunday in May Algeria, Dominican Republic, France (except if it coincides with

Pentecost day, in which case Mother's Day will be shifted to the

first Sunday of June), Haiti, Mauritius, Morocco, Sweden,

Tunisia.

May 30 Nicaragua

June 1 Mongolia (The Mothers and Children's Day. Mongolia is the only

country that celebrates Mother's day twice a year.)

2nd Sunday of June Luxembourg

Last Sunday of June Kenya

August 12 Thailand (the birthday of Queen Sirikit Kitiyakara)

August 15 (Assumption Day) Antwerp (Belgium), Costa Rica

Second Monday in October Malawi

October 14 Belarus
Third Sunday in October Argentina (Día de la Madre)

Last Sunday of November Russia

December 8 Panama

16 December, Iranian calendar: 25 Iran (This date is almost deprecated inside Iran and is replaced

Azar (Mother And Child Foundation) by birthdate of Fatimah daughter of Islam prophet.)

December 22 Indonesia